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While Others Suffered, the Trump Admin Kept Pushing Oil and Gas Drilling During the Shutdown

by PEER | January 29, 2019
From: Red Green and Blue “Critics have blasted Interior for showing favoritism to the oil and gas industry during the 35-day government shutdown by calling some federal employees in to work to issue drilling permits on public lands; to keep some national parks open by diverting entrance ...

Oil and Gas Efforts Proceed and Public Lands Opened to Hunters During Government Shutdown

by PEER | January 28, 2019
From: Earth Island Journal “Over the past several weeks national parks have been trashed, climate change research stalled, and crucial wildfire prevention work halted — all while oil and gas drilling efforts continue to cruise along and national wildlife refuges are reopened to hunters ...

Democrats Want Answers About the Interior Department’s Decisions During the Shutdown

by PEER |
From: Think Progress “The use of entrance fees to keep national parks open, along with a sudden decision to bring back department employees to work on offshore drilling and related tasks, have come under fire from House Democrats and environmental groups — they argue Acting Interior ...

Trump’s EPA Has a Light Touch When it Comes to Punishing Polluters

by PEER |
From: Salon “Over the last two decades, according to the report, EPA civil penalties averaged more than $500 million a year (an average adjusted for inflation). The last fiscal year was nearly 85 percent below that, at $72 million. Barack Obama’s former EPA assistant administrator ...

Florida Panthers Pad Toward Extinction

by PEER |
2018 Another High Lethality Year as Deaths Increasingly Outpace Declining Births ...