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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

PARK SERVICE CENSORED IN COMMUNICATING WITH CONGRESS

Park Concerns with Pending Bill Stifled by Junior Trump Political Operative

ETHICS COMPLAINT AGAINST RABID ANTI-WOLF LEGISLATOR

Washington’s Rep. Kretz Threatened University to Fire Scientist and End Research

ZION EXPLORES CAP ON NUMBER OF VISITORS AS OTHER PARKS FIDDLE

Curbs on Park Overcrowding Mandatory But Are a Politically Perilous Third Rail

WISCONSIN HOUNDERS ILLEGALLY HARASS WOLVES

Criminal Complaint Cites State Payments for Hunting Dogs Killed in Wolf Clashes

ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE LEASH TOO WEAK TO CHECK ABUSE

OPM Plan Allows Unlimited “Notice Leave” and Lets Agencies Police Themselves