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Florida Drops out of Climate Change Fight

September 2, 2009

Gov. Crist Nixes Joining RGGI or Pursuing State Emission Curbs; Will Defer to Feds

Political Arm Twisting for Massive Delaware Bay Wind Farm

September 1, 2009

New Jersey under Pressure to Lift Ban on Wind Turbines in Migratory Bird Flyway

Feds Okay Tourists Swimming With Manatees

August 31, 2009

Fish & Wildlife Service Rejects PEER Petition to End “Swim-With” Permits

Obama Strip-Mining Pick Bad News for Coal Country

Industry-Friendly State Regulator Signals There Will Be No Crackdown on Abuses

EPA Audit Rips New Jersey DEP Performance

August 27, 2009

Corrective Actions Never Implemented for Toxic, Wetlands and Other Programs

Mishandled Asbestos Spurs Criminal Complaint at Grand Teton

August 26, 2009

Public Health Imperiled by Park’s Illegal Asbestos Removal, Transport and Storage

Research Confirms St. Lawrence Cement Plant Pollutes Nearby Camden Waterfront Neighborhood

August 20, 2009

Research Confirms St. Lawrence Cement Plant Pollutes Nearby Camden Waterfront Neighborhood Camden — A coalition of local, regional and statewide environmental advocates came together today to publicly unveil a state report that confirms that the St. Lawrence Cement Plant (Holcim) in Camden, New Jersey – located within just blocks of the Waterfront South community –…

Border Agency Denies Sewage, Flooding and Dam Break Dangers

August 17, 2009

Bush Holdovers Perpetuate Pattern of Abuse and Malfeasance without Oversight

EPA Timidly Tiptoes Toward Transparency

August 10, 2009

Staff Ordered to Cooperate with Inspector General but Not Other Investigators

Dupont Presses New Jersey to Water Down PFOA Risk Assessment

August 5, 2009

Industry Consultants Get Closed Door Access to State Drinking Water Institute

Forest Service ORV Plan Near Grand Canyon Halted

August 3, 2009

ORV Access for Hunter Removals of Carcasses Dealt Setback with Ruling

New Jersey Environmental Agency at Heart of Bribery Scandal

July 27, 2009

New Rules Needed to Ban “Pay-to-Play” and Protect Staff from Strong-Arm Tactics

New Jersey Alters Health Study Under Industry Pressure

July 21, 2009

Industry Allowed Private Meetings to Lobby for Changes in Camden Study

Nerve Gas Leak Detectors Inoperative for Years

July 20, 2009

Army Report Confirms Blue Grass Chemical Weapons Depot Was “Flying Blind”

Reward Offered for OHV Vandals Who Trashed Meadow

July 16, 2009

Reward Offered for OHV Vandals Who Trashed Meadow Sacramento — Conservationists are offering a reward for information leading to the identification and conviction of dirt bikers who damaged a beautiful mountain meadow that is vital habitat for the Yosemite toad, a candidate for listing under the Endangered Species Act. The damage also compromises an expensive…

Move to End Harassment of Florida Manatees

July 15, 2009

Legal Filing to Outlaw Manatee “Swim-With” Dives by 100,000 Tourists Annually

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