USGS Fires Lab Biosafety Whistleblower
Washington, DC — A microbiologist who charges that biosafety failures in U.S. Geological Survey wildlife disease laboratories are endangering the public, as well as compromising both research results...
View ArticlePFAS Found in Widely Used Insecticide
Washington — An insecticide widely used in public mosquito control contains high levels of toxic “forever chemicals,” according to test results ordered by Public Employees for Environmental...
View ArticleColorado Orders Staff to Ignore Air Pollution Violations
Washington, DC — The entire air modeling staff for the State of Colorado contend that they are now directed to issue illegal permits, ignore violations, and refrain from verifying pollution emissions,...
View ArticleSuit to Bar E-Bikes from Park Trails Gets Greenlight
Washington, DC — A lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s approval of electronic bicycles (“e-bikes”) anywhere in the National Park System where traditional human-pedaled bicycles are allowed...
View ArticleAnother Gulf Deepwater Disaster Narrowly Averted
Washington, DC — Amidst a hurricane one week before the November 2020 election, a deep-water oil drilling operation in the Gulf of Mexico barely escaped catastrophe, according to documents posted today...
View ArticleUSGS Restores Fired Lab Biosafety Whistleblower
Washington, DC — In an abrupt turnaround, the U.S. Geological Survey has “rescinded” the removal of a microbiologist who had charged that biosafety failures in its wildlife disease laboratories were...
View ArticleYellowstones Thermal Features vs. Expanded Bandwidth
Washington, DC — A plan to bury 187 miles of fiber optic cable may compromise some of the unique hydrothermal features that led to the creation of Yellowstone National Park back in 1872, according to a...
View ArticleEPA Scientist Wins Award amid Fight To Win Her Job Back
Washington, DC — The expert the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recruited in 2015 to enhance protection of children’s health has won a national award even as she fights to return to her position,...
View ArticleFederal Action Needed to Cut Colorado Air Pollution
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency needs to intervene to fix an illegal air pollution permit afflicting one of the most disadvantaged areas in Colorado, according to Public Employees for...
View ArticleChemical Safety Board Chairs Spending Spree On Herself
Washington, DC — A Trump appointee leading the federal agency charged with investigating and preventing industrial explosions and other chemical accidents is spending large amounts of taxpayer funds on...
View ArticleDelray Deputy Utility Manager Cashiered
Tallahassee — Delray’s troubled water utility suffered yet another blow when its deputy utilities manager was forced to surrender his license because it was obtained under false pretenses, according to...
View ArticleCan Biden Science Task Force Break Old Bad Habits?
Washington, DC — President Biden’s newly convened Scientific Integrity Task Force is charged with determining why the Scientific Integrity Policies adopted under President Obama did not work, including...
View ArticleHow Interior Sabotaged Its Scientific Integrity Policy
Washington, DC — Perhaps no federal agency is a bigger hypocrite when it comes to scientific integrity than the Department of Interior, according to a new analysis by Public Employees for Environmental...
View ArticlePawnee Coal Plant Causing Clean Air Act Violations
Denver — The Pawnee coal power plant is not in compliance with National Ambient Air Quality Standards for sulfur dioxide (SO2), a coalition of environmental groups charge. Independent modeling reveals...
View ArticleScientific Misconduct Carries No Penalties
Washington, DC — Federal scientific integrity policies typically provide no punishment for violations and, in some cases, insulate offenders from the disciplinary process, according to a new analysis...
View ArticlePolitical Sabotage by Anti-Wolf Colorado Parks Manager
Denver — A senior state wildlife official has been fully reinstated after he was caught using public resources in a private campaign against reintroduction of wolves in Colorado, according to Public...
View ArticleScientists Urge Biden to Go Big for Ocean Protection
Washington, DC — Marine scientists are telling the Biden administration that “local, voluntary” actions will not be enough to reach his ambitious goal of protecting 30% of America’s oceans by 2030,...
View ArticleEPA Can Keep Formaldehyde Assessment Under Wraps
Washington, DC — The public is not entitled to see a long overdue health assessment of formaldehyde, one of the most widely used industrial chemicals, according to a ruling by a federal district court...
View ArticleBLM Migratory Bird Whistleblower in More Hot Water
Washington, DC — A U.S. Bureau of Land Management environmental analyst who had been facing a proposed termination since mid-February was relieved to see all charges dropped. That same day, however, he...
View ArticleNational Parks Should Go Plastic Free
Washington, DC — In a major step to “green” the operation of national parks, the Biden administration should embrace an immediate ban on park plastic water bottle sales and reducing plastic wastes by...
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