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The Key Questions the Senate Should Ask Trump's Nominee to Head the Department of Interior

From: Pacific Standard

“Will Bernhardt continue these practices? Will he continue the Trump administration's effort to bend public lands management to the will of the fossil fuel powers?…

Court Orders Chemical Safety Board to Get Cracking on Reporting Rules

From: Reuters

“A federal judge in Washington, DC has ordered a federal agency to issue rules in the next 12 months for reporting accidental chemical releases, handing environmental…

Watchdog Group: EPA Sharing Pro-Trump Resignation Letter Violated Laws Against Campaigning on Public Dime

From: EcoWatch

“PEER claims the press office's actions violated the Hatch Act, or An Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities, which mandates that civil servants not campaign…

EPA Press Office Under Fire for Releasing Politically Charged Resignation Letter

From: Government Executive

“The letter, according to news reports and confirmed by EPA to Government Executive, was provided to reporters by the press office. That prompted the nonprofit…

Feds Given 12 Months to Release Chemical Safety Rule

From: Bloomberg News

“The court rejected the CSB’s argument that the delay was reasonable given its “limited resources and competing priorities.” If their inaction is caused by a lack…


News Releases

NEW JERSEY MISSES FIRST GLOBAL WARMING TARGET

Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan Due This Week Delayed Until Fall or Later

SUPREME COURT DECISION SCRAMBLES NATIONAL PARK FIREARM PLAN

Many State Laws Will Be Subject to Legal Challenge and Uncertainty

POACHING IN NATIONAL PARKS WILL RISE UNDER OPEN FIREARMS PLAN

Rules Will Be Ensnared in Lawsuits for Failure to Review Environmental Impacts

FEDERAL WILDLIFE REPORT CENSORED

Highly Redacted Inspector General Report Posted on Official Website

EPA REPORT BLASTS NEW JERSEY TOXIC CLEAN-UPS

State Failures to Enforce Law Lead to Worst Delays in the Country