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EPA Quietly Telling States They Can Pollute More

From: CNN

“The Environmental Protection Agency has quietly signaled it may allow states to release more ozone air pollution, commonly known as smog, dirtying the air in those states…

Chemical Safety Board Delays Closed-Door Meeting

From: Bloomberg Environment

“Leaders at a small federal agency that probes major industrial disasters Oct. 31 scrapped an unusual closed-door meeting that had been announced with little…

Overfile Request/Clean Water Act: PEER's October 29th Letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 4

From: JD Supra

“PEER’s October 29th Overfile Request states that Venice operates a wastewater discharge facility (“Facility”) pursuant to an NPDES permit. The Facility is stated to…

Scott Promised to Be the Greenest Governor, But Wound Up Labeled 'Red Tide Rick'

From: Tampa Bay Times

“But his campaign for the U.S. Senate seat held by incumbent Bill Nelson has been haunted by scenes of environmental disaster from around the state: Gulf and Atlantic…

Ryan Zinke's Interior Is a Mess

From: Outside Online

“Nearly two years into the Trump administration, the DOI, for instance, has nearly as many of these vacant positions that must be appointed by the president and…


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…