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INTERIOR DEPARTMENT MIRED IN INVESTIGATIONS

From: High Country News

“...some watchdog groups worry that any findings about Zinke’s conduct will simply pass unnoticed without outside pressure. Investigations are only effective…

CELLULAR SACRAMENTO: VERIZON DEAL WILL BRING 5G NETWORK TO THE CAPITAL CITY- BUT AT WHAT COST?

From: Sacramento News & Review

“Based on information PEER says it discovered through Freedom of Information Act requests, its members are asking the inspector general to investigate…

ENVIRONMENT OFFICIALS PLOT AGAINST PESKY CORMORANTS

From: The Buffalo News

““These are the least politically popular animals I’ve ever encountered,” Ruch said. “All we’re saying is learn about them before you shoot them.” Ruch added:…

CATFISH FARMERS FREE TO RESUME WAR AGAINST CORMORANTS

From: Greenwire

“"It's the sort of sloppy science that gets the Fish and Wildlife Service sued regularly," PEER Executive Director Jeff Ruch said today of the agency's latest work,…

EMPLOYEE GROUP RAISES CONCERNS THAT NEW PARK SERVICE UNIFORMS COULD INCREASE DISEASE RISK

From: Government Executive

““No one has apparently even asked whether environmentally sensitive federal lands and waters will be subjected to doses of antimicrobial chemicals, insecticides…


News Releases

GAO REPORT UNDERLINES NEED FOR FUNDAMENTAL OSHA REFORM

Systemic Change Requires Stronger Whistleblower Protections and Transparency

EPA ORDERS EMPLOYEES TO REMOVE YOUTUBE CLIMATE VIDEO

Agency Threatens Discipline for Off-Duty Warnings on Cap & Trade Failures

INSPECTOR GENERAL TO PROBE EPA MARKETING OF COAL ASH

Agency Promotes Coal Waste “Beneficial Use” Without Completing Risk Assessment

OSHA EXPERT FILES WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINT

Workplace Injury and Illness Records So Poor That Progress Claims Are Illusory

SECRET CALIFORNIA PARK GIVE-AWAY

Back Door Proposal to Transfer Lands from Tolowa Dunes State Park