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STATES MAY HAVE A HARD TIME MAKING UP FOR A SMALLER EPA

From: Buzzfeed

“According to data collected by the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), Florida only opened 297 environmental enforcement cases in 2015, an almost…

WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEES 'SHOCKED' BY REPORTED BUDGET CUTS

From: Government Executive

““The rise in extreme weather events across the country argues for increasing rather than stripping local forecasting capacity,” said PEER Executive Director…

GOP'ERS SAY THEY WANT TO PUNISH ALLEGED SEXUAL PREDATORS IN GOVERNMENT. RYAN ZINKE HAS A TEST CASE.

From: Washington Post

“Jeff Ruch, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a watchdog group that has called on the Park Service to dismiss several employees…

SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST

From: Telluride News

“Both sides believe they have strong scientific evidence, and moral imperatives, that prove why the studies are necessary or why they are not. In the pro-predator-control…

GUTTING EPA'S BUDGET AND STAFF WOULD ENDANGER THE HEALTH OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS

From: Huffington Post

“Scott did much more than just “weaken” enforcement. He virtually eliminated it. In 2015, the Florida DEP opened 81 percent fewer enforcement cases than in 2010,…


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