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Bill Nelson, Rick Scott point fingers at each other about Florida's environmental woes

From: Florida Today

“According to Florida Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, the state's Department of Environmental Protection opened some 1,600 investigations into…

Young: Is This the Moment of Truth For Trump’s EPA? No Way

From: My Stateman

“A group called Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility has sued under the Freedom of Information Act to obtain the evidence that Pruitt used to support…

Trump Keeps Trying to Kill Agency That Investigates Chemical Plant Disasters

From: Reveal News

“The Trump administration argues that the Chemical Safety Board duplicates the work of other federal agencies. Administration budget documents also cite unspecified…

Trump Quietly OK’s Bioengineered Farming on Wildlife Refuges

From: The Nation

“In a terse memorandum, seemingly unprompted, the FWS quietly rescinded a hard-won Obama-era legal agreement, which imposed a blanket ban on the pesticides and genetically…

Survey: Many Federal Researchers Say Politics Trump Science and Are Afraid to Speak Up

From: USA Today

“Scores of scientists working for the federal government say that under the Trump administration, political concerns outweigh scientific rigor and budget cuts hamper…


News Releases

EPA TO CONTRACT OUT WATCHDOG FUNCTIONS

EPA Inspector General Shifting Focus to Emphasize Bush Management Agenda

TOXIC SCHOOL SCANDAL SPOTLIGHTS WEAK NEW JERSEY LAW

Parents Get No Notice of Child’s Exposure in Deregulated State Clean-Up Program

ARMY LOOKING AT BIG EXPANSION OF ARIZONA TRAINING GROUNDS

Half Million Acres of Public Land May Be Put Off-Limits

NEW HEALTH REPORT CONFIRMS SICK INTERIOR HEADQUARTERS

Workers “Intentionally” Exposed to Chemical Vapors, Smoke and Debris Dust

BROWN TIDE LINKED TO POLLUTION AND OVER-DEVELOPMENT

Environmentalists Demand Stronger Shore Protections