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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

INDUSTRY MOVES TO TAKE OVER JERSEY ECO-SCIENCE BOARD

DEP Sued to Force Release of Lobbying Messages for Industry-Backed Scientists

INSPECTOR GENERAL SWOOPS DOWN ON BORDER AGENCY

Commissioner Takes Leave as Agents Arrive to Scour Files and Computers

WORKPLACE EXPOSURES RISE AS OSHA HEALTH INSPECTIONS FALL

OSHA Drifts in Wrong Direction by Further Misallocating Scarce Resources

BORDER AGENCY AXES TOP LAWYER FOR WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINT

General Counsel Fired for Not Being “Collegial” in Reporting Waste and Abuse

LAKE OKEECHOBEE POLLUTION LEVELS SPIKE OUT OF CONTROL

Everglades Restoration Imperiled by Imploding South Florida Water Quality