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Bernhardt Must Renew 'Acting' Heads by Month's End

From: E&E News

“Acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt must soon decide whether to maintain eight temporary agency directors, as the Trump administration presses into its third year…

Idled Federal Workers Called Back To Wildlife Refuges So People Can Hunt

From: Huffington Post

“Jeff Ruch, president of the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, told The Hill that the FWS decision appears to violate the terms of its own shutdown…

US Congress Allows Oil Spill Tax to Expire

From: Argus Media

“A US government trust fund used to clean up oil spills is losing out on millions of dollars in revenue after lawmakers allowed a 9¢/bl excise tax on refiners, importers…

Refuge Reinforcements Ride In, But Is It a Rescue?

From: E&E News

“Jeff Ruch, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, declared today that the FWS refuge reinforcements could compound risks for wildlife…

Interior Restaffs Some Wildlife Refuges During Shutdown

From: WFAE 90.7

“Just days after announcing that some furloughed staff will be returning to clean up trash-riddled national parks during the government shutdown, the Trump administration…


News Releases

AMERICA LOSING THE WAR FOR CLEAN WATER

More Than Half of U.S. Rivers and Two-Thirds of Lakes and Reservoirs Impaired

MANATEE DEATHS IN 2018 ALREADY TOP LAST YEAR’S HIGH TOLL

Nearly 100 Red Tide-Related Deaths So Far; Second-Highest Total This Decade

PRUITT SCIENCE CENSORSHIP PLAN IS BIG TEST FOR WHEELER

Legally Dubious Curbs on Scientific Studies Hamstring Public Health Protections

PRUITT’S WACKY WOTUS REPEAL DO-OVER DIGS DEEPER LEGAL HOLE

Supplemental Filing to Justify Jettisoning Clean Water Rule Runs Further Aground

PRUITT HOLDOVER COST-BENEFIT PLAN IS REGULATORY LAND MINE

Crude Attempt to Put Corporate Thumb on Scales for Health and Eco-Protection