Press Releases

RENO, Nev.– Yesterday the Bureau of Land Management announced an emergency closure of 3,985 acres of public land in and adjacent to the Sand Mountain Recreation Area near Fallon, Nevada, to off-road vehicles to protect the rare Sand Mountain blue butterfly. The species is suffering from increasing habitat loss due to off-road vehicle route proliferation,…

400 Backlogged Projects May Escape Anti-Sprawl Controls

Hundreds of Homes, Schools and Other Facilities May Also Be Vulnerable

State Terminated Scientist After He Disclosed Problems to the Inspector General

Interior Must Prove That Hazards Have Been Abated or Face OSHA Intervention

Scathing Building Audit Finds Major Safety, Health and Environmental Violations

New Inspector General Decries “Rudderless” Program as Prosecutions Drop

Press and Public Barred from State House “Stakeholder” Meeting

Denver, Detroit, Philadelphia, SF and KC Labs on Chopping Block

Waxman Introduces Major Whistleblower Reform Legislation

Special Counsel Staff Afraid to Meet with Investigators in Monitored Offices

Stalled Park Wilderness Plans Could Increase Wild Lands by More than Half

Union Charges EPA with Unfair Labor Practice for Refusing to Consult on Closures

Industry Told Not to Bother Submitting Data Qualifiers on Pollution Reports

Major Reform Legislation Has First Hearing Tomorrow

Survey Cites Declining Habitats and Visitor Safety and Growing Frustrations

Responsible for Largest Whistleblower Retaliation Case in Agency History

On-Line System Unworkable After Physical Collections Dispersed

Golf Courses, Transit Villages and Transferable Building Rights Are Eligible Projects

State Wants to Dump Five Years of Samples from Everglades, Lake O and Estuaries