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The Energy 202: EPA Loses a Tenth of Its Criminal Investigators Since Trump's Election

From: The Washington Post

"According to data released Thursday by the environmental advocacy group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, the number of special agents at…

No Whistleblower Relief in Broken Civil Service Court

From: YubaNet

"Through its inattention, the Trump White House has caused a merit system train-wreck in which whistleblower protections and other safeguards are functionally nullified,”…

County to Host Public Forum Answering Questions on Radioactive Soil at Keller Canyon Landfill

From: East Bay Times

"Between 2011 and 2017, Keller Canyon accepted 223,000 tons of material from Hunter’s Point that was certified as nonhazardous under 13 separate waste applications,…

A Researcher Got Paid $300,000 to Resign After He Said Shooting Wolves Is Bad

From: Motherboard

"He found that the rate of wolves preying on livestock actually goes up the more wolves in an area are killed, because it destabilizes the pack’s dynamics. This effect…

The Energy 202: Trump Appointee at EPA to Scrutinize Which Pollution Cases May Go to Court

From: The Washington Post

"Former enforcement officials worry the new procedures will have a chilling effect among career employees who are already worried about running afoul of an…


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