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Turning the Toxic Tide: Florida Needs New Approach to Environmental Regulation

From: TC Palm

“IScott’s appointees brought with them a new approach to regulation, articulated in a 2011 memo by then-DEP Deputy Secretary for Regulatory Programs Jeff Littlejohn. When…

The ‘Power Behind The Throne’ At The Interior Department Could Become Head If Zinke Resigns

From: KUER

“If Zinke does resign — or he’s forced out — Deputy Interior Secretary David Bernhardt would replace him. As second-in-command, Bernhardt runs daily operations while Zinke…

EPA Denies Petition to Stop Cyanide Use that is Killing Wildlife

From: Beyond Pesticides

“The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has denied a petition seeking to ban M-44s — cyanide-spraying apparatuses used to kill coyotes, foxes, and wild dogs…

Quick Hits: Drunk Raccoons, New Park Service Director, and Shiver in the River

From: Blue Ridge Outdoors

“Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) worry about Vela’s commitment to preserving the wilderness, pointing to Vela’s decision as Southeast…

Hunters Point Shipyard Residents Face No Radiation Risk, State Says

From: SF Weekly

“State public health officials are once again seeking to assure residents of on a segment of the former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard embroiled in a fraudulent cleanup…


News Releases

CRITICAL NEW TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM HAS GAPING HOLES

Nearly One-Third of Deep Ocean Stations Are “Dead” Including Tsunami Hot Spots

FEDERAL AGENT SACKED FOR REPORTING ILLEGAL COUGAR KILLS

Upcoming Whistleblower Hearing to Air Corruption in Nevada U.S. Wildlife Services

INTERIOR SUED TO OBTAIN OIL ROYALTY REVENUE DATA

Feds Claim Prices Oil Company Paid for Royalty-In-Kind Oil Are Trade Secrets

PENNSYLVANIA HAZMAT RULES ROIL BOTH INDUSTRY AND WORKERS

DEP Employees Files Grievances over Higher Toxic Exposure with No Protection

SAFETY OF SHREDDED TIRES IN PLAYGROUNDS UNDER QUESTION

EPA Endorsed Use without Analyzing Toxic Potential but Belated Studies in Limbo