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Critics slam EPA for rolling back union protections with latest contract

From: The Hill

"In an email sent to agency staff earlier this week and obtained by The Hill late Tuesday, the agency announced it will implement a new contract that remains unsigned…

New EPA rule could expand number of Trump officials weighing in on FOIA requests

From: The Hill

"“It’s exceptionally difficult to litigate on the ‘basis of responsiveness.’ There is no record,” said Kevin Bell, staff counsel at Public Employees for Environmental…

Trump Administration Is Suppressing Science and Public Opinion to Drill the Arctic Refuge

From: Center for American Progress

"In December 2018, the Trump administration’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for oil and gas…

'Failing and struggling': How financial decisions hobbled the National Bison Range

From: The Missoulian

"A 10-month investigation by the Missoulian charted a years-long funding crunch at this group of National Wildlife Refuges, one that began when the Fish and Wildlife…

National Bison Range faces detailed planning process

From: The Missoulian

"The plan for the Bison Range was mandated by a 2017 legal settlement between Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife…


News Releases

PARK RANGER NUMBERS SHRINK AS VISITATION SWELLS

Fewer Permanent and Seasonal Law Enforcement Rangers than a Decade Ago

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE BECOMING JUST A PLATITUDE AT EPA

New “Action Plan” Neuters Enforceable Protection for Overburdened Communities

HEATED RHETORIC ON NEVADA MONUMENT INVITES CONFRONTATION

Federal Employees in the West Put in Crosshairs by Superheated Political Rhetoric

FLORIDA ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT – HOW LOW CAN IT GO?

Slight Uptick in 2014 Continues Precipitous Across-the-Board Enforcement Decline

FEDS FIND GAPING HOLES IN CAL/OSHA SAFETY NET

Serious Enforcement and Inspection Failures Put California Workers at Risk