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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

NEW JERSEY EXEMPTS FLOOD OF PROJECTS FROM FLOOD HAZARD RULES

DEP Confirms Flood Prevention and Stream Buffer Protection Loopholes

MOUNTAIN BIKE GROUP WANTS ACCESS TO PARK BACKCOUNTRY TRAILS

NPS Director Appears This Week at International Mountain Biking Convention

FLORIDA ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT CONTINUES DOWNWARD SLIDE

Municipalities Now Account for Half of All Major Pollution Violations

EPA LIBRARY ON EFFECTS OF NEW CHEMICALS WILL REMAIN CLOSED

Four Key Committee Chairs Ask GAO to Review EPA Library “Restoration” Plans

ARMY’S $100 MILLION HOUSING FROM HELL: ALASKA’S TAKU GARDENS

Responsibility Evaded for Uninhabitable Base Family Housing atop Weapons Dump