News Clips

From: Herald-Whig “Environmental groups, including Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, and others filed the lawsuit June 28 in Washington. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service acted prematurely, “based on flawed assumptions and shoddy science,” when it took ...

From: Akron Beacon-Journal “Recall how Pruitt became representative of the swamp President Trump says he wants to drain — from around-the-clock security and the $43,000 secure phone booth to excessive first-class travel at taxpayer expense and enlisting aides to perform personal ...

From: E&E News “Thirteen federal investigations into Pruitt were open before he left the agency Friday. Some of those probes could still ensnare political aides who remain on the payroll, even as acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler tries to steer the agency away from the ...

From: The Advocate “A national nonprofit group along with a number of Louisiana organizations and individuals have filed suit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service seeking to have the Louisiana black bear put back on the list of endangered species. The bear, a sub-species of the ...

From: USA Today “Hundreds of scientists, researchers and other staff have left the agency over the past 18 months taking with them institutional expertise. In addition, administrative, civil and criminal enforcement actions continued to drop under Pruitt, a trend that began under ...

“So when Pruitt’s resignation was tweeted by President Trump on Thursday afternoon, there was relief among many EPA employees, according to Jeff Ruch, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a non-profit legal group that represents civil servants ...