The Problem of Precedent: National Bison Range Transfer Sparks Opposition and Concern
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Susan Sargent | February 23, 2020
“A proposal by U.S. Sen. Steve Daines to convey the National Bison Range to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribes has generated a mixture of excitement, concern, and outright opposition in Montana. The provision, included in a broader bill settling the historic water rights ...
EPA Says 2 Chemicals Could Be Regulated In Drinking Water
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Susan Sargent | February 20, 2020
“Law360 (February 20, 2020, 10:09 PM EST) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday it’s moving toward setting a drinking water health standard for two common ‘forever chemicals,’ a step environmentalists immediately slammed as ‘too little ...
‘It Sure Appears to Be Hinky’ — a Job Made for 1 Man?
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Susan Sargent | February 19, 2020
“The National Park Service today defended its hiring of former acting Director P. Daniel Smith for a job in North Carolina that appeared to be posted just for him. In an official posting, NPS officials described the position as a telework job that paid up to $166,000 a year and was ...
PEER Claims Administration’s Use Of “Acting” Positions Creating Leadership Vacuum In NPS
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Susan Sargent |
“The Trump administration has gone three years without a Senate-confirmed director of the National Park Service and filled many jobs with ‘acting’ positions, a practice that Public Employees For Environmental Responsibility claims has created a ‘leadership vacuum&# ...
When That Lonesome Whistle Blows
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Susan Sargent |
“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
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Susan Sargent |
“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- ...
