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“Interior Secretary David Bernhardt has extended the tenure of William Perry Pendley as acting chief of the Bureau of Land Management for another 30 days despite a threat from advocacy groups to challenge the appointment in federal court. In addition to Pendley, Bernhardt’s ...

“A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is forcing agencies to carry out statutory obligations on national park flight tours after a “nineteen-year holdup.” The groups Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and the ...

“Environmental groups launched their legal assault on the Trump administration’s Clean Water Act rule today, filing a lawsuit that claims it would have “devastating consequences on water quality across the country.” The Southern Environmental Law Center also led a ...

“Two advocacy groups are threatening to sue Interior Secretary David Bernhardt if he allows the acting directors of the Bureau of Land Management and the National Park Service to remain in place after their terms expire next week. Bernhardt earlier this month signed an amended order ...

“At President Trump’s order, national parks across the country will reopen “as rapidly as possible,” Interior Secretary David Bernhardt said in a weekend tweet. The advocacy group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility said the Park Service must take ...