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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

NEW JERSEY LEAVES DOOR OPEN FOR MORE SCHOOLS ON TOXIC SITES

Governor’s “Working Group” Dodges Question of Acquiring Toxic Land for Schools

POLLUTE OR PERISH: FLORIDA’S LAKE OKEECHOBEE DILEMMA

Rising Lake Levels Force Releases of Increasingly Dirty Waters to Stem Dike Break

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TO ALLOW COMMERCIAL BIOPROSPECTING

Public Interest Groups Oppose Commercialization of Parks

CHAMBERS WINS PRIVACY ACT RULING

Interior Department Illegally Refusing to Release Exonerating Documents

FLORIDA’S NEW HURRICANE LAWS RIDDLED WITH LOOPHOLES

Local Governments Designating High-Hazard Areas for Development