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Critics slam EPA for rolling back union protections with latest contract

From: The Hill

"In an email sent to agency staff earlier this week and obtained by The Hill late Tuesday, the agency announced it will implement a new contract that remains unsigned…

New EPA rule could expand number of Trump officials weighing in on FOIA requests

From: The Hill

"“It’s exceptionally difficult to litigate on the ‘basis of responsiveness.’ There is no record,” said Kevin Bell, staff counsel at Public Employees for Environmental…

Trump Administration Is Suppressing Science and Public Opinion to Drill the Arctic Refuge

From: Center for American Progress

"In December 2018, the Trump administration’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for oil and gas…

'Failing and struggling': How financial decisions hobbled the National Bison Range

From: The Missoulian

"A 10-month investigation by the Missoulian charted a years-long funding crunch at this group of National Wildlife Refuges, one that began when the Fish and Wildlife…

National Bison Range faces detailed planning process

From: The Missoulian

"The plan for the Bison Range was mandated by a 2017 legal settlement between Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife…


News Releases

WILL NEW JERSEY OPEN UP ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION-MAKING?

Corzine Denial of DEP Transparency Rules Creates Opportunity for Christie

NEW FISHING MONITOR SYSTEM SHIRKS MARINE PROTECTIONS

NOAA Plan May Doom Independent Observer Program for Commercial Alternative

NEW SCIENCE RULES FOR OFFSHORE DRILLING SEND MIXED MESSAGE

MMS “Transparency” Mandate Riddled with Welter of Non-Release Categories

PRISON COMPUTER RECYCLING PUT STAFF AND INMATES AT RISK

High Toxic Levels at Three Federal Prisons but Lack of Records Masks Health Effect

CHEMICAL WEAPON STORAGE DEFICIENCIES DETAILED

No Crimes Found but Plenty of Problems at Army’s Blue Grass Depot in Kentucky