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Post-Shutdown, An Ocean of Outrage Greets Interior’s Proposed FOIA Changes

From: Think Progress

“More than 130 groups and organizations have submitted public comments opposing the Interior Department’s efforts to crack down on public information requests —…

Proposed FOIA Rule Provokes Response

From: Coastal Review

“Information provided on the Federal Register states that the Department published a final rule in 2012 that updated and replaced the Department’s previous Freedom…

Interior Dept. Plan to Streamline FOIA Responses Alarms Transparency Groups

From: Government Executive

“An Interior Department proposed rule published late last month to ease the workload of its Freedom of Information Office staff has drawn fire from at least…

Environmentalists and Feds Reach Settlement Over Bison Mgmt

From: Courthouse News

“Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) said “a new era may be dawning” over management of the National Bison Range in Moiese, Montana. Management…

Trump’s EPA Just Handed Another Gift to Big Polluters: Letter to the Editor

From: Cleveland

“With new rules imposing the greatest restrictions on the Clean Water Act since its passage in 1972, Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency has handed yet another…


News Releases

EVERGLADES WALKS BACK BIG PYTHON HUNT

Park “Python Challenge” Participation Limited to a Few “Authorized Agents”

MASSACHUSETTS BEGINS MASS ENVIRONMENTAL ROLLBACK

Wetlands, Wildlife and Water Management Protections May Be on Chopping Block

HOW EPA FACILITATES AUTO EMISSION FRAUD

Agency Doubles Down on Outmoded Dynamometers While Eschewing In-Use Data

SHELL ARCTIC OFFSHORE SAFETY DATA STILL UNDER WRAPS

Specifics Bolstering President’s Assurance Cannot Be Produced until after Drilling

NEW MANATEE SAFEGUARDS NEED TO BE STRENGTHENED

Inadequate Enforcement Unless Refuge Adopts Video Monitoring System