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Bernhardt Must Renew 'Acting' Heads by Month's End

From: E&E News

“Acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt must soon decide whether to maintain eight temporary agency directors, as the Trump administration presses into its third year…

Idled Federal Workers Called Back To Wildlife Refuges So People Can Hunt

From: Huffington Post

“Jeff Ruch, president of the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, told The Hill that the FWS decision appears to violate the terms of its own shutdown…

US Congress Allows Oil Spill Tax to Expire

From: Argus Media

“A US government trust fund used to clean up oil spills is losing out on millions of dollars in revenue after lawmakers allowed a 9¢/bl excise tax on refiners, importers…

Refuge Reinforcements Ride In, But Is It a Rescue?

From: E&E News

“Jeff Ruch, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, declared today that the FWS refuge reinforcements could compound risks for wildlife…

Interior Restaffs Some Wildlife Refuges During Shutdown

From: WFAE 90.7

“Just days after announcing that some furloughed staff will be returning to clean up trash-riddled national parks during the government shutdown, the Trump administration…


News Releases

ARIZONA COUGAR SHOOTING PLAN MISGUIDED

Need For and Effects of Wiping Out Desert-Adapted Cougars Not Understood

EPA PROMOTING COAL ASH FOR CONSUMER USE

Partnership with Industry Sidesteps Public and Worker Toxic Exposure Concerns

DON’T EXPECT NEW MARINE SANCTUARIES UNDER OBAMA

NOAA Chief Says No Plans to Even Begin Considering New Ocean Reserves

MOJAVE OFF-ROAD PLAN STRUCK DOWN IN FEDERAL COURT

BLM Told to Redesign Bush-Era ORV Plan for Mojave Desert Federal Lands

THE LAST INDIAN TRADER RUINED BY PARK SERVICE INCOMPETENCE

Lawsuit Filed to Unearth Suppressed IG Report into Agency Misconduct