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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

CALL FOR OBAMA TO DECLARE FIRST ALASKAN MARINE MONUMENTS

100,000 Sign Petition Seeking Permanent Protections for At-Risk Alaskan Waters

BIG BOW FISHING TOURNEY ON MISSISSIPPI LEAVES DISTURBED WAKE

“Airboat Extreme” Event Unauthorized on Refuge; Spawns Waves of Complaints

EVERGLADES PYTHON HUNT WOULD SET TERRIBLE PRECEDENT

Publicity Stunt Not Expected to Reduce Exotic Snake Population in National Park

EPA STEALTH ROLLBACK OF SCHOOL PCB SAFEGUARDS

Material and Exposure Testing Discouraged; Child Exposure Levels Loosened

PARK SERVICE MISLED THE PUBLIC ON PLANT HARVEST PLAN

Public Comment Reopened Due to Unsupported Statements in Federal Register Notice