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Post-Shutdown, An Ocean of Outrage Greets Interior’s Proposed FOIA Changes

From: Think Progress

“More than 130 groups and organizations have submitted public comments opposing the Interior Department’s efforts to crack down on public information requests —…

Proposed FOIA Rule Provokes Response

From: Coastal Review

“Information provided on the Federal Register states that the Department published a final rule in 2012 that updated and replaced the Department’s previous Freedom…

Interior Dept. Plan to Streamline FOIA Responses Alarms Transparency Groups

From: Government Executive

“An Interior Department proposed rule published late last month to ease the workload of its Freedom of Information Office staff has drawn fire from at least…

Environmentalists and Feds Reach Settlement Over Bison Mgmt

From: Courthouse News

“Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) said “a new era may be dawning” over management of the National Bison Range in Moiese, Montana. Management…

Trump’s EPA Just Handed Another Gift to Big Polluters: Letter to the Editor

From: Cleveland

“With new rules imposing the greatest restrictions on the Clean Water Act since its passage in 1972, Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency has handed yet another…


News Releases

LAWSUIT ON WHY EMPLOYEE RATING OF TRUMP APPOINTEES ENDED

2018 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey Altered to Restrict “Leadership” Definition

SUIT TO PENETRATE POLITICAL SCREENING OF INTERIOR GRANTS

Inspector General Decries “Weak or Non-Existent Controls” on Grants and Aid

MERCURY MAY REACH ORBIT THROUGH REGULATORY BLINDSPOT

Mercury Satellite Thruster Propellant Threatens Eco-Catastrophe Back on Earth

LAKE O’S GATEWAY CITY SPEWING ILLEGAL WASTEWATER

Clewiston Phosphorus and Other Pollution Violations Go Unpunished and Unabated

TELE-PRESS CONFERENCE ON EPA FAILURE TO PREVENT FUTURE FLINT CRISES

Retired EPA Experts Discuss Lack of Early Warning System to Avert Lead Drinking Water Tragedies