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Trump's Great American Forest Liquidation Sale

From: Cascadia Times

“Starting in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest, the Trump administration is proposing to eliminate long-standing rules protecting 50 million acres of ancient forests…

Salon: Why the EPA Won’t Get the Lead Out of Our Water

From: Salon

“After the Flint crisis, the EPA asked states in 2016 to collect information about where lead pipes were and publish that information online on local or state websites.…

This Silicon Valley Space Startup Could Lace the Atmosphere With Mercury

From: Bloomberg

“Environmental scientists who’ve been working for years to curtail mercury pollution are frustrated by the potential emergence of a market for mercury propulsion, says…

CSB's Focus On Employee Dispute Harms Investigations, PEER Says

From: Inside OSHA

“Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) is faulting the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board's (CSB) spending on legal fees in a dispute…

CSB Faces Continued Uncertainty Despite Democrats' House Control

From: Inside OSHA

“Despite Democrats' control of the House next year, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) faces continued uncertainty about its future as its…


News Releases

BUSH ADMINISTRATION FAILS TO PROTECT RARE SAND MOUNTAIN BLUE BUTTERFLY

SAN FRANCISCO— The Bush administration today refused to extend the protections of the Endangered Species Act to the rare Sand Mountain blue butterfly, despite the fact that it has steadily declined…

EPA QUIETLY RESUMES DISMANTLING LIBRARY SYSTEM

Environmental Prosecutions at Risk from Loss of Original Documents and Cost

ECO-WHISTLEBLOWER LAWS NOW OFF-LIMITS TO FEDERAL EMPLOYEES

“Sovereign Immunity” Claim Voids Pollution Report Shields for EPA Specialists

BLM SUICIDE UNDERSCORES BUREAUCRATIC INHUMANITY

Inspector General Reports and Workplace Survey Show Imploding Interior Morale

NEW PROBE OF WHITE HOUSE ALREADY CRUMBLING

Jurisdiction and Subpoena Limits Hamstring Questionable Special Counsel Gambit