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Critics slam EPA for rolling back union protections with latest contract

From: The Hill

"In an email sent to agency staff earlier this week and obtained by The Hill late Tuesday, the agency announced it will implement a new contract that remains unsigned…

New EPA rule could expand number of Trump officials weighing in on FOIA requests

From: The Hill

"“It’s exceptionally difficult to litigate on the ‘basis of responsiveness.’ There is no record,” said Kevin Bell, staff counsel at Public Employees for Environmental…

Trump Administration Is Suppressing Science and Public Opinion to Drill the Arctic Refuge

From: Center for American Progress

"In December 2018, the Trump administration’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for oil and gas…

'Failing and struggling': How financial decisions hobbled the National Bison Range

From: The Missoulian

"A 10-month investigation by the Missoulian charted a years-long funding crunch at this group of National Wildlife Refuges, one that began when the Fish and Wildlife…

National Bison Range faces detailed planning process

From: The Missoulian

"The plan for the Bison Range was mandated by a 2017 legal settlement between Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife…


News Releases

FOREST SERVICE FIRE-FIGHTING AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE CAPABILITIES AT RISK

Collateral Duty Responders Lost in Outsourcing Plan

EPA FACING LARGE REDUCTIONS IN CORE PROGRAMS

Congressional Earmarks and Diversions Padding the Budget While Forcing Cuts

OUTSOURCING STRETCHES FOREST SERVICE FIREFIGHTING COSTS TO HALF BILLION OVER BUDGET

Forest Service Lacks Staff to Oversee Contracts

PENTAGON ESCAPES POLLUTION LIABILITY UNDER NEW PCB RULING

Defense Pressed EPA for Cleanup Exemption

PARK WILDERNESS PLANS BLOCKED

Bush Administration Maintains Moratorium on New Wilderness Designations