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EPA Prosecutions of Polluters Approach Quarter-Century Lows

by PEER | November 21, 2019
“WASHINGTON (AP) — Criminal prosecution and convictions of polluters have fallen to quarter-century lows under the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency, deepening three years of overall enforcement declines, according to Justice Department statistics. And while ...

EPA Prosecutions of Polluters Approach Quarter-Century Lows

by PEER |
“WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Department figures show criminal prosecution and convictions of polluters have fallen to quarter-century lows under the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency. The figures Thursday from a Syracuse University records-tracking program show ...

Interior Department International Travel Illegal

by PEER | November 20, 2019
Unauthorized Official Okayed Trips Contrary to Statute ...

Westward Heave-ho: How a Federal Agency’s Move to Colorado Threatens Public Lands, Science and the Climate

by PEER |
“When it comes to public lands, the National Park Service has better name recognition among Americans, but it’s the Bureau of Land Management, along with the USDA’s Forest Service, that has more influence. The BLM has jurisdiction over 246 million acres — more than the Forest ...

Modern Biology and Ecology: the Roots Of America’s Assertive Illiteracy

by PEER | November 19, 2019
“The 2016 election elevated Mike Pence and Betsy DeVos—major supporters of teaching creationism—to the vice presidency and leadership of the U.S. Department of Education, respectively. DeVos is a billionaire funder of efforts to pass state laws that give science teachers the ...