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Toxic PFAS Chemicals Found in Artificial Turf

From: The Intercept

"Any threats posed by the PFAS in the blades and backing of turf add to questions that were already swirling about the crumb rubber sprinkled over it. In 2014, soccer…

Federal regulators take heat from both sides of the right whale-gear debate

From: Bangor Daily News

"Earlier this year, NMFS reopened 3000 square miles of ocean south of Nantucket to groundfishing, allowing the use of gillnets and rope. The agency said that…

SF’s Treasure Island, poised for building boom, escaped listing as Superfund site

From: San Francisco Chronicle

"Environmental advocacy groups said the decision led to a dysfunctional and delayed cleanup, making the process less transparent and leaving thousands…

GLACIER PARK OFFICIALLY ALLOWS E-BIKES

From: Daily Inter Lake

"Outdoor and conservation groups have objected to allowing e-bikes in parks without additional study or public notice. Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility…

Trump administration expands hunting and fishing in wildlife refuges

From: The Washington Post

"It’s the latest effort by the Trump administration to open public lands to recreation and industry, which critics say comes at the expense of the environment…


News Releases

CHIEF TERESA CHAMBERS RESPONDS

Park Police Chief Also Invokes 1st Amendment & Whistleblower Rights

BLM PLAYING MILLION DOLLAR GAME OF "MUSICAL CHAIRS"

Marsing Move to Force Boise Staff Resignations

SPECIAL INTERESTS TRUMP WILDLIFE AT DOW

Employee Survey Registers Rampant Fear of Reprisal; Staff Say Agency Is Headed in the Wrong Direction

RELIGION ON DISPLAY IN NATIONAL PARKS

Christian Fundamentalist Influence on Park Service Decisions "Faith-Based Parks" Decried

EPA TO REVAMP CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT

Review Urges Cutback in Security Details, Better Case Tracking and Outside Audit