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HUNDREDS OF EPA WORKERS LEAVE THE AGENCY

From: The Scientist

“Pruitt has yet to put forth any details on how the EPA’s functions may change given its diminished staff, Jeff Ruch, executive director of the nonprofit Public…

GOVERNMENT ILL-EQUIPPED TO MONITOR INDUSTRIAL PLANTS DAMAGED BY HURRICANE HARVEY

From: Houston Chronicle

“Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a group representing government environmental workers, published data obtained under the Freedom of Information…

HOW PRESIDENT TRUMP AND THE EPA'S SCOTT PRUITT ARE MAKING AMERICA'S ENVIRONMENT DEADLY AGAIN

From: LA Times

“Pruitt also has targeted more than 30 rules and regulations for rescission or rollback, and, according to the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility advocacy…

EPA PUTS TRUMP POLITICAL AIDE IN CHARGE OF GRANT FUNDING DECISIONS

From: The Hill

“A former Trump campaign aide has been charged with decisions on grant funding at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), The Washington Post reported."

HUNDREDS OF EPA WORKERS LEAVE IN RECENT DAYS

From: The Wall Street Journal

“Mr. Pruitt hasn’t laid out any plan for how to reshape the agency or its priorities, making it more difficult to improve its performance with fewer resources,…


News Releases

USDA AND EPA PUSHING COAL ASH FOR GROWING CROPS

Toxic Contamination Risks Spread through Soil and Fertilizer Applications

TELLICO RIVER WATERSHED CLOSED TO OFF-ROAD TRAFFIC

Conservationists Applaud U.S. Forest Service Action to Restore Water Quality

NOAA RAISES RED FLAGS ON AGGRESSIVE OFFSHORE DRILLING PLAN

Exclusion Zones, Buffers and Oil Spill Protections Would Scale Back Lease Schedule

NEW JERSEY ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY WRESTLES WITH TRANSPARENCY

Proposed PEER Openness Rules Being Studied for “Feasibility and Practicality”

INDUSTRY PUSHES JERSEY GOVERNOR’S BUTTON ON WIND POWER PERMIT

String-Pulling to Keep Federal Stimulus Dollars by Shelving Eco-Study Requirements