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DeSantis Announces Sweeping Fixes Meant to Clean Up Florida Water Woes

From: Miami Herald

“DeSantis also ordered environmental enforcement moved from the state’s wildlife agency to the DEP. Under Scott, enforcement plummeted to its lowest in three decades…

Trump Administration to Restaff Key Wildlife Refuges to Continue Hunts

From: The Hill

“Jeff Ruch, president of the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, said the FWS announcement appears to violate the terms of its own shutdown contingency…

Alaska Calls for Less Federal Control of Wildlife Management

From: KTUU

“Acting Department of Fish and Game Commissioner Doug Vincent-Lang in a 41-page memo says federal officials should stop ignoring state comments on managing wildlife on federal…

The Shutdown Shows Just How Vital Government Scientists Are

From: Wired

“"None of the federal environmental laws are written in such a way that if the government is shut down, you can’t do anything," says Kyla Bennett, senior attorney for the…

Interior Department Won't Accept FOIA Requests During Shutdown

From: The Hill

“Jeff Ruch, the president of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, called the timing dubious, especially as Interior has recently pointed to its extreme…


News Releases

NEW JERSEY PUNTS AGAIN ON WATER POLLUTION RULES

400 Backlogged Projects May Escape Anti-Sprawl Controls

60 MORE NEW JERSEY DAY-CARE CENTERS NAMED ON TOXIC WARNINGS

Hundreds of Homes, Schools and Other Facilities May Also Be Vulnerable

FLORIDA LAB MANAGER FILES WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINT

State Terminated Scientist After He Disclosed Problems to the Inspector General

OSHA THREATENS SAFETY INSPECTIONS AT INTERIOR HQ

Interior Must Prove That Hazards Have Been Abated or Face OSHA Intervention

INTERIOR HQ IS A VERY DANGEROUS PLACE TO WORK

Scathing Building Audit Finds Major Safety, Health and Environmental Violations