COMMENTARY | Public Lands Unprotected: The Impact of Department of the Interior Law Enforcement Firings
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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
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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
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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?
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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
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Susan Sargent | December 29, 2022
Investigation Triage Pulls Agents from Property and Drug Trafficking Cases ...