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Trump's Great American Forest Liquidation Sale

From: Cascadia Times

“Starting in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest, the Trump administration is proposing to eliminate long-standing rules protecting 50 million acres of ancient forests…

Salon: Why the EPA Won’t Get the Lead Out of Our Water

From: Salon

“After the Flint crisis, the EPA asked states in 2016 to collect information about where lead pipes were and publish that information online on local or state websites.…

This Silicon Valley Space Startup Could Lace the Atmosphere With Mercury

From: Bloomberg

“Environmental scientists who’ve been working for years to curtail mercury pollution are frustrated by the potential emergence of a market for mercury propulsion, says…

CSB's Focus On Employee Dispute Harms Investigations, PEER Says

From: Inside OSHA

“Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) is faulting the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board's (CSB) spending on legal fees in a dispute…

CSB Faces Continued Uncertainty Despite Democrats' House Control

From: Inside OSHA

“Despite Democrats' control of the House next year, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) faces continued uncertainty about its future as its…


News Releases

ARMY CORPS INVOKES NATIONAL SECURITY ON OIL SPILLS IN COLUMBIA AND SNAKE RIVERS

Refuses to Cooperate With State Pollution Agencies

EPA, US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, AND USFWS WIN PEER'S 2003 ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY AWARD

Handling of Proposed Route 11 Project

CASES FOR POLLUTION PROSECUTIONS PLUMMETING UNDER WHITMAN

New Referrals Way Down; Agents Cite Enforcement De-emphasis

EPA NOW STRESSING SECURITY AT EXPENSE OF ENFORCEMENT

Criminal Program Headed in Wrong Direction, Staff Says

WHITMAN'S OUTSIZED SECURITY ESCORT DRAINS POLLUTION ENFORCEMENT

Agents Used for Personal Errands, "Guarding Miss Daisy"