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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

RACE AGAINST THE CLOCK IN FIRST AMENDMENT BATTLEGROUND OVER THE MOJAVE CROSS

Attorney General Ashcroft Maneuvers to Save Religious Symbol

PENTAGON TO SUSPEND WHISTLEBLOWER AND ETHICS PROTECTIONS

No-bid Contracts a Recipe for Corruption and Cronyism

PARK SERVICE MUST CUT OPERATIONS TO PAY OUTSOURCING COSTS

Visitor Service and Summer Season Reductions, Layoffs Possible

ENVIRONMENTAL SELF-POLICING IS LAX IN DEFENSE AGENCIES

Pentagon Retaliates Against its Environmental Staff

EPA STAFF STIFLE OBJECTIONS TO PENTAGON POLLUTION EXEMPTIONS

Top Official's Testimony Contradicts His Own Agency's Specialists