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THE SUN ALSO RISES FOR EPA’S SCOTT PRUITT

From: Washington Examiner

"Twenty-four hours have passed since a flurry of bad headlines hit, and Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt is still standing. Lobbyists, Trump…

FORMER WATER OFFICIAL ACCUSES PRESS SHOP OF SMEAR CAMPAIGN

From: E&E News

"In an effort to discredit me for speaking out and to intimidate current EPA employees, EPA may have provided my private employment information to media outlets and a…

PRUITT TAKES CLEAN WATER ACT DECISIONS AWAY FROM REGIONAL EPA OFFICES

From: Inside Climate News

"Authority previously delegated to regional administrators to make final determinations of geographic jurisdiction shall be retained by the Administrator,"…

ZINKE EXTENDS TENURE OF ACTING DIRECTORS

From: Greenwire

"Jeff Ruch, executive director of PEER, said the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 is clear that the president — and only the president — can designate acting directors…

PRUITT TAKES OVER AUTHORITY FOR WATER PROTECTIONS POLICY

From: The Hill

"The new order heavily downplays the role of local EPA experts in the field who in the past have made the final recommendations — and often decisions — regarding necessary…


News Releases

BOCA RATON TAP WATER VIOLATIONS TRIGGER HEALTH PROBE

Chronic Low Pressure Problems Risk Microbial Contamination and Boil Orders

LAWSUIT ENDS GENETICALLY ENGINEERED CROPS ON WILDLIFE REFUGE

Ruling on Delaware’s Prime Hook May Affect Farming on Scores of Other Refuges

$100 MILLION STILL OWED FROM EXXON VALDEZ OIL SPILL

U.S. and Alaska Fail to Collect $92 Million Damage Claim Filed Back in 2006

FORMER GOVERNOR MILLIKEN SPEAKS UP TO SAVE WETLANDS PROGRAM

Iconic Republican Says Repeal of Wetlands Law “Not in the Interests of Michigan”

GAS DRILLING DIVIDES ANOTHER NATIONAL FOREST

Damage to Endangered Bat Caves and Toxic Pits Plague Monongahela NF