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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

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