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A source familiar with the funding for America250, who was not authorized to speak publicly about it, said that the anticipated amount dropped to $50 million and that so far the organization has received just $25 million. Federal funding cuts last year already had led some communities to ...

Science has found that grazing can both harm and help sage grouse habitat, but “it’s a question of how it’s managed,” said Nada Wolff Culver, the BLM’s former principal deputy director during the Biden administration. But for decades, the BLM has lacked the staffing to adequately ...

The findings echo two recent analyses from the nonprofits Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and Earthjustice, which both documented dwindling environmental enforcement under Trump. From day one of Trump’s second term, the administration has pursued an aggressive ...

Kyla Bennett, a science policy director at Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, has raised alarm about outdoor turf deposits like the one in Susquehanna County, saying they can release PFAS — man-made chemicals that could be linked to a variety of health risks. “If (the ...

In a complaint filed last April, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility accused EPA of violating federal law by idling some workers indefinitely because of their purported connection to environmental justice work. The group asked the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, an ...

According to a report issued last November by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, the consolidation boosted the Interior Office of the Secretary staff level to nearly 8,200 employees, up from about 3,300 in September 2024, During the same period, the PEER report calculated ...