Groups Sue to Keep E-Bikes off National Park Trails
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Susan Sargent | December 10, 2019
“This summer, the National Park Service came out with a policy allowing electric bicycles in the same places as traditional bikes. A new federal lawsuit is challenging that rule. Last week, the nonprofit Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, or PEER, led a coalition of ...
Debate Continues over BLM Move as Workers Face Decision Deadline
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Susan Sargent |
“WASHINGTON – Bureau of Land Management employees in Washington have until this week to decide whether to accept a transfer out West – a move that some advocates and former bureau managers see as an attempt at “dismantling” the agency. Notices went out Nov. 12 to 159 workers ...
Group Files Lawsuit Against Park Service for Allowing E-Bikes on Non-Motorized Trails
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Susan Sargent | December 9, 2019
“WASHINGTON, D.C. (BRAIN) — The Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and a coalition of conservation groups are the primary plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the National Park Service for allowing e-bikes on non-motorized trails. Peer charges that Interior Secretary ...
BLM Workers Face Deadline: Move West or Move On
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Susan Sargent |
“Thursday is the deadline for Washington, D.C., employees of the Bureau of Land Management to decide if they will take a reassignment out West. Some employees may get extensions. The agency is moving about 300 positions out of the nation’s capital, including 39 to Arizona and 27 to ...
Peer Sues to Overturn Expanded E-Bike Access in National Parks
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Susan Sargent | December 6, 2019
“A lawsuit filed to overturn the Interior Department’s move to expand e-Bike access in the National Park System also takes aim at the Trump administration’s preference for appointing “acting” officials rather than submitting nominees for Senate confirmation. ...