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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

NEW JERSEY LEAVES DOOR OPEN FOR MORE SCHOOLS ON TOXIC SITES

Governor’s “Working Group” Dodges Question of Acquiring Toxic Land for Schools

POLLUTE OR PERISH: FLORIDA’S LAKE OKEECHOBEE DILEMMA

Rising Lake Levels Force Releases of Increasingly Dirty Waters to Stem Dike Break

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TO ALLOW COMMERCIAL BIOPROSPECTING

Public Interest Groups Oppose Commercialization of Parks

CHAMBERS WINS PRIVACY ACT RULING

Interior Department Illegally Refusing to Release Exonerating Documents

FLORIDA’S NEW HURRICANE LAWS RIDDLED WITH LOOPHOLES

Local Governments Designating High-Hazard Areas for Development