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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

END DUMPING OF FRACKING FLUIDS

Rulemaking Petition Urges EPA to Ban Surface Discharge of Fracking Fluids

FLORIDA POLLUTION FINES COLLECTED FELL BY HALF LAST YEAR

Failure to Collect Starves Eco-Programs, Shifting Costs from Polluter to Taxpayer

NEW BISON RANGE-TRIBAL PACT VULNERABLE TO LEGAL CHALLENGE

Latest Version Does Not Cure Earlier Violations While New Creating Ones

BLM WEIGHS WILD HORSE IMPACT MUCH MORE HEAVILY THAN CATTLE

Agency Sage Grouse Review Puts Thumb on Scale to Magnify Wild Horse and Burro Effects

MYOPIC IG DEMAND FOR TOTAL ACCESS OFTEN MISSES MARK

Pursuit of Trivial Information Masks IG Lack of Oversight on Serious Matters