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INTERIOR DEPARTMENT MIRED IN INVESTIGATIONS

From: High Country News

“...some watchdog groups worry that any findings about Zinke’s conduct will simply pass unnoticed without outside pressure. Investigations are only effective…

CELLULAR SACRAMENTO: VERIZON DEAL WILL BRING 5G NETWORK TO THE CAPITAL CITY- BUT AT WHAT COST?

From: Sacramento News & Review

“Based on information PEER says it discovered through Freedom of Information Act requests, its members are asking the inspector general to investigate…

ENVIRONMENT OFFICIALS PLOT AGAINST PESKY CORMORANTS

From: The Buffalo News

““These are the least politically popular animals I’ve ever encountered,” Ruch said. “All we’re saying is learn about them before you shoot them.” Ruch added:…

CATFISH FARMERS FREE TO RESUME WAR AGAINST CORMORANTS

From: Greenwire

“"It's the sort of sloppy science that gets the Fish and Wildlife Service sued regularly," PEER Executive Director Jeff Ruch said today of the agency's latest work,…

EMPLOYEE GROUP RAISES CONCERNS THAT NEW PARK SERVICE UNIFORMS COULD INCREASE DISEASE RISK

From: Government Executive

““No one has apparently even asked whether environmentally sensitive federal lands and waters will be subjected to doses of antimicrobial chemicals, insecticides…


News Releases

ZINKE CLUELESS ON INTERIOR’S HARASSMENT CULTURE

Survey Shows Widespread Reports of Reprisal and Complaint Suppression

OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND TO LAPSE AT MONTH’S END

No Reauthorization Bill Introduced to Extend Oil Excise Tax for Cleanup Funds

PRUITT REFUSES TO REVEAL HIS CLIMATE SCIENCE

His Lawyers Call Lawsuit for Studies Discounting Human Role “a Trap”

LOW PRIORITY TOXIC SITES GO TO HEAD OF FLORIDA’S CLEANUP LINE

Rural Residents at Greater Risk from Leaving the Most Hazardous Sites Unabated

LAWSUIT TO REQUIRE CHEMICAL ACCIDENT EMISSION REPORTS

Hurricane Harvey Chemical Explosions Spotlight Neglected Clean Air Act Mandate