Press Releases

Loss of Access to Collections Will Hamper Emergency Response and Research

Mitigation Bank Expansion to Facilitate Construction in Marshes and Streams

New Office Complex on Superfund Site Beset by Environmental Headaches

Urban Ills Penetrating Deep into Backwoods as Law Enforcement Presence Shrinks

Ship Strikes are Largest Threat to Critically Endangered Marine Mammal

Rule Amendment to Correct Oversight Underlines Flaws in Human Testing Plan

First Ladies National Historic Site Run by Rep. Regula’s Wife in Lavish Fashion

Legislature Expands DEP Toxic Probe and Ponders Reform Bills

Warning Center May Be Unable to Function After First Wave Hits

Seattle City Council Poised to Cede White River Game Management to Muckleshoot

Mounting Scandals Creating “Bunker Mentality” Inside Troubled Agency

State Pocked by Thousands of Hazardous Waste Sites with Little Monitoring

TELLURIDE, COLO. – San Miguel County in Colorado has formally joined an effort to protect the Gunnison sage-grouse under the federal Endangered Species Act. The County’s action is in response to a decision six weeks ago by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to eliminate protections for the Gunnison sage-grouse and remove it from consideration…

Series of Cleanup Fiascoes Have Communities Feeling Betrayed and Vulnerable

Altered Harbor Approaches to Reduce Ship Strikes on Endangered Marine Mammal

Meeting with OMB Staff Laid Out Exemptions for Experiments on Children

Unacceptable Risk to Children and Political Pressure on Scientists Decried

Public Comment Deadline Signals Start of Pitched Legal Battle

Budget Asks for “Corrective Action Plan” and an Employee Grievance Process

Senator and Top Park Official Intervene to Lower Fine for Archaeological Violations