Groups file lawsuit to return Louisiana Black Bear to endangered species list

by KATC3 Acadia News | October 15, 2020
“A lawsuit filed Wednesday by several groups is seeking to return the Louisiana Black Bear to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. Bringing the lawsuit are Atchafalaya Basinkeeper, Louisiana Crawfish Producers Association West, Sierra ...

State Says No Concern over PFAS Chemical Pollutants in St. Mary’s River

“The Maryland Department of the Environment has completed their St. Mary’s River Pilot Study of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and stated in an October 5 press release, “No levels of concern found within study area…” MDE studied surface water at 23 ...

Pendley ruling could undo Trump’s oil and gas approvals

by E&E News | October 14, 2020
“To hear him tell it, William Perry Pendley’s ousting by a federal judge last month from acting with the authority of the director of the Bureau of Land Management was no big deal. In Pendley’s interview with the Powell Tribune, he said the court cases against him ...

BLM pushes ‘correct the record’ campaign on Pendley

by E&E News |
“The Trump administration continues to assert that a federal judge’s scathing order forbidding William Perry Pendley from leading the Bureau of Land Management has had no impact on Pendley or the bureau’s leadership. Interior has been on the offensive regarding Pendley ...

Greens sue Forest Service to release intel on timber audit

by E&E News | October 13, 2020
“An environmental group geared toward public employees is suing the Forest Service to obtain an audit of the agency’s timber sales from the Tongass National Forest in Alaska. Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility said it’s looking for evidence that the timber ...
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