When That Lonesome Whistle Blows

by Susan Sargent | February 19, 2020
“Every once in a while, I’ll catch a news item that not only justifies, but freshens and hardens my cynicism. This time, the Beltway news site Politico drooled out a 3,600-word epic produced in conjunction with nonprofit Type Investigations, covering exploration for lithium (a ...

Politics of Oil and Gas Override Public in Federal Land-Use Decisions, Report Says

“The Department of Interior (DOI) is overriding local decision-making in the rural West to allow expanded mining and resource extraction on federal public land, a report says. According to the DOI’s critics,  documents recently released by an organization that represents public- ...

Nobody Home at National Park Headquarters

by Susan Sargent | February 18, 2020
Special Assistant a No-Show; Two-Thirds of Top Slots Vacant or Acting ...

Interior Secretary Bernhardt Seems To Have Tailored A Job For P. Daniel Smith

by Susan Sargent | February 16, 2020
“When P. Daniel Smith walked away from his job as deputy director of the National Park Service last fall, he didn’t walk back into retirement but rather into a position Interior Secretary David Bernhardt created for Smith that just happened to be based in Smith’s hometown ...

Mike, We Hardly Knew Ye

by Susan Sargent | February 15, 2020
“Easily lost amid the turmoil in the Trump administration last week was the firing of Mike Stoker, the administrator for the EPA giant Region 9. Stoker, a Republican and Trump appointee, blames clashes with EPA headquarters in Washington plus his willingness to work with Democrats— ...
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