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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

PARK SERVICE READIES COMMERCIAL BIO-PROSPECTING PLAN

Agency Wants Cut of Corporate Profits from Products Derived from Park Resources

9TH CIRCUIT FINDS ATTEMPT TO CLOSE FISH PASSAGE CENTER ILLEGAL

Bonneville Power Ordered to Keep Independent Monitor on Columbia-Snake Rivers

LEGAL BID TO BAN WILDLIFE POISONS

Petition Cites Bio-Terrorist Threat and Loss of “Non-Target” Animals

EPA OKAYS “CAUSE MARKETING” LABELS FOR PESTICIDES AND POISONS

Precedent Entangles EPA in Promotional Campaigns at Risk of Consumer Confusion

INTERIOR DEPARTMENT LEAVES BISON RANGE EMPLOYEES IN DARK

Grievance Appeal Filed; New Threats Against Employees