Press Releases

“Ethical Swamp” Persists Despite Acting Governor’s Ethics Reform Pledge

Deal With BP/ARCO Will Leave Butte Contaminated for Centuries

Gag Order Against Speaking with Legislators and at Scientific Conferences on “Emerging Contaminants”

$60,000 Aide Needed to Advance Mainella’s Constant Trips

DEP’s Campbell Tells Chemical Industry He Will Bow on Toxic Standards

Proposed Rule Riddled With Loopholes; Would Not Bar Infamous “CHEERS” Study

Open Season in Sunshine State for “Rip & Skip” Operators

Agency Manual Hastily Amended; Independent Law Enforcement Program at Risk

Olympic National Park’s Shelters Are In Violation Of Act

DEP Employees’ Recommendations Pushed Aside As Persistent Flooding Worsens; Press Conference Called For Today

Issues Raised By Minnesota Scientist Are At Core Of Senator’s Letter

Ranger and Park Police Staffing Cannot Keep Up With Rising Security and Visitor Demands

Agency Looking at Economics Not Public Health in Crafting Renovation Rule

Whistleblower Files Lawsuit Over 18-Mile Stretch Project In Florida Keys

Agency Survey Shows Declining Trust and Deteriorating Communication

Last Day Of Hearing For Toxic Computer Recycling Program

Inspector General Opens Investigation; PR Execs Now Running Labs

Officials Routinely Rewarded for Lying and Punished for Telling the Truth

New Jersey DEP Delays Enforcement Despite Big Flood Toll

Danger to “Threatened” Wildlife Species, Children, and Non-Target Wildlife Washington, DC — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s plan for killing wildlife that prey on livestock in Colorado is a dangerous and misguided, according to public comments released today by a coalition of environmental groups. The USDA is planning to spend at least $1 million in…