Source: Western Values Project “…no one is above the law and Secretary Zinke needs to be held accountable for any wrongdoing or misconduct.” The Department of Interior’s Office of Inspector General has referred an investigation into Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to the Department of Justice (DOJ), CNN reports. […]
By Damian Carrington as published on The Guardian The huge loss is a tragedy in itself but also threatens the survival of civilization, say the world’s leading scientists Humanity has wiped out 60% of mammals, birds, fish and reptiles since 1970, leading the world’s foremost experts to warn that […]
Source: Center for Biological Diversity “Our public universities are meant to work for the common good, not for corporate profit,” SALT LAKE CITY— A new Koch-funded research center at Utah State University is taking over the work of a private anti-public-lands think tank, leveraging the public university’s name […]
“Hey guys, we are a little short on intellectual humor, today, as Terry has flown up to visit me and we have had a jam-packed weekend of fun an frivolity so computer time is at a minimum…”Life Happens!” But none the less, we would like to share with […]
http://wildhorsefreedomfederation.org/news-alerts/department-of-the-interior-requests-massive-destruction-of-records/ SOURCE: altgov2.org (We are posting excerpts from the great work altgov2.org is doing to inform the public about government transparency issues.) A QUICK OVERVIEW: The Department of the Interior has made a massive request to National Archives Records Administration (NARA) to schedule records destruction across all of its agencies. […]
by Jonathan Thompson as published on High Country News Property rights lawyer Karen Budd-Falen will give legal counsel on wilderness, wildlife and many of the policies she’s spent her career attacking. The conservation community let out a collective sigh of relief earlier this year when Karen Budd-Falen, a […]
We wrote an article about Aurelia Skipwith last year. Skipwith spoke at the “Slaughter Summit” and was quoted as saying “the ability to sell horses “without limitation,” along with euthanizing horses and burros, is the “most humane way to address the issue.” (Source: Las Vegas Sun) Source: commondreams.org President […]
by Erik Molvar as published on CounterPunch.org Public lands managed by the federal government loom large in western politics, a defining topic dictating the political debate. Corporate interests – logging, grazing, and mineral extraction most prominently – have often succeeded in dominating that debate through their good-old-boy network […]
By Laura Singleton The Independent HEBER/OVERGAARD — Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests (ASNF) representatives are still unable to comment on the investigation into two dead horses found between Oct. 11 — 13 off of Forest Service Roads 50 in the ASNF. “There is no press release because the Forest Service […]
By Nate Hegyi as published on WyomingPublicMedia.org Since taking power at the U.S. Interior Department last year, Secretary Ryan Zinke has been the subject of more than a dozen investigations by the DOI’s Office of Inspector General. Some are ongoing and the latest report was released Monday… It […]
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