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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

ACADEMIC FREEDOM FIGHT ON REPRISALS OVER WOLF SCIENCE

Washington State U. Scientist Says Official Restraints Due to Political Pressure

TRUMP MONUMENT ORDER HEADS IN WRONG DIRECTION

Backlog of Interior Wilderness Reviews to See If More, Not Less, Protection Needed

USDA SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY POLICY SPUTTERING, SURVEY SHOWS

Scientists Say Politics and Fear Loom Over Agricultural and Forestry Research

ZINKE POISED TO REPEAT NATIONAL BISON RANGE MISTAKES

Ceding Refuge Management to Tribe Is Illegal; Fraught with Headaches and Disputes

EPA’S PRUITT SUED TO BACK UP CLIMATE CHANGE CLAIMS

Pruitt Should Put Up Evidence Supporting Stance or Cease Climate Denials