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House Dems Push Trump to Fill High-Level Interior Vacancies

From: The Hill

"Fifty-nine percent of key [Interior] positions have yet to be filled; fewer than half of those vacant even have a nominee awaiting Senate approval,” Rep. Raúl Grijalva…

Federal Managers who Try to Protect Public Lands Face Threats and Violence. Here’s What Makes That Much Worse.

From: The Washington Post

"Recently, the federal Bureau of Land Management fired a longtime employee, allegedly for blowing the whistle on the Trump administration’s refusal to enforce…

Number of Criminal Environmental Cases Referred to DOJ by Interior at Nearly 25-Year Low

From: The Hill

"The number of criminal environmental enforcement cases brought by the Interior Department has decreased by nearly 40 percent since 2016, according to internal data shared…

Ethics Group Goes After Interior for Sidestepping Senate When Filling Posts

From: The Hill

"An environmental group filed a complaint against the Department of the Interior on Tuesday, saying the agency shuffled controversial employees into roles without Senate…

Trump’s EPA Is Letting “Forever Chemicals” Into Our Food, Experts Say

From: Truth Out

"A growing chorus of environmental groups and public health experts are slamming the Trump administration for its milquetoast response to the widespread problem of per-…


News Releases

NEW JERSEY YET TO COME TO GRIPS WITH POST-SANDY FLOOD RISKS

Coastal Maps Do Not Account for Climate Change Effects; Inland Maps Decades Old

JERSEY TOXIC SPILL FIASCO DEMANDS SECOND LOOK

Review of Evacuation and Health Warnings Confusion, Role of Corporate Consultant

REWARD FUND GROWS FOR CAPTURE OF PETROGLYPH VANDALS

Criminal Conviction Seen as Key Deterrent for Future Artifact Destruction

FLORIDA ECO-AGENCY CUTS MUSCLE AND BONE – FAT LONG GONE

DEP Says It Has No Written Explanation of How Employees Were Selected for Firing

SCIENTIFIC WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINT RESOLVED

Successful Mediation under Auspices of U.S. Office of Special Counsel