HUNTING DECIMATING WOLF POPULATIONS AT DENALI NATIONAL PARK
From: National Parks Traveler “According to a release Tuesday from PEER, “studies show hunting and trapping outside Denali is having a big impact on the viability of wolf packs inside Denali, which is Alaska’s top tourist attraction, drawing more than a half-million visitors ...
THE SUN ALSO RISES FOR EPA’S SCOTT PRUITT
From: Washington Examiner “Twenty-four hours have passed since a flurry of bad headlines hit, and Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt is still standing. Lobbyists, Trump donors and conservative advisers tell John the decision on whether he stays, or goes, will come ...
FORMER WATER OFFICIAL ACCUSES PRESS SHOP OF SMEAR CAMPAIGN
From: E&E News “In an effort to discredit me for speaking out and to intimidate current EPA employees, EPA may have provided my private employment information to media outlets and a political opposition research firm following my retirement,” Southerland said in a statement ...
PRUITT TAKES CLEAN WATER ACT DECISIONS AWAY FROM REGIONAL EPA OFFICES
From: Inside Climate News “Authority previously delegated to regional administrators to make final determinations of geographic jurisdiction shall be retained by the Administrator,” Pruitt wrote to EPA employees on March 30. The memo was made public on Wednesday by Public ...
ZINKE EXTENDS TENURE OF ACTING DIRECTORS
From: Greenwire “Jeff Ruch, executive director of PEER, said the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 is clear that the president — and only the president — can designate acting directors and assistant secretaries.” Read more . . . Read the PEER story ...
