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EW: New EPA Rule Would Sabotage Clean Water Act

From: Eco Watch

“In a move environmentalists are warning will seriously endanger drinking water and wildlife nationwide, President Donald Trump's U.S. Environmental Protection Agency…

CT: EPA Denies Petition to Stop Cyanide Use that Is Killing Wildlife

From: Citizen Truth

“The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has denied a petition seeking to ban M-44s — cyanide-spraying apparatuses used to kill coyotes, foxes, and wild dogs that…

EPA's New Water Rule Will Gut The Clean Water Act

From: The Intercept

“As a result of the change, an estimated 60-90 percent of U.S. waterways could lose federal protections that currently shield them from pollution and development,…

'Complete Wiping Away of Clean Water Act': Trump EPA Rule Would Free Corporations to Pollute Nation's Water as Much as They Please

From: Common Dreams

“"As a result of the change, an estimated 60-90 percent of U.S. waterways could lose federal protections that currently shield them from pollution and development,"…

Malibu residents oppose plans to consolidate PCB removal with new construction

From: Santa Monica Daily Press

“PEER (Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility) released a press release Dec. 5 claiming SMMUSD’s proposed 5-year Polychlorinated Biphenyls…


News Releases

Lawsuit Launched Over BLM’s Failure to Report Threats to Desert Tortoise, Other Imperiled Species in California Deserts

SAN FRANCISCO— Environmental groups filed a notice of intent to sue the U.S. Bureau of Land Management today for failing for seven years to report impacts to the desert tortoise and similarly threatened…