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Court Challenges May Loom for 'Acting' Decisions

From: Greenwire

“The Government Accountability Office appears to have punted on determining the legality of certain actions taken by temporary Interior Department appointees. So federal…

Interior Deferring to States, Reviewing Fish, Wildlife Protections

From: Natural Gas Intel

“Zinke's plans for the review were outlined in a two-page memo posted Tuesday by the nonprofit group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER).…

Zinke Memo: Interior Will Defer To States For Wildlife Management

From: Wyoming Public Media

“In the memo Zinke asked Interior bureaus to examine and contrast state versus federal policies over the next month and a half, and then provide recommendations…

Legal Battle Staves Off Trump’s Assault on Clean-Water Protections

From: Truth Out

“Since taking office, Donald Trump has waged a relentless attack on the nation’s waterways, but his efforts to strip away protections for rivers and wetlands have run…

Grand Teton Supe Tapped by Trump to Lead NPS

From: Grand Canyon Guide

“Jeff Ruch, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, said the organization has some concerns about Vela’s lack of transparency…


News Releases

U.S. PARK POLICE ENTERS TOURIST SEASON AT LOW EBB

Record Low Force Levels and Record High Assaults; Chief Chambers’ Bid to Return Goes to Federal Court

CLIMATE AND OCEAN SCIENTISTS PUT UNDER NEW SPEECH RESTRAINTS

Any Scientific Statements “of Official Interest” Must be Pre-Approved

ARMY CHEMICAL WEAPONS DEPOT UNDER CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION

Federal Probe Targets Agent Leaks, Monitoring Failures & Environmental Violations

PARK SERVICE BACKS OFF GULF ISLANDS ROAD PLAN

New Director Pledges Review of Alternatives and No Waiver of Management Policies

NEW BUSH PLAN TO GUT ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT

Key Wildlife Protections Weakened by a Series of Administrative Redefinitions