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UNITED STATES: PS complaints tribunal suspended

From: PSNews

"Senior Counsel for Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), Paula Dinerstein said that through its inattention, the White House had caused a merit system…

House Democrats Call Upon Zinke To Explain Forced Transfer of Dan Wenk

From: Mountain Journal

"In a letter sent to Zinke Friday, June 22, U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman of California, who serves as the Democrat’s vice-ranking member of the committee, wrote, “we…

EPA’s Criminal Enforcement Numbers Are Dropping Under Pruitt

From: Government Executive

"At a time when the Environmental Protection Agency has tripled the number of bodyguards for the administrator, the agency’s cases brought against polluters…

For Pollinator Week, Help Ban Pesticide Misters in Your State

From: Beyond Pesticides

"In 2015, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission, detailing false and deceptive claims…

EPA Loses 10 percent of Enforcement Staff Under Trump

From: Green Car Reports

"If the EPA wants to reduce federal involvement in environmental protection, it may not need to roll back emissions requirements or cancel California's environmental…


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