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GOV. RICK SCOTT: A LAME DUCK WITH A LASER FOCUS ON JOBS

From: Tallahassee Democrat

"Easing up on regulations has been another feature of Scott’s pitch to businesses considering a move to Florida. A 2015 report by the Public Employees for…

QUALIFICATIONS OF INTERIOR CANDIDATES PALIN, GILLAM QUESTIONED

From: The Cordova Times

"“Elevating Sarah Palin’s abysmal record on the environment to a national level would be an unmitigated disaster,” said Rick Steiner, a retired University of…

THE 'THIN GREEN LINE' COULD USE SOME HELP

From: The Crime Report

"According to PEER, (Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility) there were 34 incidents involving attacks on US park rangers in 1995. By 2005 the number…

REMINDERS WHY PALIN WOULD BE TERRIBLE INTERIOR SECRETARY

From: SIT News

"With Sarah Palin’s name being floated as a potential Secretary of the Interior in President-Elect Donald Trump's administration, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility…

CELL PHONE TOWER ISSUE AT THEODORE ROOSEVELT NATIONAL PARK RAISES QUESTION OF CONNECTIVITY IN NATIONAL PARKS

From: National Parks Traveler

"...the use of cell phones in wilderness also is controversial, as Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility reminds us with their challenge to…


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