Foreign visitors could face higher entry fees
by E&E News | January 8, 2021
“Foreign tourists could pay more to enter the country’s national parks under a new plan floated by the head of the National Park System Advisory Board. Jeff Ruch, Pacific director of the advocacy group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, said raising rates for ...
The Washington, D.C., siege has Western roots and consequences
by High Country News |
“Five years and four days after armed militiamen took over the Malheur Wildlife Refuge, a remote federal wildlife preserve in eastern Oregon, for 41 days, supporters of President Donald Trump stormed and briefly occupied the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6. While ...
Transition Roundup: Senate Runoff Outcomes Will Shape Biden’s Presidency; National Guard Prepares for Pro-Trump Election Protests
by Government Executive | January 5, 2021
“In a recent filing in a lawsuit brought on by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, the Justice Department acknowledged that Trump lost the presidential election, the group flagged in a press release on Tuesday. Justice Department lawyers said PEER’s case challenging ...
Giving Up the Game, DOJ Argues in Court Filing That Trump Lost 2020 Election
by Common Dreams |
“In a court filing submitted in late December as part of a lawsuit contesting the status of Trump administration officials serving unconfirmed in “temporary” positions, lawyers with the U.S. Justice Department argued the case should be tossed out because the issue would ...
With Trump’s Late-Term ‘War on Wildlife,’ 135 NGOs Implore Biden for E.O. to Slow the ‘Extinction Crisis’
by Enviro News |
“On December 21, 2020, 135 organizations called on President-elect Joe Biden to issue an executive order to end the “extinction crisis” when he gets into office, according to a press release. In light of the Trump Administration’s pro-industry agenda, which includes two ...