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Toxic PFAS Chemicals Found in Artificial Turf

From: The Intercept

"Any threats posed by the PFAS in the blades and backing of turf add to questions that were already swirling about the crumb rubber sprinkled over it. In 2014, soccer…

Federal regulators take heat from both sides of the right whale-gear debate

From: Bangor Daily News

"Earlier this year, NMFS reopened 3000 square miles of ocean south of Nantucket to groundfishing, allowing the use of gillnets and rope. The agency said that…

SF’s Treasure Island, poised for building boom, escaped listing as Superfund site

From: San Francisco Chronicle

"Environmental advocacy groups said the decision led to a dysfunctional and delayed cleanup, making the process less transparent and leaving thousands…

GLACIER PARK OFFICIALLY ALLOWS E-BIKES

From: Daily Inter Lake

"Outdoor and conservation groups have objected to allowing e-bikes in parks without additional study or public notice. Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility…

Trump administration expands hunting and fishing in wildlife refuges

From: The Washington Post

"It’s the latest effort by the Trump administration to open public lands to recreation and industry, which critics say comes at the expense of the environment…


News Releases

FATE OF NATIONAL BISON RANGE HAS BECOME A POLITICAL FOOTBALL

House Leaders Pushing in Opposite Directions on Transferring Refuge to Tribes

TERESA CHAMBERS CASE GOES TO FEDERAL COURT

Ouster of Chief of the U.S. Park Police for Telling the Truth

TRIBAL TAKEOVER OF NATIONAL PARKS AND REFUGES ON FAST TRACK

Legislation Would Set “Targets” for Transferring Jobs and Funds to Tribal Control

STATE CHARGES ARMY CHEMICAL WEAPONS DEPOT WITH VIOLATIONS

Criminal Probe Widens to Spill Cover-Ups and Falsification of Monitoring Reports

CONGRESSIONAL MEMBERS SEEK PROTECTION FOR UTAH'S PREHISTORIC ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES AND ROADLESS AREAS

Request directed at Secretary Kempthorne for the Bureau of Land Management's proposed off-road vehicle travel plans