Public-Land Grazing Fees at Lowest Legal Level
From: The Daily Sentinel “The Western Watersheds Project, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, the Center for Biological Diversity and WildEarth Guardians on Thursday criticized the fee reduction in a joint news release. They say many BLM grazing allotments are in poor ...
Interior Looking to Rely on Staffers With Less Training for Park Law Enforcement: Report
From: The Hill “A report by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) to be released Monday, finds that the NPS is seeking to implement a new proposal that would shift the reliance from full-time law enforcement officers to seasonal staffers, who require less robust ...
Federal Employees Warned Not to Engage in Trump ‘Resistance‘ Activities at Work
From: The Herndon Gazette “Advocating for a candidate to be impeached, and thus potentially disqualified from holding federal office, is clearly directed at the failure of that candidate’s campaign for federal office,” the rule states. “Similarly, advocating against a candidate’s ...
Agencies Reduce Grazing Fees for Federal Land
From: The Hill “Conservation groups criticized the change, saying the fees were already far too low to pay for managing the lands. “BLM’s own records reveal that much of the sagebrush West is in severely degraded condition due to excessive commercial livestock grazing,” Kirsten ...
EPA Sued Over Refusal to Release PolyMet Comments
From: The TimberJay “The federal Environmental Protection Agency is facing a lawsuit over allegations that it prevented its own environmental specialists from providing written comments to Minnesota regulators documenting concerns over a proposed state-issued water discharge permit to ...
No GoFundMe Campaigns For Shutdown Employees, Says Federal Ethics Office
From: Boisie State Public Radio “During the five-week partial shutdown, thousands of federal employees took to GoFundMe or other online platforms to fundraise for groceries, day care costs or mortgage payments. According to the memo, that’s a no-no. “GoFundMe opens up to anyone,” ...
