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TRUMP'S BUDGET KILLS THE CHEMICAL SAFETY BOARD. HERE'S WHAT IT DOES.

From: Forbes

“Even the CSB’s critics don’t want to see it gone. “It’s the only entity we know of that’s charged with investigating major industrial accidents,” says Jeff Ruch, executive…

DONALD TRUMP'S EPA, OTHER BUDGET CUTS THREATEN OIL REFINERY SAFETY CRITICS SAY

From: Daily Breeze

“If the budget proposals come to pass — and that’s by no means certain as both congressional Democrats and Republicans line up to attack various elements of the plan…

YELLOWSTONE LOOKS AT IMPROVING CELL SERVICE; SOME CONCERNED WHAT IT WILL MEAN TO PARK EXPERIENCE

From: Bozeman Daily Chronicle

“The group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility has also raised concerns about the project. In a press release sent out earlier this month,…

IF THE EPA GOES AWAY, IS THE STATE UP TO THE JOB OF PROTECTING FLORIDA'S ENVIRONMENT?

From: Tampa Bay Times

“As a result, last year the agency opened 81 percent fewer enforcement cases than it did in 2010 and collected the smallest amount of fines in 28 years, according…

A NEW EPA LEADER RAISES INDUSTRY HOPES

From: Casper Star Tribune

“If the EPA is set for another Gorsuch era, it doesn’t mean the agency will lose its teeth forever, according to Jeff Ruch, director of Public Employees for…


News Releases

FLORIDA DROPS OUT OF CLIMATE CHANGE FIGHT

Gov. Crist Nixes Joining RGGI or Pursuing State Emission Curbs; Will Defer to Feds

POLITICAL ARM TWISTING FOR MASSIVE DELAWARE BAY WIND FARM

New Jersey under Pressure to Lift Ban on Wind Turbines in Migratory Bird Flyway

FEDS OKAY TOURISTS SWIMMING WITH MANATEES

Fish & Wildlife Service Rejects PEER Petition to End “Swim-With” Permits

OBAMA STRIP-MINING PICK BAD NEWS FOR COAL COUNTRY

Industry-Friendly State Regulator Signals There Will Be No Crackdown on Abuses

EPA AUDIT RIPS NEW JERSEY DEP PERFORMANCE

Corrective Actions Never Implemented for Toxic, Wetlands and Other Programs