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OIG Report On Residential Environmental Learning Centers Called Misleading

by PEER | January 5, 2020
“A report that highlighted flaws with how the National Park Service oversees Residential Environmental Learning Centers mischaracterized how those nonprofit operations work and failed to reflect the benefits they bring to the parks and their visitors, according to some of the ...

Controversial BLM Chief Pendley’s Tenure Extended Again Without Nomination, Despite Protests

by PEER | January 3, 2020
“Dozens of conservation groups called for William Perry Pendley to resign or be removed as temporary head of the Bureau of Land Management this week, but an order signed Thursday by the U.S Interior Secretary means that the self-described Sagebrush Rebel will remain at the helm for ...

Pendley Future Atop BLM up in Air as He Readies to Open GJ Office

by PEER | December 31, 2019
“A busy start to the new year awaits the Bureau of Land Management’s acting director. William Perry Pendley plans to be in Grand Junction on Thursday as staff begin operating out of the agency’s new national headquarters office in Grand Junction. Meanwhile, his future status as ...

91 Orgs Send Letter Demanding Immediate Removal of Trump’s BLM Chief William Perry Pendley

by PEER |
“Washington D.C. — A coalition of advocates and environmentalists demanded the removal or immediate step-down, of Acting Bureau of Land Management Director (BLM) William Perry Pendley. In a letter sent Dec. 30, 2019 to the Interior Department, representatives from conservation ...

National Park Service Improperly Ok’d Expensive Weddings, Yoga Classes for Nonprofits, Watchdog Finds

by PEER | December 27, 2019
“Some federally subsidized nonprofit groups contracted to provide various educational activities to the public have strayed from their mission by offering weddings, wine-tasting events and yoga classes, an audit by the Interior Department’s Office of the Inspector General found. ...

Organizations Are Improperly Offering Yoga Classes and $20K Weddings in National Parks

by PEER | December 26, 2019
“Non-profit organizations are improperly offering wedding, yoga and rental services at national parks, according to a recent audit, and bilking taxpayers in the process. The National Park Service partners with nonprofits to run Residential Environmental Learning Centers (RELCs) on ...
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