Alaska’s open seasons on predators are approved behind closed doors
by Alaska Public Media | January 10, 2024
As spring arrived in southwestern Alaska, a handful of people from the state Department of Fish and Game rose early and climbed into small airplanes. As the crew flew, it watched for the humped shape of brown bears lumbering across the hummocks. When someone spotted one, skinny from its ...
EPA offers court schedule for responding to Oak Ridge landfill documents request
by Exchange Monitor |
In coming weeks, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will review hundreds more documents in response to a Freedom of Information Act request about a new low-level radioactive waste landfill at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Site in Tennessee, according…In addition, the ...
Tucson turf businessman discusses advancement of industry concerning PFAS
by News 4 Tucson |
Duane Enos owns Turf Designs on Silverbell near Grant. The retired Tucson Police Officer has been in business for around four years and says since the beginning, his company has tested for PFAS chemicals in their product. Enos reached out to News 4 Tucson after seeing our report on the ...
Federal officials revise grant conditions to ensure DNR logging on hunting lands serves wildlife
by Star Tribune |
A public watchdog group based in Washington, D.C., applauded the US FWS for requiring extensive documentation by the DNR and pre-approval by the USFWS. The compliance is required before the DNR can offer any timber for sale on subsidized hunting land. The parcels in question have been ...
The Biden Administration Is Letting Corporate Criminals Off the Hook
by The New Republic |
Tim Whitehouse, a former EPA enforcement attorney and the executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, praised the Biden administration’s recent improvements on enforcement while acknowledging the strong headwinds such efforts face. “It takes years of ...