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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

EPA STAFF ORDERED TO STONEWALL INVESTIGATORS AND MEDIA

Employees Told Not to Answer Questions or “Make Any Statements”

PARK SERVICE CLEARED IN POINT REYES OYSTER OPERATION COMPLAINT

Environmental Effects of Industrial Shellfish Operations Remain Murky

SUIT TO UNCOVER HUMAN HAZARDS OF FEDERAL WILDLIFE ERADICATION

Secret Agency Review of Poisonings, Crashes, Explosions and Terror Risks

FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE HIDING INFLUENCE OF REFUGE DRILLER

Federal Court Asked to Force Government to Release Records

MAINE SEEKS PRE-APPROVAL FOR WETLANDS DESTRUCTION

Maine DOT “Umbrella Mitigation Bank” Tries to Exploit Weakened Federal Policies