With Vacancies Galore, ‘Acting’ Leaders Gain More Time
From: Greenwire “A new recharge for the Interior Department’s many temporary leaders will keep agencies running even as it underscores the Trump administration’s tardiness in filling key slots. On Tuesday, acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt issued an order extending ...
Earth Watch, Brexit, Kamala Harris, Venezuela
From: Sojourner Truth with Margaret Prescod “Environmental damage caused by the government shutdown. Experts are saying in some instances, it will take the environment 300 years to recover. Our weekly Earth Watch guest is Jeff Ruch, Executive Director of Public Employees for ...
Post-Shutdown, An Ocean of Outrage Greets Interior’s Proposed FOIA Changes
From: Think Progress “More than 130 groups and organizations have submitted public comments opposing the Interior Department’s efforts to crack down on public information requests — a suppression that opponents say will make it much harder to hold the government accountable on a ...
Proposed FOIA Rule Provokes Response
From: Coastal Review “Information provided on the Federal Register states that the Department published a final rule in 2012 that updated and replaced the Department’s previous Freedom of Information Act regulations. In early 2016, the Department updated the final rule to authorize the ...
Interior Dept. Plan to Streamline FOIA Responses Alarms Transparency Groups
From: Government Executive “An Interior Department proposed rule published late last month to ease the workload of its Freedom of Information Office staff has drawn fire from at least three transparency advocacy groups. The nonprofits American Oversight and Democracy Forward, as well as ...
Environmentalists and Feds Reach Settlement Over Bison Mgmt
From: Courthouse News “Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) said “a new era may be dawning” over management of the National Bison Range in Moiese, Montana. Management of the range has been inconsistent in the last decade. The Confederated Salish and Kootenai ...
