“Two environmental watchdog groups are threatening to sue the Department of the Interior for continuously filling top posts with temporary orders — a move that skirts Senate confirmation.
President Trump hasn’t nominated a permanent director for either the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) or the National Park Service through his tenure.
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) and the Western Watersheds Project argue in a notice of intent to sue that such orders violate both the Federal Vacancies Reform Act and the appointments clause of the U.S. Constitution, which dictates that the orders should only be used temporarily.”
