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Bill Nelson, Rick Scott point fingers at each other about Florida's environmental woes

From: Florida Today

“According to Florida Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, the state's Department of Environmental Protection opened some 1,600 investigations into…

Young: Is This the Moment of Truth For Trump’s EPA? No Way

From: My Stateman

“A group called Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility has sued under the Freedom of Information Act to obtain the evidence that Pruitt used to support…

Trump Keeps Trying to Kill Agency That Investigates Chemical Plant Disasters

From: Reveal News

“The Trump administration argues that the Chemical Safety Board duplicates the work of other federal agencies. Administration budget documents also cite unspecified…

Trump Quietly OK’s Bioengineered Farming on Wildlife Refuges

From: The Nation

“In a terse memorandum, seemingly unprompted, the FWS quietly rescinded a hard-won Obama-era legal agreement, which imposed a blanket ban on the pesticides and genetically…

Survey: Many Federal Researchers Say Politics Trump Science and Are Afraid to Speak Up

From: USA Today

“Scores of scientists working for the federal government say that under the Trump administration, political concerns outweigh scientific rigor and budget cuts hamper…


News Releases

LESS THAN 1% OF COMMENTS FAVOR BUSH ENDANGERED SPECIES PLAN

Proposed Changes Never Reviewed by U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service; Call for Congress to Close the Federal Register Now

LAWSUITS MOUNT AGAINST FLORIDA ECO-INSPECTOR GENERAL

Whistleblowers Sue Agency and Individual Officials for “Political Hatchet Jobs”

U.S. PARK POLICE CHIEF JOB VACANT AGAIN

Latest Resignation Punctuates Ongoing Turmoil, Shortages and Political Interference

FEDERAL WILDLIFE AGENCIES ORDERED TO IGNORE GLOBAL WARMING

No Review of New Greenhouse Gas Pollution for Impact on Species or Habitat

INTERIOR READIES MOUNTAIN BIKE EXPANSION IN NATIONAL PARKS

Lame Duck Rule Would Clear Way for Mountain Bike Trails in Park Backcountry