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State Scientist Tapped for EPA Panel with Backing of Texas GOP Donor

From: The Austin-American Statesman

"The science board “should protect human health and the environment, but they are getting rid of real scientists and stacking it with ones their…

Letter From the Heartland Institute to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt

From: The Heartland Institute

"The day after that interview, a group called Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request…

Yellowstone Superintendent Retires Rather Than Accept Reassignment to D.C.

From: Boisie State Public Radio

"'I’m 66 years old,' he said. 'I did not see that I had that kind of energy that I could commit to three to five years and so I made the decision to…

Forced Out Of Yellowstone

From: Mountain Journal

"Against his will, in violation of an informal “gentleman’s agreement,” and amid public outrage, Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Dan Wenk has received…

Leaving Room for Trump's Signature, Coal Baron Provided Drafts of Pro-Industry Executive Orders

From: Common Dreams

"Reports of coal executive Bob Murray's suggestions for pro-fossil fuel executive orders in early 2017 raised further concerns on Thursday regarding his industry's…


News Releases

NEW FLORIDA ENVIRONMENT CHIEF HAS POOR ENFORCEMENT RECORD

Latest Numbers Show Fewer New Cases but More Fines than Historic Lows in 2005

EPA RELAXES AIR POLLUTION RULES FOR OIL INDUSTRY

Agency Rejects Petition for Controls on North Slope and Extends Ruling Nationally

WHEN IT RAINS…IT FLOODS

New Jersey Continues to Lose War on Sprawl New Figures Show

NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES SEVERELY SHORTCHANGED

Acre-for-Acre, Refuges Get 17 Cents for Every Dollar Spent on National Parks

MANATEE PROTECTIONS TO BE CUT UNDER BUSH PLAN

Down-Listing Comes Despite Record Number of Manatee Fatalities in 2006