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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

INTERIOR SECRETARY VOWS AN ETHICAL CULTURE AMID SCANDALS

New Directives in Wake of Griles Prison Sentence and Spreading Investigations

PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES ASKED TO PLEDGE OPEN GOVERNMENT

Will Next President Stop Scientific Manipulation and Whistleblower Retaliation?

OSHA ORDERED TO RELEASE TOXIC EXPOSURE DATABASE

More than 25 Years of Workplace Sampling Yields Public Health Research Bonanza

RANGERS CALL OFF-ROAD VEHICLES BIGGEST THREAT TO PUBLIC LANDS

“Rangers for Responsible Recreation” Launched to Combat “Wreck-reation”

FOREST SERVICE MISMANAGEMENT OF OFF-ROAD VEHICLES SPURS SUIT THREAT

Sportsmen, conservationists join to protect prized trout habitat in NC and TN