INTERIOR DEPARTMENT MIRED IN INVESTIGATIONS
From: High Country News
“...some watchdog groups worry that any findings about Zinke’s conduct will simply pass unnoticed without outside pressure. Investigations are only effective…
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From: High Country News
“...some watchdog groups worry that any findings about Zinke’s conduct will simply pass unnoticed without outside pressure. Investigations are only effective…
From: Sacramento News & Review
“Based on information PEER says it discovered through Freedom of Information Act requests, its members are asking the inspector general to investigate…
From: The Buffalo News
““These are the least politically popular animals I’ve ever encountered,” Ruch said. “All we’re saying is learn about them before you shoot them.” Ruch added:…
From: Greenwire
“"It's the sort of sloppy science that gets the Fish and Wildlife Service sued regularly," PEER Executive Director Jeff Ruch said today of the agency's latest work,…
From: Government Executive
““No one has apparently even asked whether environmentally sensitive federal lands and waters will be subjected to doses of antimicrobial chemicals, insecticides…
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