The Washington Post

The Energy 202: Oil companies that bought back their stock got $15.5 million in government coronavirus funds

by Elizabeth Duan | May 14, 2020
“The Western Watersheds Project and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility filed a lawsuit in federal court arguing that the Interior secretary violated the Constitution and federal law when he kept David Vela and William Perry Pendley in place as “de facto” leaders of ...

Vacancies have hindered the Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus

by Elizabeth Duan | April 15, 2020
“As President Trump tries to defend his sluggish response to the coronavirus pandemic, 18 nongovernmental organizations are pressing against agency vacancies that can hinder federal action. “We fear that the leadership vacuum in several federal agencies is weakening the nation’s ...

Trump administration expands hunting and fishing in wildlife refuges

by PEER | September 11, 2019
President Trump’s administration said Tuesday that it is expanding hunting and fishing in 77 national wildlife refuges, in a move that critics say could harm wildlife. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said hunters and anglers can shoot and cast their rods on 2,200 square miles of ...