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FWS Draft Plan: No Transfer to Tribes for Bison Range

From: The Missoulian

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s latest plans for the National Bison Range don’t involve transferring it to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. But…

Borough: No Response from Forest Service on Timber Sale Questions

From: KFSK

“More than five months after it sent a letter seeking information on Tongass National Forest timber oversight the Petersburg borough has yet to receive a response. The borough…

Report: Despite Growing Contamination Crisis, PFAS Chemical Use in U.S. Swells

From: Environmental Working Group

“Between 2012 and 2016, at least 30 new fluorinated chemicals, commonly called PFAS, were produced in significant volumes, according to Environmental…

Halfway Through Trump’s Term, Key Public Lands Agencies Still Lack Leaders

From: Audubon

“More than two years after his inauguration, President Donald Trump has yet to fill the top posts at a trio of federal agencies that together oversee more than 400 million…

Cleanup of PFAS Chemicals in Drinking Water Underway in Wells Near Fort Devens

From: Boston 25 News

“The U.S. Army has committed to cleaning up PFAS chemicals in drinking water in wells near Fort Devens. An environmental group says it all started when a whistleblower…


News Releases

FEDERAL BIOLOGIST FACES FIRING FOR E-MAILING ENVIRONMENTALISTS

Bureau of Reclamation Cites “Subversive” Behavior in Revealing Agency Misdeeds

FWS TERMINATES CONTROVERSIAL BISON RANGE AGREEMENT

Agency Rebuffs Efforts by Tribe to Assume Management of Entire Refuge in FY 2007

GROUPS CONTEST DENIAL OF FEDERAL PROTECTION TO DECLINING PRAIRIE DOG

Illegal Political Interference Cited in Lawsuit

NEW PARK DIRECTOR FACES FIRST TEST ON GULF ISLANDS ROAD

Plan to Armor Road Requires Director to Set Aside Conservation Rules

CORPS POST-KATRINA PLAN PROMOTES MORE WETLANDS DESTRUCTION

Substantial Relaxation of Wetland Protections for Gulf Endangers Coastal Communities