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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

CHAMBERS FILES $2.2 MILLION CLAIM AGAINST NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

Two-Year Anniversary of U.S. Park Police Chief’s Fight for Her Job

EPA TO EXPAND USE OF HUMAN CHEMICAL EXPERIMENTS

Public Comment Period Closes Today on EPA Plan

DEVELOPERS REPRESENTED BY TOP EPA OFFICIAL SENTENCED TO PRISON

EPA Official Testified Against His Own Agency at Criminal Trial

INTERIOR HQ MODERNIZATION MAKING WORKERS SICK

Fumes and Smoke Entering Offices; Employee Health Complaints Ignored

WHISTLEBLOWERS GET NO HELP FROM BUSH ADMINISTRATION

Record Numbers Are Blowing the Whistle but Fewer Cases Investigated