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Ethics Experts Explain How to Protect Taxpayers From Pruitt-Like Scandals

From: Think Progress

"Among its more than a dozen recommendations, the OIG says the EPA should recover these funds from the “responsible official or officials.” Ten of the 14 recommendations…

Wallace Could Fill Extended Interior Vacancy

From: Jackson Hole News & Guide

"If confirmed, in fact, Wallace would oversee two agencies that have lacked Senate-confirmed leadership dating to when Trump took office. Dan Smith,…

Parents, Schools Await Results of Federal Health Study into Synthetic Turf with Tire Crumbs

From: The Oregonian

"This delay was entirely predictable based on the history of this issue particularly and of the current administration’s languid stance on health and safety,” he…

Toothless Law Lets White House Keep Jobs Vacant

From: E&E News

"More than halfway through President Trump's first term, the Interior Department remains rife with key vacancies despite a federal law that suggests the agency should…

PEER Challenges Legality of NPS Operations Deputy Appointment

From: Federal News Network

"PEER said David Vela can’t legally serve as the National Park Service’s acting deputy director for operations because he was appointed by another deputy…


News Releases

CORPS BIOLOGIST FACES 30-DAY SUSPENSION FOR KAYAKING L.A. RIVER

Off-Duty Challenge to Ruling River Was Not Navigable “Undermined Authority”

BAY STATE SELECTMEN SUBJECT OF COMPLAINT AND FEDERAL LAWSUIT

Purge of Conservation Commission Fuels Development Free-for-All in Rehoboth

EPA DROPS PLAN FOR PESTICIDE ENDORSEMENTS AND CAUSE MARKETING

Loophole Left for Case-by-Case Okays of Label Pesticide Pitches, Plugs and Logos

SHUTTERED EPA LIBRARIES OPEN DOORS TOMORROW AFTER TWO YEARS

EPA Headquarters and Chicago, Dallas and Kansas City Regional Libraries Re-Open

NEW TAHOE NATIONAL FOREST PROPOSAL LACKS BALANCE, QUIET RECREATION SHORTCHANGED

Hikers, campers, anglers and other forest visitors worry that new Forest Service proposal would lead to more noise, pollution and safety risks from dirt bikes and off-road vehicles