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TRUMP TEAM ASKING FOR ENERGY DEPARTMENT STAFF WHO WORKED ON CLIMATE CHANGE, DOCUMENT SHOWS

From: ABC News

"“Rather than [saying], ‘give a broad overview and how it all fits together,’ they’re saying, ‘give us all the people that are working on this hot-button issue,” Ruch…

PARKS AND DEGRADATION: MISMANAGEMENT AND SCANDAL AT THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

From: Men's Journal

""We call it the 'centennial hangover,' " says Jeff Ruch, executive director of the environmental watchdog group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility.…

TRUMP URGED TO UNDO OBAMA'S NATIONAL MONUMENTS

From: Environment News Service

"“Having a President Trump take the unprecedented step of trying to unilaterally revoke monuments is guaranteed to trigger lawsuits that will likely remain…

UTAH'S BISHOP ASKS TRUMP TO CONSIDER REVOKING NATIONAL MONUMENTS

From: The Salt Lake Tribune

"While Congress has a clear privilege to revoke monument proclamations, doing so by presidential decree would lead to "lengthy litigation, paralysis and…

ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP SAYS DNR IGNORES WATER SAFETY AT STATE PARKS

From: Ozarks First

"Laura Dumais with Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) says the parks aren't properly maintaining their water distribution. "The way they're…


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