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The Administration Tried to Muzzle this Scientist on Climate Change. But He Won’t Go Away

by PEER | May 23, 2019
From: Washington Post “Last week, Luber was in Washington to accept one of six Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Awards. The prizes were established in 1979 by Christie Hefner and named for her father, who founded Playboy magazine. (I was a member of the 2019 judging panel.) Luber, who ...

Yellowstone Connectivity Upgrades Inevitable: Sholly

by PEER | May 17, 2019
From: Yellowstone Insider “In an ideal world, visitors would turn off their cellphones during their Yellowstone National Park visits, preferring to commune with nature and patiently await an Old Faithful eruption or two. And, indeed, many visitors do indeed adopt this approach to a ...

Ethics Experts Explain How to Protect Taxpayers From Pruitt-Like Scandals

by PEER |
From: Think Progress “Among its more than a dozen recommendations, the OIG says the EPA should recover these funds from the “responsible official or officials.” Ten of the 14 recommendations in the report remain unresolved, however, and in its response, the EPA asserted that ...

Wallace Could Fill Extended Interior Vacancy

by PEER |
From: Jackson Hole News & Guide “If confirmed, in fact, Wallace would oversee two agencies that have lacked Senate-confirmed leadership dating to when Trump took office. Dan Smith, a deputy director who’s “exercising the authority of director,” now leads the National Park ...

PEERMail: Interior Reorganizing to Better Quash Dissent

by PEER | May 16, 2019
There are different bureaus with different missions that sometimes conflict. A unitary command would prevent these conflicts from surfacing ...