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Die-off of Freshwater Turtles Prompts Florida Wildlife Agency to Investigate

From: Tampa Bay Times

"Freshwater turtles began turning up dead along the St. Johns River in January. Now about 100 dead or dying turtles have been found in water bodies in Orange,…

Watchdog Targets Pruitt's Legal Defense Fund

From: E&E News

"Given that this high-level official is directly soliciting funds for his purported personal benefit, Mr. Pruitt needs to do far more than he is currently doing to avoid…

Group Files Ethics Complaint Over Pruitt’s Legal Defense Fund

From: The Hill

"The group alleges that Pruitt’s fund, developed to help him pay for legal representation through numerous ethics and spending scandals, violates rules against accepting…

EXCLUSIVE: Obama Holdovers ‘Working Toward A Union Takeover’ Of US Chemical Agency

From: The Daily Caller

"CSB board members are expected to vote an Obama administration appointee as “interim executive” to take over for outgoing CSB chairwoman Vanessa Sutherland,…

Wastewater Plants Need EPA Oversight, Group Argues

From: The Florida Times-Union

"State officials repeatedly downplayed violations of pollution permits at Northeast Florida wastewater treatment plants that affect the St. Johns River,…


News Releases

LAST GASP FOR FISH IN THE CANEY FORK RIVER

Tennessee Clean Water Network (TCWN) and PEER Releases Report on Center Hill Dam

CHEMICAL WEAPON LEAK DETECTORS INOPERATIVE

Monitors for VX Agent at Kentucky Storage Depot Not Working for Years

SCHEDULING BARGES CAN REDUCE CONGESTION AND IMPROVE SAFETY

But Corps-Funded Study Finds Upper Mississippi Traffic Too Low to Justify Scheduling

FEDERAL PRISONS ADMIT TOXIC EXPOSURE OF STAFF & INMATES

Discipline of Officials Promised for Ignoring Computer Recycling Safety Warnings

DEP CLEAN WATER CONSULTANT ALSO WORKS FOR POLLUTERS

“Ethical Swamp” Persists Despite Acting Governor’s Ethics Reform Pledge