WHY THE BREAKUP OF MMS WON’T WORK
Interior Itself Part of Problem; Broader Solutions Required
Department of Interior
News Releases
INTERIOR SCIENCE HAS INTEGRITY ISSUES, IG SAYS
No Safeguards against Political Manipulation of Science despite Repeated Scandals
INTERIOR COOKING BOOKS ON ALASKA OFFSHORE ECO-ANALYSES
Interior Had Critical GAO Report Weeks before Unveiling Offshore Drilling Plans
NEW SCIENCE RULES FOR OFFSHORE DRILLING SEND MIXED MESSAGE
MMS “Transparency” Mandate Riddled with Welter of Non-Release Categories
INTERIOR TO HQ EMPLOYEES: LET THEM BREATHE FUMES
Interior Saw No Legal Obligation to Shield Workers from Years of Noxious Vapors
INTERIOR SUED TO OBTAIN OIL ROYALTY REVENUE DATA
Feds Claim Prices Oil Company Paid for Royalty-In-Kind Oil Are Trade Secrets
COMMERCIAL AQUACULTURE IN WILDERNESS PUSHED BY KEY SENATOR
Point Reyes National Seashore Oyster Farm Dispute Opens Legal Can of Worms
HIKING AND PARK GROUPS URGE WITHDRAWAL OF MOUNTAIN BIKE PLAN
New Mountain Bicycle Trails Will Drive Out Other Users and Aggravate Backlog
GRAND CANYON FLOW FIGHT BURSTS INTO THE OPEN
Early Test for Interior Secretary Salazar Pledges of Ethics and Scientific Integrity
REPUBLICAN APPOINTEES REJECT CHAMBERS APPEAL
More Litigation in U.S. Park Police Case Unless Obama Administration Intervenes
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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 |