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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

INDUSTRY MOVES TO TAKE OVER JERSEY ECO-SCIENCE BOARD

DEP Sued to Force Release of Lobbying Messages for Industry-Backed Scientists

INSPECTOR GENERAL SWOOPS DOWN ON BORDER AGENCY

Commissioner Takes Leave as Agents Arrive to Scour Files and Computers

WORKPLACE EXPOSURES RISE AS OSHA HEALTH INSPECTIONS FALL

OSHA Drifts in Wrong Direction by Further Misallocating Scarce Resources

BORDER AGENCY AXES TOP LAWYER FOR WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINT

General Counsel Fired for Not Being “Collegial” in Reporting Waste and Abuse

LAKE OKEECHOBEE POLLUTION LEVELS SPIKE OUT OF CONTROL

Everglades Restoration Imperiled by Imploding South Florida Water Quality