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Bill Nelson, Rick Scott point fingers at each other about Florida's environmental woes

From: Florida Today

“According to Florida Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, the state's Department of Environmental Protection opened some 1,600 investigations into…

Young: Is This the Moment of Truth For Trump’s EPA? No Way

From: My Stateman

“A group called Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility has sued under the Freedom of Information Act to obtain the evidence that Pruitt used to support…

Trump Keeps Trying to Kill Agency That Investigates Chemical Plant Disasters

From: Reveal News

“The Trump administration argues that the Chemical Safety Board duplicates the work of other federal agencies. Administration budget documents also cite unspecified…

Trump Quietly OK’s Bioengineered Farming on Wildlife Refuges

From: The Nation

“In a terse memorandum, seemingly unprompted, the FWS quietly rescinded a hard-won Obama-era legal agreement, which imposed a blanket ban on the pesticides and genetically…

Survey: Many Federal Researchers Say Politics Trump Science and Are Afraid to Speak Up

From: USA Today

“Scores of scientists working for the federal government say that under the Trump administration, political concerns outweigh scientific rigor and budget cuts hamper…


News Releases

CHRISTIE LANDFILL TO SOLAR SCHEME GOES TERRIBLY WRONG

State DEP Sitting on Report Detailing Fenimore Landfill Toxic Seepage into Streams

NEW JERSEY FLUNKS AUDIT ON FEDERAL STIMULUS FUNDS

Two-Thirds of Leaking Underground Storage Tank Clean Up Work Left Undone

FOREST SERVICE TREADS WATER IN LAW ENFORCEMENT MAELSTROM

Torrent of Discontent Results in Little Concrete Action and No Leadership Change

SCOTT ENVIRONMENTAL SUCCESS CLAIMS CUT OUT OF WHOLE CLOTH

Astronomic 96% Compliance Boast False but Statistics Highlight Rising Dysfunction

MASSIVE BEACH REPLENISHMENTS KILLING FLORIDA REEFS

State Drops Reef Protections on Beach Projects; Call for Federal Intervention