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EPA Inspector General wants to know how something like this was OK’d

From: Raw Story

"Under the current administration, EPA is a pollution watchdog not only on a leash but under a muzzle, as well,” said Kyla Bennett of Public Employees for Environmental…

Group says lawsuit pushed FAA to implement air traffic management plan for parks

From: Federal News Network

"Few things spoil a visit to a majestic national park than the noise of helicopters and low-flying airplanes. Now the group Public Employees for Environmental…

Bureau Of Land Management's Acting Director Faces Controversy

From: NPR

"JEFF RUCH: We've likened it to putting an arsonist in charge of the city fire department. SIEGLER: Jeff Ruch is with Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility,…

'He couldn't breathe': How playing soccer on artificial turf nearly killed a teen

From: WJLA

"In late June, a recycled tire field in Northwest DC's Palisades Park was roasting. 7 On Your Side used both an infrared laser spot thermometer and a more sensitive infrared…

Investigation Finds National Park Service Fails To Accurately Track Cell Tower Installations

From: National Parks Traveler

"An investigation into cell tower installations in national parks has found not only that the National Park Service doesn't know how many of the installations…


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