DEP PREAPPROVAL/PRP TIMELINE OF INVESTIGATIONS BY THE DEP OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL AND THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
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Susan Sargent | February 18, 2018
From: Enviro-Net “In conjunction with our Feb/March 2018 Specifier article entitled “PEER blasts DEP for failures made during petroleum cleanup program revamp,” we offer this timeline of events that lead to the petroleum program reorganization–must-read material for anyone ...
GROUP CLAIMS ACTING NATIONAL PARK SERVICE DIRECTOR APPOINTED ILLEGALLY
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Susan Sargent | February 13, 2018
From: National Parks Traveler “In its claim, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility contends that Mr. Smith’s appointment was in violation of the Federal Vacancies Reform Act. “The way the Trump administration has filled agency leadership slots with temporary or ...
ENVIRO WATCHDOG SAYS DOI TEMP OFFICIALS ARE ILLEGAL
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Susan Sargent |
From: Law360 “In a complaint filed with the DOI’s inspector general, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility claims that the acting heads of the BLM, FWS and NPS are serving in violation of the Federal Vacancies Reform Act” Read more . . . Read the PEER story ...
IT’S TIME FOR TRUMP TO HIRE MORE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS
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Susan Sargent |
From: Splinter “In the letter, the organization, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), claims that Trump and Zinke have violated the Federal Vacancies Reform Act by bypassing crucial—and mandatory—Senate advice and consent laws when it comes to confirming new ...
TRUMP OFFICIALS UNDER FIRE FOR TAPPING “TEMPS” TO HEAD KEY INTERIOR AGENCIES
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Susan Sargent |
From: McClatchy “In a complaint filed with the Interior Department’s Inspector General, the watchdog group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility charged that Interior was “completely bypassing Senate confirmation” with its appointments of acting directors to lead the ...
COMPLAINT FILED OVER INTERIOR DEPARTMENT’S USE OF ACTING DIRECTORS IN PLACE OF NOMINEES
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Susan Sargent |
From: The Hill “Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) sent a complaint to the Interior Department’s Office of the Inspector General on Monday arguing that the department is misusing and abusing the roles of at least three temporary acting directors.” Read ...
