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The Key Questions the Senate Should Ask Trump's Nominee to Head the Department of Interior

From: Pacific Standard

“Will Bernhardt continue these practices? Will he continue the Trump administration's effort to bend public lands management to the will of the fossil fuel powers?…

Court Orders Chemical Safety Board to Get Cracking on Reporting Rules

From: Reuters

“A federal judge in Washington, DC has ordered a federal agency to issue rules in the next 12 months for reporting accidental chemical releases, handing environmental…

Watchdog Group: EPA Sharing Pro-Trump Resignation Letter Violated Laws Against Campaigning on Public Dime

From: EcoWatch

“PEER claims the press office's actions violated the Hatch Act, or An Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities, which mandates that civil servants not campaign…

EPA Press Office Under Fire for Releasing Politically Charged Resignation Letter

From: Government Executive

“The letter, according to news reports and confirmed by EPA to Government Executive, was provided to reporters by the press office. That prompted the nonprofit…

Feds Given 12 Months to Release Chemical Safety Rule

From: Bloomberg News

“The court rejected the CSB’s argument that the delay was reasonable given its “limited resources and competing priorities.” If their inaction is caused by a lack…


News Releases

RACE AGAINST THE CLOCK IN FIRST AMENDMENT BATTLEGROUND OVER THE MOJAVE CROSS

Attorney General Ashcroft Maneuvers to Save Religious Symbol

PENTAGON TO SUSPEND WHISTLEBLOWER AND ETHICS PROTECTIONS

No-bid Contracts a Recipe for Corruption and Cronyism

PARK SERVICE MUST CUT OPERATIONS TO PAY OUTSOURCING COSTS

Visitor Service and Summer Season Reductions, Layoffs Possible

ENVIRONMENTAL SELF-POLICING IS LAX IN DEFENSE AGENCIES

Pentagon Retaliates Against its Environmental Staff

EPA STAFF STIFLE OBJECTIONS TO PENTAGON POLLUTION EXEMPTIONS

Top Official's Testimony Contradicts His Own Agency's Specialists