“Two environmental watchdog groups asked a federal court in Washington yesterday to immediately remove acting National Park Service chief Margaret Everson, arguing she is unqualified and was illegally appointed by Interior Secretary David Bernhardt.
The groups, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and the Western Watersheds Project, alleged that Bernhardt skirted the Federal Vacancies Reform Act by promoting Everson to the NPS post in August without first seeking Senate approval (Greenwire, Aug. 7).”
