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TRUMP'S BUDGET KILLS THE CHEMICAL SAFETY BOARD. HERE'S WHAT IT DOES.

From: Forbes

“Even the CSB’s critics don’t want to see it gone. “It’s the only entity we know of that’s charged with investigating major industrial accidents,” says Jeff Ruch, executive…

DONALD TRUMP'S EPA, OTHER BUDGET CUTS THREATEN OIL REFINERY SAFETY CRITICS SAY

From: Daily Breeze

“If the budget proposals come to pass — and that’s by no means certain as both congressional Democrats and Republicans line up to attack various elements of the plan…

YELLOWSTONE LOOKS AT IMPROVING CELL SERVICE; SOME CONCERNED WHAT IT WILL MEAN TO PARK EXPERIENCE

From: Bozeman Daily Chronicle

“The group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility has also raised concerns about the project. In a press release sent out earlier this month,…

IF THE EPA GOES AWAY, IS THE STATE UP TO THE JOB OF PROTECTING FLORIDA'S ENVIRONMENT?

From: Tampa Bay Times

“As a result, last year the agency opened 81 percent fewer enforcement cases than it did in 2010 and collected the smallest amount of fines in 28 years, according…

A NEW EPA LEADER RAISES INDUSTRY HOPES

From: Casper Star Tribune

“If the EPA is set for another Gorsuch era, it doesn’t mean the agency will lose its teeth forever, according to Jeff Ruch, director of Public Employees for…


News Releases

TOUGH NEW FLORIDA POLLUTION PENALTIES NOT SO TOUGH AFTER ALL

State Does Not Use Current Enforcement Power; New Policy Riddled With Loopholes

WHITE HOUSE WAITING GAME ON WHALE SAFEGUARDS

Time Is Running Out for Critically Endangered North Atlantic Right Whale

ARMY REPEALS ITS ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS LEAVING GUIDELINES

Army Cannot Be Held to Its Own Pollution Rules Which Are Also Being Rewritten

MISSISSIPPI BARGE TRAFFIC CONTINUES 17-YEAR DECLINE

River Locks Sit Idle More Than Half the Year as Demand Keeps Dropping

NEW JERSEY SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION REFORM GETS FAILING MARKS

No Environmental Reviews Prior to Building More Schools on Toxic Sites