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Toxic PFAS Chemicals Found in Artificial Turf

From: The Intercept

"Any threats posed by the PFAS in the blades and backing of turf add to questions that were already swirling about the crumb rubber sprinkled over it. In 2014, soccer…

Federal regulators take heat from both sides of the right whale-gear debate

From: Bangor Daily News

"Earlier this year, NMFS reopened 3000 square miles of ocean south of Nantucket to groundfishing, allowing the use of gillnets and rope. The agency said that…

SF’s Treasure Island, poised for building boom, escaped listing as Superfund site

From: San Francisco Chronicle

"Environmental advocacy groups said the decision led to a dysfunctional and delayed cleanup, making the process less transparent and leaving thousands…

GLACIER PARK OFFICIALLY ALLOWS E-BIKES

From: Daily Inter Lake

"Outdoor and conservation groups have objected to allowing e-bikes in parks without additional study or public notice. Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility…

Trump administration expands hunting and fishing in wildlife refuges

From: The Washington Post

"It’s the latest effort by the Trump administration to open public lands to recreation and industry, which critics say comes at the expense of the environment…


News Releases

EPA PROMISES STEPS TO PREVENT CHILD-LEAD DUST EXPOSURE

Whistleblower Disclosure Forces Grudging Progress in Housing Renovation Program

HOW PARK BAN ON PLASTIC BOTTLES GOT THROTTLED

Misstatements Masked Lack of Current Data or Consultation Except with Industry

NATIONAL BISON RANGE A GHOST TOWN THIS SUMMER

Visitor Center and Restrooms Closed Two Days a Week at Big Tourist Destination

SF-OWNED HUNTERS POINT PARCELS SOIL TESTING FALSIFIED

EPA Finds 93% of Soil Samples Unreliable on Parcels Transferred to City in 2015

COURT ORDERS PRUITT TO PRODUCE HIS ALTERNATE CLIMATE SCIENCE

EPA Must Look for Any Scientific Study Supporting Pruitt’s Doubts on Human Role