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CPSC Drops Artificial Turf Playground Safety Review

November 2, 2015

Unannounced Decision on Childhood Product Status at Odds with Public Statements

USDA Axes Webinars on Neonic Insecticide Risks

Topic Deemed “Not Appropriate” for Official and Outreach Education Programs

Chemistry Classroom Flash Fire Should Be Investigated

Chemical Safety Board Dispatches Tweets Not Investigators to Latest School Blowout

Suit to Enforce Federal Contractor Whistleblower Law

Little-Used Law for Federal Contract and Subcontract Employees to Lapse in 2017

Failed Toxic Cleanup at Malibu Schools

October 30, 2015

Congressman Ted Lieu Sends EPA Reports of Illegal PCBs

No New Chemical Safety Investigations Opened in Seven Months

October 26, 2015

19 Major Accidents Ignored as Chemical Safety Board Prolongs Internal Probes

USDA Scientist Punished for Pollinator Research

October 22, 2015

Whistleblower Complaint Highlights Official Obstruction of Pesticide Studies

Indefinite Leave at Chemical Safety Board Prompts Complaint

October 19, 2015

OPM Intervention Sought for Merit Violation of Extended Suspension without Cause

Interior Inspector General Needs New Leader

October 15, 2015

Politicized, Misguided, and Shrouded Probes Should Disqualify Kendall

Weather Service Employees Tethered by Illegal Gag Orders

October 6, 2015

Special Counsel Asked to Reverse Recent Raft of Blanket Nondisclosure Policies

Everglades Walks Back Big Python Hunt

October 5, 2015

Park “Python Challenge” Participation Limited to a Few “Authorized Agents”

Massachusetts Begins Mass Environmental Rollback

October 1, 2015

Wetlands, Wildlife and Water Management Protections May Be on Chopping Block

How EPA Facilitates Auto Emission Fraud

September 24, 2015

Agency Doubles Down on Outmoded Dynamometers While Eschewing In-Use Data

Shell Arctic Offshore Safety Data Still Under Wraps

September 3, 2015

Specifics Bolstering President’s Assurance Cannot Be Produced Until After Drilling

Call for Obama to Declare First Alaskan Marine Monuments

August 31, 2015

100,000 Sign Petition Seeking Permanent Protections for At-Risk Alaskan Waters

Everglades Python Hunt Would Set Terrible Precedent

August 24, 2015

Publicity Stunt Not Expected to Reduce Exotic Snake Population in National Park

EPA Stealth Rollback of School PCB Safeguards

August 20, 2015

Material and Exposure Testing Discouraged; Child Exposure Levels Loosened

Park Service Misled the Public on Plant Harvest Plan

August 12, 2015

Public Comment Reopened Due to Unsupported Statements in Federal Register Notice

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