ARCTIC SCIENTIST PROTESTS WITCH HUNT ON POLAR BEAR PAPER
Key Studies Disrupted as Supervising Federal Scientist Suspended from Duties
Department of Interior
News Releases
CAPE WIND MONITORING PLAN IS FOR THE BIRDS
Bird and Bat Studies Not Designed to Pick Up Meaningful Data
PRESS OFFICE SCREENS OCEAN SCIENCE FOR "GRAMMATICAL ERRORS"
Interior Says Fears Based on "Misinterpretation of Policy" But Issue No Correction
INTERIOR FIRST OUT OF THE GATE WITH SCIENCE INTEGRITY RULES
Rules Ban Alteration of Technical Findings and Foster “Free Flow” of Scientific Data
OCEAN SCIENTISTS’ WORK SCREENED BY PUBLIC RELATIONS STAFF
All Outside Communication Monitored Contrary to New Scientific Openness Pledge
INTERIOR MAKES BIG STRIDE ON SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY
Secretary Salazar’s Order Could Be Transformative
INTERIOR POSTS ONLY HALF OF A SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY POLICY
Draft Would Punish Scientists But Not Protect Against Political Manipulation
BUY MMS MEMENTOS BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE
Auction of MMS Knick-Knacks as Successor Agency Struggles with Its Acronym
BP BUCKED CANADA’S SAME SEASON RELIEF WELL POLICY
Citing Its Gulf Expertise, BP Argued Rapid Relief Well Capacity Is Needless Expense
DID ANYONE ACTUALLY READ BPS OIL SPILL RESPONSE PLAN?
Walruses and Seals, Non-Existent Equipment Lists and Other Fanciful References
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Tortoise on the Half-Shell — Environmental Malpractice at Mojave National Preserve (November 1999) Details an inside account about how a federal agency legally dedicated to conservation has abdicated its responsibilities to the direct detriment of the natural resources and wildlife in its care. As a consequence of political presure and bureaucratic inertia, legal mandates have been flaunted, critical scientific data ignored and park managers have taken the posture that grazing at Mojave NP is, and will likely remain, unmonitored, unregulated and untouchable. more >> |
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War of Attrition — Sabotage of the Endangered Series Act by the U.S. Department of Interior (December 1997) The U.S. Department of the Interior consistently ignores its own scientists' recommendations to list species as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). To stall discussion and shift the burden, the Department of the Interior is waiting for Congressional approval for a reauthorization bill that would greatly weaken the act. more >> |
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2005 Interior Biologists Told To Fundraise |
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Protest of Nomination of Craig Manson, for Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish, Wildlife and Parks |