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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

BUSH TO ALLOW CORPORATE RESEARCH IN NATIONAL PARKS

Profit-Sharing for Removal of Plants and Animals Could Endanger Conservation

FOREST RESEARCH SACRIFICED TO POLITICS, SAY USFS SCIENTISTS

Survey of Pacific Northwest Lab Paints Bleak Picture

CORPS TO PROCEED WITH BILLION DOLLAR UPPER MISSISSIPPI PROJECT

Decision to Reject Reforms Urged by National Academy & Pentagon

CONSERVATION GROUPS BACK U.S. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

MOVE TO PROTECT DESERT WILDLIFE BY LIMITING LIVESTOCK GRAZING ON PUBLIC LANDS

ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP SUES CITY OVER TREATMENT PLANT

City Still Unwilling To Clean Up Plant