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Tester slams Interior: Pendley’s ‘got to go’

by Elizabeth Duan | June 11, 2020
“Montana Sen. Jon Tester (D) today reiterated his demand for the removal of acting Bureau of Land Management Director William Perry Pendley, asserting the Trump administration’s continued reliance on unconfirmed officials “undermines accountability in government.” ...

Acting chiefs to lead BLM, NPS indefinitely

by Elizabeth Duan | June 5, 2020
“The Interior Department is bypassing legal concerns over whether the acting directors of the Bureau of Land Management and the National Park Service are qualified to lead the agencies.Instead, Interior Secretary David Bernhardt is authorizing William Perry Pendley and David Vela to ...

FWS tries again with cormorant-killing permit plan

by Elizabeth Duan | June 4, 2020
“The Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed a new permit system that could effectively streamline the killing of voracious double-crested cormorants. A federal judge vacated the orders in 2016 after concluding FWS did not sufficiently consider the effects of the depredation orders ...

59% of staff dissatisfied with scientific integrity — IG

by Elizabeth Duan | May 20, 2020
“Fifty-seven percent of EPA staff said they were dissatisfied with the agency’s release of scientific information to the public, according to an agency watchdog report posted today. Tim Whitehouse, a former EPA enforcement attorney, called the results “awful” and ...

Lawsuit challenges Bernhardt’s ‘illegal’ appointments

by Elizabeth Duan | May 11, 2020
“Interior Secretary David Bernhardt violated the Constitution and federal laws by reappointing acting directors to public lands agencies, a new federal lawsuit charges. The lawsuit targets Bernhardt’s decision to add “exercising the authority of director” to the ...
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