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Ethics Experts Explain How to Protect Taxpayers From Pruitt-Like Scandals

From: Think Progress

"Among its more than a dozen recommendations, the OIG says the EPA should recover these funds from the “responsible official or officials.” Ten of the 14 recommendations…

Wallace Could Fill Extended Interior Vacancy

From: Jackson Hole News & Guide

"If confirmed, in fact, Wallace would oversee two agencies that have lacked Senate-confirmed leadership dating to when Trump took office. Dan Smith,…

Parents, Schools Await Results of Federal Health Study into Synthetic Turf with Tire Crumbs

From: The Oregonian

"This delay was entirely predictable based on the history of this issue particularly and of the current administration’s languid stance on health and safety,” he…

Toothless Law Lets White House Keep Jobs Vacant

From: E&E News

"More than halfway through President Trump's first term, the Interior Department remains rife with key vacancies despite a federal law that suggests the agency should…

PEER Challenges Legality of NPS Operations Deputy Appointment

From: Federal News Network

"PEER said David Vela can’t legally serve as the National Park Service’s acting deputy director for operations because he was appointed by another deputy…


News Releases

BIG BEND BREAKS GROUND ON SINGLE-TRACK BIKE RACING TRAIL

Precedent-Setting Embrace of Converting Park Backcountry to Thrill Sport Venues

NEW JERSEY DECLARES STEALTH WAR ON “KILLER TREES”

DEP Plans Emergency Clear-Cut of Bull's Island State Park on Delaware River

POLAR BEAR PROBE LUMBERS INTO ITS THIRD YEAR

New IG Interviews This Week as Arctic Research Flounders in Uncertainty

SEN. FEINSTEIN WRONG (AGAIN) ON POINT REYES SCIENCE

Her Latest Bogus Charges Reflect Pattern of Political Pressure for Oyster Outfit

LAWSUIT TO CLOSE LOOPHOLES IN CALIFORNIA GREENHOUSE GAS LAW

Reliance on Offsets Destroys Integrity and Undermines Climate Protection