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Turning the Toxic Tide: Florida Needs New Approach to Environmental Regulation

From: TC Palm

“IScott’s appointees brought with them a new approach to regulation, articulated in a 2011 memo by then-DEP Deputy Secretary for Regulatory Programs Jeff Littlejohn. When…

The ‘Power Behind The Throne’ At The Interior Department Could Become Head If Zinke Resigns

From: KUER

“If Zinke does resign — or he’s forced out — Deputy Interior Secretary David Bernhardt would replace him. As second-in-command, Bernhardt runs daily operations while Zinke…

EPA Denies Petition to Stop Cyanide Use that is Killing Wildlife

From: Beyond Pesticides

“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…

Quick Hits: Drunk Raccoons, New Park Service Director, and Shiver in the River

From: Blue Ridge Outdoors

“Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) worry about Vela’s commitment to preserving the wilderness, pointing to Vela’s decision as Southeast…

Hunters Point Shipyard Residents Face No Radiation Risk, State Says

From: SF Weekly

“State public health officials are once again seeking to assure residents of on a segment of the former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard embroiled in a fraudulent cleanup…


News Releases

FEDS TO PROBE DELTA TUNNEL MISUSE OF GRANT FUNDS

Inspector General to Audit California Water Resources Handling of Federal Aid

SHAVING LIVESTOCK GRAZINGS CARBON HOOFPRINT

Complaints Target BLM Neutral Stance on Livestock Grazing Climate Impacts

PARK PLASTIC BOTTLE BANS WORK BUT REMAIN FEW AND FAR BETWEEN

Number of Parks Ending Bottled Water Sales Has Plateaued as Industry Pushes Back

PEBBLE MINE PSEUDO-CONSPIRACY ENTRAPS EPA RETIREE

Phil North Subpoenaed from Australia for Deposition in Farfetched Lawsuit

COURT FINDS CORMORANT MASS KILLING POLICY ILLEGAL

Ruling May End Slaughter of Fish-Eating Aquatic Birds in 24 Eastern States