Forest Service Chief: Agency Auditing Alaska Region Timber Program
From: KFSK “The chief of the U.S. Forest Service has responded to the Petersburg borough that the federal agency is conducting an audit of the timber program on national forest land in the Alaska Region. Vicki Christiansen’s May 8th letter to borough mayor Mark Jensen apologizes ...
The Administration Tried to Muzzle this Scientist on Climate Change. But He Won’t Go Away
From: Washington Post “Last week, Luber was in Washington to accept one of six Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Awards. The prizes were established in 1979 by Christie Hefner and named for her father, who founded Playboy magazine. (I was a member of the 2019 judging panel.) Luber, who ...
Yellowstone Connectivity Upgrades Inevitable: Sholly
From: Yellowstone Insider “In an ideal world, visitors would turn off their cellphones during their Yellowstone National Park visits, preferring to commune with nature and patiently await an Old Faithful eruption or two. And, indeed, many visitors do indeed adopt this approach to a ...
Ethics Experts Explain How to Protect Taxpayers From Pruitt-Like Scandals
From: Think Progress “Among its more than a dozen recommendations, the OIG says the EPA should recover these funds from the “responsible official or officials.” Ten of the 14 recommendations in the report remain unresolved, however, and in its response, the EPA asserted that ...
Wallace Could Fill Extended Interior Vacancy
From: Jackson Hole News & Guide “If confirmed, in fact, Wallace would oversee two agencies that have lacked Senate-confirmed leadership dating to when Trump took office. Dan Smith, a deputy director who’s “exercising the authority of director,” now leads the National Park ...
Parents, Schools Await Results of Federal Health Study into Synthetic Turf with Tire Crumbs
From: The Oregonian “This delay was entirely predictable based on the history of this issue particularly and of the current administration’s languid stance on health and safety,” he said. “The approach the regulatory agencies are sticking with is a Trump-era classic: Do nothing ...
