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SCIENTISTS BRACING FOR BATTLES WITH TRUMP OVER CLIMATE CHANGE

From: Yahoo News

""We asked some environmental employees and one said, 'We're in the clown car to crazy town,'" said Jeff Ruch, the executive director of the group Public Employees…

THE BIG FREEZE: WHAT TRUMP'S HIRING SUSPENSION MEANS FOR PUBLIC LANDS

From: Men's Journal

"According to a PEER survey, the BLM, part of the Department of Interior, cannot even keep pace with its current permit responsibilities."

Read More … | Jan 27, 2017 | Tags: BLM, DOI, EPA, NWR, Trump

SNARKY TWITTER ACTIVISTS, FEARFUL FEDS WAGE WAR ON TRUMP

From: Greenwire

"Feeling under fire from the new administration, federal workers, greens and former Obama officials are mounting their opposition movement using social media, leaks…

TRUMP'S HIRING FREEZE WILL DEVASTATE OUR NATIONAL PARKS

From: Motherboard

"“The Parks Service workforce is lower than it’s been in 20 years, but every measure of workload is significantly higher than it’s been in years,” Jeff Ruch, executive…

CAN TRUMP EVEN BUILD THE DAPL DURING A HIRING FREEZE?

From: Motherboard

"“A central plank of Trump’s energy plan is expanding energy from federal lands. But agencies that manage these lands are shrinking even as workloads expand. There…


News Releases

MASSACHUSETTS POISED TO PAVE OVER WETLAND PROTECTIONS

Governor Wants Wetlands Permits Processed “At the Speed of Business”

WEST POINT DROPS PLAN TO CONTRACT OUT ENVIRONMENTAL STAFF

Similar Plan at White Sands Missile Range Awaits Final Decision

NEW JERSEY POSTS LIST OF 831 DIRTY DUMPS BUT NO CLEANUP PLAN

More than One in Six Abandoned Dumps Polluting Groundwater

SCANT IMPROVEMENT IN SOUTHEAST WATERS UNDER BUSH

EPA Searches for "Mid-Course Corrections" to Solve Poor Water Quality in Region

MASSACHUSETTS CUTTING CITIZENS OUT OF PROTECTING WETLANDS

Environmental Groups Decry Gov. Patrick's Plan as Breaking Campaign Promises