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BSPR: Proposed Rule Aims To Curb Public Records Requests As Demand For Documents Increases

From: Boisie State Public Radio

“A new rule proposed last week by the U.S. Interior Department could make it harder for news outlets and non-profit organizations to get public information…

The New Acting Interior Secretary Is An Agency Insider And Ex-Oil Lobbyist

From: KUER 90.1

“In addition to his track record in Washington governance and politics, Bernhardt also has experience in the fossil fuel industry. He worked for a Washington, D.C.,…

More than 800 Florida Manatees Died in 2018

From: Dive Photo Guide

“How many more bad years can manatees endure before triggering an irreversible downward population spiral?” asked Jeff Ruch, Executive Director of Public Employees…

Proposed Rule Aims To Curb Public Records Requests As Demand For Documents Increases

From: KUER 90.1

“A new rule proposed last week by the U.S. Interior Department could make it harder for news outlets and non-profit organizations to get public information on a range…

New Interior FOIA Rule Could Make it Harder to Get Public Documents

From: The Hill

“An Interior spokesperson would not answer questions about the rule change, citing the government shutdown. The rule was signed by Principal Deputy Solicitor Daniel Jorjani,…


News Releases

TRIBE MEMBERS HAVE LONG HISTORY OF GAME VIOLATIONS

Seattle City Council Poised to Cede White River Game Management to Muckleshoot

NEW JERSEY ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY ISSUES GAG ORDER TO STAFF

Mounting Scandals Creating “Bunker Mentality” Inside Troubled Agency

ALASKA: THE LAST FRONTIER IS LAST WASTE DUMP

State Pocked by Thousands of Hazardous Waste Sites with Little Monitoring

SAN MIGUEL COUNTY JOINS COALITION SEEKING GUNNISON SAGE-GROUSE PROTECTION

TELLURIDE, COLO. – San Miguel County in Colorado has formally joined an effort to protect the Gunnison sage-grouse under the federal Endangered Species Act. The County’s action is in response to a decision…

LEGISLATURE TO PROBE TOXIC COLLAPSE IN NEW JERSEY

Series of Cleanup Fiascoes Have Communities Feeling Betrayed and Vulnerable