law enforcement

COMMENTARY | Public Lands Unprotected: The Impact of Department of the Interior Law Enforcement Firings

by Guest Contributor | April 11, 2025
With understaffing of law enforcement officers and rangers already a severe problem, the new wave of terminations is exacerbating under-enforcement into crisis status ...

National Park Ranger Ranks Shrink to Generational Low

by PEER | August 1, 2024
Despite Rising Visitation, House Budget Poised to Cut Ranger Force Further ...

COMMENTARY | PEER’s Response to Interior’s Law Enforcement Report

by Guest Contributor | November 7, 2023
The Department of Interior's long-awaited report highlighted the declining staffing levels within its agencies, especially NPS and BLM ...

COMMENTARY | Is Congress Too Dysfunctional to Fund the National Parks?

by Jeff Ruch | August 10, 2023
In past decades, America’s best idea was one of the few domestic programs enjoying bipartisan support ...

Park Service Criminal Investigators Down by Nearly Half

by Susan Sargent | December 29, 2022
Investigation Triage Pulls Agents from Property and Drug Trafficking Cases ...
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