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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

BAY STATE WORSENS PRESCRIPTION DRUG IN DRINKING WATER PROBLEM

Siting Hospitals and Nursing Homes Next to Drinking Water Wells Is Unwise

IS IT TIME FOR CONGRESS TO ABOLISH THE OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL?

Criminal Investigation of Special Counsel May Maroon Whistleblowers Seeking Help

NEW JERSEY JETTISONS GROUNDWATER POLLUTION STANDARDS

Drinking Water Supplies for Half the State Vulnerable to Toxic Contamination

NEW JERSEY WILL NOT CLOSE PARKS OR LAY OFF ECO-WORKERS

Governor Orders DEP to Explore Other “Funding Options”

EPA EXPERTS CAST DOUBTS ON GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS TRADING

Verification and Enforcement Challenges May Cripple Global Warming Strategy