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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

FEDERAL PROBE INTO KLAMATH IRRIGATOR CONTRACTS ORDERED

U.S. Special Counsel Directs Interior to Justify Legality and Purpose of Payments

BLM REPORTS RECORD LOW NUMBER OF THREATS IN 2014

Despite Armed Standoff, Agency Claims Least Assaults and Threats Since 1996

JUDGE GREENLIGHTS MALIBU SCHOOL PCB LAWSUIT

District Spending Tops $6 Million in Steps to Avoid Complete Cleanup

WAR GAMES OPEN FIRE IN GULF OF ALASKA

Eco-Effects of Sonar Arrays and Gunnery Unclear Even in Scaled Back Exercises

BATTLE MOUNTAIN GRAZING SETTLEMENT SOWS SEEDS OF DISCORD

Rancher Rewarded for Defiant Trespass as BLM Avoids Enforcement at All Costs