World renowned turtle expert Dr. Donna Shaver turns Whistleblower in dispute with National Parks Service
by Channel 3 News/KIII TV | July 17, 2020
“A huge controversy has erupted out at the Padre Island National Seashore involving Dr. Donna Shaver. The Director of the Sea Turtle Recovery Program there has turned whistleblower by filing a federal complaint against PINS Superintendent Eric Brunnemann’s review of her department ...
Funding Cuts Imperil Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle Program At Padre Island National Seashore
by National Parks Traveler | July 16, 2020
“A National Park Service review of the renowned Kemp’s ridley sea turtle recovery program at Padre Island National Seashore in Texas is calling for substantial funding cuts and programmatic changes that would greatly hamstring the program and amount to “conservation ...
California worker safety agency ‘missing in action’ during the coronavirus, critics say
by Los Angeles Times |
“As Gov. Gavin Newsom attempts to rein in the state’s rising coronavirus cases, the agency responsible for keeping California workers safe spent the July 4 holiday visiting more than 1,000 businesses to ensure they were following safety guidelines. Newsom hailed the multi-agency ...
Scientists fear for the world’s most endangered sea turtle as the Park Service cuts back
by Los Angeles Times |
“Every summer, thousands of people travel to Padre Island National Seashore at dawn to cheer on sea turtle hatchlings as they are released into the surf. But after more than 40 years of supporting and celebrating the program, National Park Service officials appear to have soured on ...
Second round of PFAS tests finds lower levels in St. Mary’s River
by Bay Journal | July 15, 2020
“New testing has detected “forever chemicals” in the St. Mary’s River in Southern Maryland, though at levels much lower than those reported there earlier this year by an environmental activist. “Because these PFAS compounds can bioaccumulate, having PFAS at 5 or 9 parts per ...
