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HUNTING BEARS WITH DOGS COMES UNDER ATTACK IN WISCONSIN BY WOLF ADVOCATES

From: La Crosse Tribune

“The practice amounts to “a state-sanctioned financial subsidy for hunters engaged in the criminal harassment” of wolves, an attorney for Public Employees for…

SMMUSD BOARD OF EDUCATION: PCB ABATEMENT WORK HITS A FEW SNAGS

From: Malibu Surfside News

““We have encountered some challenges, but we anticipate being able to meet the court-mandated timeline for completing all of the work.” The court mandate…

PRUITT'S SECRECY IN RUNNING THE EPA FAULTED BY CRITICS

From: NoLa

“"This is a huge change, and they made it over a few days, with almost no record, no documentation," Ruchs said, adding, "It wasn't so much cooking the books. It was throwing…

COMPLAINT: WISCONSIN BEAR HUNTERS 'CRIMINALLY HARASSING' WOLVES

From: Wisconsin Public Radio

“"Wisconsin encourages hunting practices that seem calculated to cause fatal conflicts with wolves," said PEER staff attorney Adam Carlesco. "Endangered…

STAFFERS SAY EPA-WRECKING SCOTT PRUITT GOES NOWHERE WITHOUT AN ARMED GUARD, EVEN AT THE OFFICE

From: Daily Kos

“Jeffrey Ruch, the executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, an organization representing government employees in environmental fields,…


News Releases

REFUGES TO BAN GENETICALLY ENGINEERED CROPS AND NEONICS

Phase-Out May End Decade-Long Legal Battle Over Agriculture On Refuges

EXTREMIST ANTI-GOVERNMENT MILITIAS ON THE RISE

DHS Assessment Finds Inaction on Bundy Stand-Off Likely to Spur More Violence

NEW BISON RANGE TRIBAL AGREEMENT REPEATS SAME OLD MISTAKES

Employee Comments Detail Why New Agreement Will Work to Refuge Detriment

MALIBU SCHOOLS HIGHLY CONTAMINATED WITH TOXIC PCBS

Classroom Levels Highest in the Nation Independent New Tests Show Need for Broader, More Aggressive Remediation Plan

STUDY DOCUMENTING BARNEGAT BAY DECLINE KEPT IN LIMBO

Land Use Driving Nutrient Loading; Pollution Diet Needed to Avert Tipping Point