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BITTER FLORIDA COLD CONTRIBUTES TO 166 MANATEE DEATHS THIS YEAR, A RECORD PACE

From: KHOU

“When water temperatures stay below 68 degrees Fahrenheit for weeks at a time, manatees suffer cold-stress syndrome. That causes weight loss, fat loss, dehydration and other…

THERE ARE STRICT RULES ABOUT WHAT SOME FEDERAL EMPLOYEES CAN SAY ON SOCIAL MEDIA

From: Futurism

“Ironically, the goals of the Hatch Act to remove partisanship from federal service and base personnel solely on merit, seem farther away even as the Act extends into…

FEDERAL WORKERS WARNING: ONLINE ACTIVITY POSES NEW DANGER TO YOUR JOBS

From: KUER

““The fact that we have a president who is sort of the Twitterer-in-Chief in a position to basically shut down social media competition is another one of the ironies here,”…

FEDERAL EMPLOYEES COULD GET FIRED FOR LIKING THE WRONG TWEET

From: Motherboard

““Federal employees who get into Twitter spats with Donald Trump face career risks that the Tweeter-in-Chief does not"

ZINKE SIGNED ORDER IN JANUARY MAKING 'ACTING' DIRECTORS OFFICIAL

From: The Hill

“Signed under the radar, Zinke’s Jan. 12 order gave the acting directors for such bureaus as the Fish and Wildlife Service and National Park Service “temporary re-delegation…


News Releases

TRIBE MEMBERS HAVE LONG HISTORY OF GAME VIOLATIONS

Seattle City Council Poised to Cede White River Game Management to Muckleshoot

NEW JERSEY ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY ISSUES GAG ORDER TO STAFF

Mounting Scandals Creating “Bunker Mentality” Inside Troubled Agency

ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER IS LAST WASTE DUMP

State Pocked by Thousands of Hazardous Waste Sites with Little Monitoring

SAN MIGUEL COUNTY JOINS COALITION SEEKING GUNNISON SAGE-GROUSE PROTECTION

TELLURIDE, COLO. – San Miguel County in Colorado has formally joined an effort to protect the Gunnison sage-grouse under the federal Endangered Species Act. The County’s action is in response to a decision…

LEGISLATURE TO PROBE TOXIC COLLAPSE IN NEW JERSEY

Series of Cleanup Fiascoes Have Communities Feeling Betrayed and Vulnerable