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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

SPECIAL COUNSEL POSTS AND THEN RETRACTS POOR REPORT CARD

Growing Reports of White House Calls for Bloch’s Resignation

NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM PUT ON STARVATION DIET

Scores of Vacant Refuges to Be Left With No Staff on “Preservation Status”

WHISTLEBLOWERS GIVE SPECIAL COUNSEL DISMAL REVIEWS

New Survey Shows “Customer” Satisfaction Hitting Rock Bottom

STEALTH CLOSURE OF PRINCIPAL EPA CHEMICAL LIBRARY

Unannounced Move Hampers Agency Scientists’ Review of New Chemicals

NATIONAL BISON RANGE EVALUATION CENSORED BY AGENCY

Warnings about Communications Breakdowns and Worsening Relations Were Stifled