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The Energy 202: EPA Loses a Tenth of Its Criminal Investigators Since Trump's Election

From: The Washington Post

"According to data released Thursday by the environmental advocacy group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, the number of special agents at…

No Whistleblower Relief in Broken Civil Service Court

From: YubaNet

"Through its inattention, the Trump White House has caused a merit system train-wreck in which whistleblower protections and other safeguards are functionally nullified,”…

County to Host Public Forum Answering Questions on Radioactive Soil at Keller Canyon Landfill

From: East Bay Times

"Between 2011 and 2017, Keller Canyon accepted 223,000 tons of material from Hunter’s Point that was certified as nonhazardous under 13 separate waste applications,…

A Researcher Got Paid $300,000 to Resign After He Said Shooting Wolves Is Bad

From: Motherboard

"He found that the rate of wolves preying on livestock actually goes up the more wolves in an area are killed, because it destabilizes the pack’s dynamics. This effect…

The Energy 202: Trump Appointee at EPA to Scrutinize Which Pollution Cases May Go to Court

From: The Washington Post

"Former enforcement officials worry the new procedures will have a chilling effect among career employees who are already worried about running afoul of an…


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"