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EPA Sued for PolyMet Documents

From: E&E News

“A government watchdog and an environmental group have sued EPA to force the agency to turn over documents related to PolyMet Mining Corp.'s proposed copper-nickel mine in northeastern…

A Scientist Who Resisted Trump Administration Censorship of Climate Report Just Lost Her Job

From: Mother Jones

“Caffrey said she asked her supervisor at the park service, “Is this because of the climate change stuff?” She said he told her, “I don’t want to answer that.” Park…

Scientist Who Resisted Censorship of Climate Report Lost Her Job

From: Reveal

“All federal scientists are vulnerable, but scientists like Caffrey who work under federal contracts face particular risk because they can be fired easily and their funding…

CSB Must Disclose Chemical Emission Information After Incidents, District Court Rules

From: Safety+Health

“Watchdog group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and other environmental organizations filed a lawsuit against CSB in December 2017, about three…

EPA Criminal Enforcement Crumbling Under Trump

From: Inhabitat

“Even more concerning is the fact that only 62 of the referrals in 2018 ended with convictions. That is less than any year after 1992 and illustrates a dire need for…


News Releases

FOREST SERVICE EYES OUTSOURCING TWO-THIRDS OF WORKFORCE

Thousands of Ranger, Biologist, Smoke-Jumper Jobs Out to Bid

3M CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION WIDESPREAD IN MINNESOTA

New Report Finds Worst PFC Pollution in Nation around Twin Cities

SIGNIFICANT HEALTH RISK FROM PFC LEVELS IN MINNESOTA FISH

State Balks on Issuing Health Advisories

INTERIOR IGNORING HUNDREDS OF HQ WORKER HEALTH COMPLAINTS

“Good Practices Are Not Being Followed” in Building Makeover, Says NIOSH Report

NATIONAL PARK PLAN ALLOWS GAME FARMS AND PREDATOR REDUCTION

Three W’s –Wildlife, Wilderness & Water – at Risk in Massive Park Policy Rewrite