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STATES MAY HAVE A HARD TIME MAKING UP FOR A SMALLER EPA

From: Buzzfeed

“According to data collected by the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), Florida only opened 297 environmental enforcement cases in 2015, an almost…

WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEES 'SHOCKED' BY REPORTED BUDGET CUTS

From: Government Executive

““The rise in extreme weather events across the country argues for increasing rather than stripping local forecasting capacity,” said PEER Executive Director…

GOP'ERS SAY THEY WANT TO PUNISH ALLEGED SEXUAL PREDATORS IN GOVERNMENT. RYAN ZINKE HAS A TEST CASE.

From: Washington Post

“Jeff Ruch, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a watchdog group that has called on the Park Service to dismiss several employees…

SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST

From: Telluride News

“Both sides believe they have strong scientific evidence, and moral imperatives, that prove why the studies are necessary or why they are not. In the pro-predator-control…

GUTTING EPA'S BUDGET AND STAFF WOULD ENDANGER THE HEALTH OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS

From: Huffington Post

“Scott did much more than just “weaken” enforcement. He virtually eliminated it. In 2015, the Florida DEP opened 81 percent fewer enforcement cases than in 2010,…


News Releases

CALIFORNIA PROTECTS ENDANGERED DESERT STREAMS FROM OFF-ROAD EXCESS

But BLM and off-road lobby fighting smart conservation rule from State

BLM GIVES BACK $700,000 IN FEDERAL CLEANUP FUNDS FOR NEVADA

Agency Acquiesced to Atlantic Richfield’s Plan for Anaconda Mine Remediation

SPECIAL COUNSEL “RESULTS” REPORT OMITS THE RESULTS

Civil Service Prosecutor No Longer Disclosing How Many Employees Are Helped

MISSISSIPPI BARGE TRAFFIC DOWN AGAIN – 16-YEAR DECLINE

Big Locks Project Looking Doubtful; Industry Sees Lower Capacity

LEGAL ACTION TO SAVE FISH PASSAGE CENTER

Effort to Keep Fish Experts on Job, Despite Maneuver to Zero-Out Budget