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House Dems Push Trump to Fill High-Level Interior Vacancies

From: The Hill

"Fifty-nine percent of key [Interior] positions have yet to be filled; fewer than half of those vacant even have a nominee awaiting Senate approval,” Rep. Raúl Grijalva…

Federal Managers who Try to Protect Public Lands Face Threats and Violence. Here’s What Makes That Much Worse.

From: The Washington Post

"Recently, the federal Bureau of Land Management fired a longtime employee, allegedly for blowing the whistle on the Trump administration’s refusal to enforce…

Number of Criminal Environmental Cases Referred to DOJ by Interior at Nearly 25-Year Low

From: The Hill

"The number of criminal environmental enforcement cases brought by the Interior Department has decreased by nearly 40 percent since 2016, according to internal data shared…

Ethics Group Goes After Interior for Sidestepping Senate When Filling Posts

From: The Hill

"An environmental group filed a complaint against the Department of the Interior on Tuesday, saying the agency shuffled controversial employees into roles without Senate…

Trump’s EPA Is Letting “Forever Chemicals” Into Our Food, Experts Say

From: Truth Out

"A growing chorus of environmental groups and public health experts are slamming the Trump administration for its milquetoast response to the widespread problem of per-…


News Releases

REFINERY EXPLOSIONS HIGHLIGHT LACK OF EMISSION REPORTING

Mandated New Rule to Give Communities and Responders Key Information

DIRTY RECS FOUL RENEWABLE ENERGY IN MARYLAND

Incineration and other dirty fuels dressed up and sold as “green” to consumers

Representatives Earl Blumenauer and Nydia Velázquez join agricultural and health experts and environmental advocates for congressional briefing on toxic pesticides

WASHINGTON— A coalition of environmental and public interest organizations will hold a congressional briefing Wednesday to discuss the devastating impacts of neonicotinoid pesticides. The briefing will…

CHANCES OF SEEING DENALI WOLVES IN THE WILD NOW REMOTE

1% Viewing Success Record Low After State Eliminated No-Hunt Buffers

TOXIC FOREVER CHEMICALS INFEST ARTIFICIAL TURF

Processing aids that contaminate synthetic turf with PFAS may be in other plastic goods