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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

HUGE GAPS IN STATE WHISTLEBLOWER LAWS

State Employees Who Tell Inconvenient Truths Face Vastly Different Consequences

WASHINGTON WHISTLEBLOWER LAW AMONG WEAKEST IN NATION

State Ranks with Louisiana, Below Oklahoma and West Virginia in National Study

BIG HOLES IN NEW ENGLAND’S WHISTLEBLOWER LAWS

State Employees Who Tell Inconvenient Truths Face Vastly Different Consequences

NEW JERSEY WHISTLEBLOWER LAW HAS HUGE COVERAGE GAPS

State Ranks with Kentucky, Below Oklahoma and West Virginia in National Study

MASSACHUSETTS SUSPENDED WATER POLLUTION DISCHARGE LIMITS

No Monitoring for 1.4 Million Gallons per Day of Industrial Wastewater