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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

WETLANDS WHISTLEBLOWERS IN WESTPORT PROCEED TO TRIAL

Legal Defense Fund Established for “Westport Four” Conservation Commissioners

FLORIDA CLEAN WATER WHISTLEBLOWER LAWSUIT FILED

Ousted Lab Manager Cites Corruption by Top State Officials and Massive Data Loss

SECRET TOWN MEETINGS TO PAVE RATTLESNAKE HILL RULED ILLEGAL

Sharon Selectman Repeatedly Violated Open Meeting Law for Luxury Development

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT UNDERCUTS PARK SYSTEM FOR MOJAVE CROSS

Administration Argues Park Service Lacks Authority on Private Land within System

INVASIVE SPECIES THREAT FROM ARCTIC OFFSHORE DRILLING IGNORED

Interior Purged Scientific Concerns about Introduction of Exotics in Arctic Waters