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House Dems Push Trump to Fill High-Level Interior Vacancies

From: The Hill

"Fifty-nine percent of key [Interior] positions have yet to be filled; fewer than half of those vacant even have a nominee awaiting Senate approval,” Rep. Raúl Grijalva…

Federal Managers who Try to Protect Public Lands Face Threats and Violence. Here’s What Makes That Much Worse.

From: The Washington Post

"Recently, the federal Bureau of Land Management fired a longtime employee, allegedly for blowing the whistle on the Trump administration’s refusal to enforce…

Number of Criminal Environmental Cases Referred to DOJ by Interior at Nearly 25-Year Low

From: The Hill

"The number of criminal environmental enforcement cases brought by the Interior Department has decreased by nearly 40 percent since 2016, according to internal data shared…

Ethics Group Goes After Interior for Sidestepping Senate When Filling Posts

From: The Hill

"An environmental group filed a complaint against the Department of the Interior on Tuesday, saying the agency shuffled controversial employees into roles without Senate…

Trump’s EPA Is Letting “Forever Chemicals” Into Our Food, Experts Say

From: Truth Out

"A growing chorus of environmental groups and public health experts are slamming the Trump administration for its milquetoast response to the widespread problem of per-…


News Releases

CLIMATE SCIENTISTS FREED FROM AGENCY GAG ORDER

Commerce Prior Review Policy Does Not Apply to National Weather Service Workers

TEN QUESTIONS THE SENATE SHOULD ASK LISA JACKSON

Committee Urged to Scrutinize Jackson’s Actions and Decisions in New Jersey

DRILLING AND MINING IN STORE FOR TWO ICONIC SOUTHWEST PARKS

Falling Commodity Prices Brings Brief Reprieve for Petrified Forest and Aztec Ruins

INTERIOR DEPARTMENT NEEDS NEW BROOMS TO SWEEP IT CLEAN

whistleblowers and reformers required to rejuvenate ravaged agencies

GLOBAL WARMING PROGRESS UNDER BUSH ILLUSORY, AUDIT FINDS

State Greenhouse Gas Plans, Such as New Jersey’s, Suffer from Same Pitfalls