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Suppressed Documents Raise New Questions About Arctic Refuge Development, David Bernhardt

by PEER | March 20, 2019
“Since last summer the Trump administration made clear it had no intention to gather any new data about the Arctic Refuge that could inform its decisions on leasing, despite the release of a USGS report noting several major science gaps. Yesterday’s news of additional Fish and Wildlife ...

Wyoming News Update

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From: Sheridan Media “A national park in Wyoming is moving ahead with plans for a network of cell towers amid questions about how the National Park Service balances public safety with the experience of wilderness. Grand Teton National Park is taking public comment on plans for nine cell ...

Chemical Board Settles with Managing Director After Three-Year Paid Leave

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From: Government Executive “Just a day before a scheduled three-day civil service court hearing, the Chemical Safety Board on Wednesday settled its dispute with fired managing director Daniel Horowitz, who had spent three years on paid administrative leave after contesting his dismissal ...

Arctic-Drilling Plan Draws Fire From 16 Attorneys General

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From: Courthouse News “Warning of far-reaching environmental impacts, 16 attorneys general accused the Trump administration on Wednesday of relying on a flawed study to justify the start of drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Plans to allow resource mining on the state’s ...

State Attorneys General Join the Fight to Protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

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From: Earther / Gizmodo “Opponents have been keeping a watchful eye on the Trump Administration’s efforts to open up ANWR ever since Congress snuck a provision allowing such activity into a tax reform bill in 2017. Earlier this week, watchdog group Public Employees for Environmental ...

Obama holdovers settle years-long personnel case a day before it was supposed to go to a hearing

by PEER | March 14, 2019
From: Daily Caller “The chaos that rocked the agency under Moure-Eraso’s has continued since his departure. Morale at the agency is at the lowest levels of any federal agency and its own employees alleged that the work environment is “toxic,” according to comments taken anonymously ...
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