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The Key Questions the Senate Should Ask Trump's Nominee to Head the Department of Interior

From: Pacific Standard

“Will Bernhardt continue these practices? Will he continue the Trump administration's effort to bend public lands management to the will of the fossil fuel powers?…

Court Orders Chemical Safety Board to Get Cracking on Reporting Rules

From: Reuters

“A federal judge in Washington, DC has ordered a federal agency to issue rules in the next 12 months for reporting accidental chemical releases, handing environmental…

Watchdog Group: EPA Sharing Pro-Trump Resignation Letter Violated Laws Against Campaigning on Public Dime

From: EcoWatch

“PEER claims the press office's actions violated the Hatch Act, or An Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities, which mandates that civil servants not campaign…

EPA Press Office Under Fire for Releasing Politically Charged Resignation Letter

From: Government Executive

“The letter, according to news reports and confirmed by EPA to Government Executive, was provided to reporters by the press office. That prompted the nonprofit…

Feds Given 12 Months to Release Chemical Safety Rule

From: Bloomberg News

“The court rejected the CSB’s argument that the delay was reasonable given its “limited resources and competing priorities.” If their inaction is caused by a lack…


News Releases

FEDERAL FARM CONSERVATION PROGRAM SPARKS LOCAL RESISTANCE

Court Battle for Farmer to Plant Trees on His Own Land; Stream Buffer Rebuffed

EPA CONTINUES TO SCREEN ALL INTERVIEWS WITH SCIENTISTS

EPA Will Not Match “Open Science” Policies Adopted at NASA and NOAA

CRIMINAL PROSECUTION OF STATE ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICIALS URGED

Sunshine Act Violations in Illegal Asbestos Dumping

ARMY TO BANISH WHISTLEBLOWER FROM CHEMICAL WEAPONS DEPOT

“Lack of Positive Attitude” Cited as Basis for Rescinding Clearance

BUSH AXING LIBRARIES WHILE PUSHING FOR MORE RESEARCH

EPA Set to Close Library Network and Electronic Catalog