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With Vacancies Galore, ‘Acting’ Leaders Gain More Time

by PEER | February 1, 2019
From: Greenwire “A new recharge for the Interior Department’s many temporary leaders will keep agencies running even as it underscores the Trump administration’s tardiness in filling key slots. On Tuesday, acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt issued an order extending ...

Earth Watch, Brexit, Kamala Harris, Venezuela

by PEER | January 31, 2019
From: Sojourner Truth with Margaret Prescod “Environmental damage caused by the government shutdown. Experts are saying in some instances, it will take the environment 300 years to recover. Our weekly Earth Watch guest is Jeff Ruch, Executive Director of Public Employees for ...

Post-Shutdown, An Ocean of Outrage Greets Interior’s Proposed FOIA Changes

by PEER |
From: Think Progress “More than 130 groups and organizations have submitted public comments opposing the Interior Department’s efforts to crack down on public information requests — a suppression that opponents say will make it much harder to hold the government accountable on a ...

Proposed FOIA Rule Provokes Response

by PEER |
From: Coastal Review “Information provided on the Federal Register states that the Department published a final rule in 2012 that updated and replaced the Department’s previous Freedom of Information Act regulations. In early 2016, the Department updated the final rule to authorize the ...