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DeSantis Announces Sweeping Fixes Meant to Clean Up Florida Water Woes

From: Miami Herald

“DeSantis also ordered environmental enforcement moved from the state’s wildlife agency to the DEP. Under Scott, enforcement plummeted to its lowest in three decades…

Trump Administration to Restaff Key Wildlife Refuges to Continue Hunts

From: The Hill

“Jeff Ruch, president of the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, said the FWS announcement appears to violate the terms of its own shutdown contingency…

Alaska Calls for Less Federal Control of Wildlife Management

From: KTUU

“Acting Department of Fish and Game Commissioner Doug Vincent-Lang in a 41-page memo says federal officials should stop ignoring state comments on managing wildlife on federal…

The Shutdown Shows Just How Vital Government Scientists Are

From: Wired

“"None of the federal environmental laws are written in such a way that if the government is shut down, you can’t do anything," says Kyla Bennett, senior attorney for the…

Interior Department Won't Accept FOIA Requests During Shutdown

From: The Hill

“Jeff Ruch, the president of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, called the timing dubious, especially as Interior has recently pointed to its extreme…


News Releases

OMB IS GREENING THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

President's Budget Contains Proposals Sought by Corps Reformers

GOV. ROMNEY ISSUES GAG ORDERS

Groups Environmental Employees Forbidden From Talking to Media

INTERIOR PLEDGES TO REFORM LAND EXCHANGES

Critics Skeptical Whether Steps Remove Politics and Prevent Scams

PARK SERVICE SET TO OUTSOURCE STAFF

Private Consultant is Choosing Which Positions Go On Auction Block

BARGE TRAFFIC CONTINUES DROPPING ON MISSISSIPPI AND ILLINOIS RIVERS

New Figures at Odds With Corps Plans for Lock Expansions