Interior Department Finalizes eBike Regulations For National Parks

by Elizabeth Duan | October 2, 2020
“Thirteen months after Interior Secretary David Bernhardt ordered the National Park Service to grant eBike riders the same access in parks as muscle-powered cyclists enjoyed, the Interior Department on Friday finalized the regulations that allow that access. In December 2019 Public ...

Court could oust acting National Park Service chief

by Elizabeth Duan | October 1, 2020
“Two environmental watchdog groups asked a federal court in Washington yesterday to immediately remove acting National Park Service chief Margaret Everson, arguing she is unqualified and was illegally appointed by Interior Secretary David Bernhardt. The groups, Public Employees for ...

Court Rejects Case to Reinstate Environmental Protections on U.S. Wildlife Refuges, as Report Shows Increasing Pesticide Use

“A federal judge on September 24, 2020 dismissed an  environmental lawsuit seeking to reinstate a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) rule, killed by the Trump Administration, which banned the use of neonicotinoid insecticides, genetically engineered (GE) crops, and adopted a ...

National Park Service Chief Appointment Is Illegal, Groups Say

“The current head of the National Park Service was illegally appointed without being confirmed by the U.S. Senate and must be removed immediately, environmental groups have told a D.C. federal judge…” Read the PEER Story… ...

Feds cite safety for Quitobaquito closing; critics see other motives

by Elizabeth Duan | September 30, 2020
“The National Park Service cited public safety concerns for its decision this week to prohibit access to a sacred Tohono O’odham site, a move that comes amid rising tensions between border wall protestors and federal agents. Tim Whitehouse, the executive director for Public ...
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