Public Lands Critic to Oversee Fish, Wildlife and Parks
From: Environment News Service
"Putting Karen Budd-Falen in this position is like putting Genghis Khan in charge of a day care center,” said PEER Senior Counsel Peter Jenkins, pointing…
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From: Environment News Service
"Putting Karen Budd-Falen in this position is like putting Genghis Khan in charge of a day care center,” said PEER Senior Counsel Peter Jenkins, pointing…
From: Times Free Press
"George Luber is a national award winner for his work on climate change and health questions. He also is an internationally recognized epidemiologist, and until…
From: E&E News
"Hoover alleges that BLM's decision to fire him was "improper retaliation" for an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaint he filed last year and for "disclosing…
From: High Country News
"On May 15, it was reported by The Hill that 47 Interior Department officers were currently assigned to the border — more than twice the previous number. This…
From: Tampa Bay Times
"Jerry Phillips, the attorney who prepared the complaint for the environmental group, said the group hasn’t given up, but it hasn’t heard a peep from the federal…
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