Interior Deferring to States, Reviewing Fish, Wildlife Protections
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PEER | September 13, 2018
From: Natural Gas Intel “Zinke’s plans for the review were outlined in a two-page memo posted Tuesday by the nonprofit group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). Although the memo doesn’t specifically mention the greater sage grouse or the lesser prairie ...
Zinke Memo: Interior Will Defer To States For Wildlife Management
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From: Wyoming Public Media “In the memo Zinke asked Interior bureaus to examine and contrast state versus federal policies over the next month and a half, and then provide recommendations for policy changes that defer to states within 90 days. Zinke’s office did not return a request ...
Hurricanes Create Polluters Holidays in Florida
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PEER | September 12, 2018
Hurricane Irma Led to Massive Animal Waste Discharges with No Monitoring ...
Legal Battle Staves Off Trump’s Assault on Clean-Water Protections
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From: Truth Out “Since taking office, Donald Trump has waged a relentless attack on the nation’s waterways, but his efforts to strip away protections for rivers and wetlands have run into a tide of legal resistance. One of Trump’s first environmental policy directives was to choke ...
Grand Teton Supe Tapped by Trump to Lead NPS
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From: Grand Canyon Guide “Jeff Ruch, executive director of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, said the organization has some concerns about Vela’s lack of transparency in park operations, among other things. In a news release issued Sept. 4, PEER listed a few of the ...