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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

AMERICA’S TEN MOST IMPERILED WILDLIFE REFUGES

Threatened by Oil Drilling, Mining, Roads, ORV Use and, Above All – Politics

CLOSED EPA LIBRARIES TO RETURN IN LAVATORY-SIZED SPACES

Political Appointee Asserts Control over All Libraries, Repeals 30-Year-Old Manual

PROBE CALLED FOR IN NEW JERSEY TOXIC HIGH SCHOOL FIASCO

Inspector General Asked Why “Kiddie Kollege” Law Failed Clifton High School

SHELL’S REVOLVING DOOR SWINGS U.S. ARCTIC DRILLING PROGRAM

Oil Company Grabs Top Agency Managers to Push What They Used to Regulate

FIGHT TO RE-CLASSIFY PYGMY OWL AS ENDANGERED

Conservationists Take First Step to Re-establish Protections for the Pygmy Owl