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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

EPA LEAD PAINT INSPECTIONS FAULTED

Special Counsel Orders Probe of Lead-Safe Renovations of Older Housing

FOREST SERVICE SCALPED ON TONGASS TIMBER SALES

Bad Sales Cost Taxpayers & Alaska Schools Big Money and Hurt the Forest

FATE OF BISON RANGE IN INTERIOR SECRETARY ZINKE’S HANDS

Lawsuit to Block Transfer at Critical Stage as Refuge Withers on Starvation Diet

YELLOWSTONE PLOTS BANDWIDTH EXPLOSION

New Towers and Major Facility Expansion Violate Laws and Park Service Policies

FEDERAL EMPLOYEE FREE SPEECH TIED IN KNOTS

Ethical Quagmires Line Narrow Path of Federal Workers’ Ability to Speak Out