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Turning the Toxic Tide: Florida Needs New Approach to Environmental Regulation

From: TC Palm

“IScott’s appointees brought with them a new approach to regulation, articulated in a 2011 memo by then-DEP Deputy Secretary for Regulatory Programs Jeff Littlejohn. When…

The ‘Power Behind The Throne’ At The Interior Department Could Become Head If Zinke Resigns

From: KUER

“If Zinke does resign — or he’s forced out — Deputy Interior Secretary David Bernhardt would replace him. As second-in-command, Bernhardt runs daily operations while Zinke…

EPA Denies Petition to Stop Cyanide Use that is Killing Wildlife

From: Beyond Pesticides

“The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has denied a petition seeking to ban M-44s — cyanide-spraying apparatuses used to kill coyotes, foxes, and wild dogs…

Quick Hits: Drunk Raccoons, New Park Service Director, and Shiver in the River

From: Blue Ridge Outdoors

“Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) worry about Vela’s commitment to preserving the wilderness, pointing to Vela’s decision as Southeast…

Hunters Point Shipyard Residents Face No Radiation Risk, State Says

From: SF Weekly

“State public health officials are once again seeking to assure residents of on a segment of the former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard embroiled in a fraudulent cleanup…


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