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STATES MAY HAVE A HARD TIME MAKING UP FOR A SMALLER EPA

From: Buzzfeed

“According to data collected by the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), Florida only opened 297 environmental enforcement cases in 2015, an almost…

WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEES 'SHOCKED' BY REPORTED BUDGET CUTS

From: Government Executive

““The rise in extreme weather events across the country argues for increasing rather than stripping local forecasting capacity,” said PEER Executive Director…

GOP'ERS SAY THEY WANT TO PUNISH ALLEGED SEXUAL PREDATORS IN GOVERNMENT. RYAN ZINKE HAS A TEST CASE.

From: Washington Post

“Jeff Ruch, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a watchdog group that has called on the Park Service to dismiss several employees…

SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST

From: Telluride News

“Both sides believe they have strong scientific evidence, and moral imperatives, that prove why the studies are necessary or why they are not. In the pro-predator-control…

GUTTING EPA'S BUDGET AND STAFF WOULD ENDANGER THE HEALTH OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS

From: Huffington Post

“Scott did much more than just “weaken” enforcement. He virtually eliminated it. In 2015, the Florida DEP opened 81 percent fewer enforcement cases than in 2010,…


News Releases

PLANT HARVEST PLAN THREATENS NATIONAL PARK RESOURCES

Tribal Gathering Proposal Is Radical Departure from Conservation Principles

VAST FEDERAL BIOLOGICAL COLLECTIONS AT RISK

U.S. Geological Survey Shirks Responsibility for Managing Troves of Specimens

SILENT EPIDEMIC OF WORKPLACE CHEMICAL EXPOSURES RAGES ON

New Worker Right-to-Know Database Maps All OSHA Health Inspection Readings

HUNTING COMPOUNDS RECORD LOW DENALI WOLF SURVIVAL

110,000+ Sign Petition as NPS Backtracks on Factors behind Ultra-Low Wolf Density

SETTLEMENT LIMITS OFF-ROAD VEHICLE ROUTES FOR INYO COUNTY’S ADVENTURE TRAILS

BISHOP, Calif.— The Center for Biological Diversity, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and Inyo County today settled a lawsuit on the so-called “Adventure Trails” pilot project, limiting…