Watchdog Organizations Challenge Public Lands Agencies’ Leadership Appointments in Court
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Elizabeth Duan | May 19, 2020
“Public employees and environmental groups recently filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s appointments for two of the nation’s largest public lands management agencies. In addition to the legal and constitutional complaints, advocates also worry about agency ...
Politics of Oil and Gas Override Public in Federal Land-Use Decisions, Report Says
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PEER | February 19, 2020
“The Department of Interior (DOI) is overriding local decision-making in the rural West to allow expanded mining and resource extraction on federal public land, a report says. According to the DOI’s critics, documents recently released by an organization that represents public- ...