National Hurricane Center: No One’s In Charge
It's the Worst Storm Season in Years, and the Top Forecasting Posts Are Still Vacant... Read more.
White House Wants to Shut Down Chemical Safety Investigators
2018 Budget Kills Off the Agency Probing the Toxic Houston Chemical Fire; Congress Wants to Keep It ... Read more.
Interior Department Has Hunting Restrictions in Its Sights
Proposal Would Allow Killing of Animals in Protected Areas; NRA Wants to Make Gun Silencers Easier to Buy... Read more.
Veterans Department Gets A Budget Boost, but Disabled Vets Won’t See It
Unemployment Payments, Some as High as $22,000 a Year, Are To Be Cut... Read more.
Hey, EPA, Get the Lead Out!
The Agency Drags Its Feet Addressing Lead and Copper Poisoning the Drinking Water of Millions... Read more.
EPA Passes the Buck on Toxic Coal-Ash Sludge
Siding with the Power Industry, the Federal Agency Wants States Overseeing Deadly Pollutants... Read more.
White House Pushes Social Security Staff Cuts
A Voluntary Buyout, Possible Layoffs, Could Curtail Services for 61 Million Americans... Read more.
Republicans and Corporations Take Aim for Government Agencies
120 Corporate Lobbyists Have Lined Up Behind the Senate's 'Regulatory Accountability' Bill ... Read more.
Washington Gears Up for New NAFTA Talks
Renegotiation of the North American Trade Pact Will Focus on Mexican Workers, Autos, Farming and E-Commerce... Read more.
Illinois Officials Oppose Plan to Block Asian Carp from the Great Lakes
Republicans Say Army Corps 'Killing Zone' Costs Too Much and Will Hurt the Economy, Environment... Read more.