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THE SUN ALSO RISES FOR EPA’S SCOTT PRUITT

From: Washington Examiner

"Twenty-four hours have passed since a flurry of bad headlines hit, and Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt is still standing. Lobbyists, Trump…

FORMER WATER OFFICIAL ACCUSES PRESS SHOP OF SMEAR CAMPAIGN

From: E&E News

"In an effort to discredit me for speaking out and to intimidate current EPA employees, EPA may have provided my private employment information to media outlets and a…

PRUITT TAKES CLEAN WATER ACT DECISIONS AWAY FROM REGIONAL EPA OFFICES

From: Inside Climate News

"Authority previously delegated to regional administrators to make final determinations of geographic jurisdiction shall be retained by the Administrator,"…

ZINKE EXTENDS TENURE OF ACTING DIRECTORS

From: Greenwire

"Jeff Ruch, executive director of PEER, said the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 is clear that the president — and only the president — can designate acting directors…

PRUITT TAKES OVER AUTHORITY FOR WATER PROTECTIONS POLICY

From: The Hill

"The new order heavily downplays the role of local EPA experts in the field who in the past have made the final recommendations — and often decisions — regarding necessary…


News Releases

MASSIVE MINING BLOW-OUT DRAWS ONLY SLAP ON WRIST

200 Sites Still Vulnerable As Long Shrouded IG Report Fuels Cover-up Charges

MASSACHUSETTS SUSPENDS TROUBLED WOODY BIOMASS INITIATIVE

Sustainability, Pollution and Net Energy Usage Uncertainties Prompt New Study

PROBE INTO MISAPPROPRIATION OF DESERT TORTOISE MONEY

Former Red Cliffs Desert Reserve Administrator Charges Utah County Commission

INTERIOR TO HQ EMPLOYEES: LET THEM BREATHE FUMES

Interior Saw No Legal Obligation to Shield Workers from Years of Noxious Vapors

EPA SHOWCASE COMMUNITY FUNDS NEVER REACH COMMUNITIES

Environmental Justice $ Limited to EPA Regional Offices in Bureaucratic Shuffle