The watchdog group Project on Government Oversight (POGO) issued a report Wednesday calling on Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to abolish the Minerals Management Services’ (MMS) royalty in-kind (RIK) program following the disclosure last week of drug use and sexual misconduct by employees within the program.
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Interior Dept. Seeks to Speed Endangered Species Process
Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne last Monday proposed relaxing the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) to allow federal agencies in certain narrowly defined situations to decide on their own whether projects would threaten endangered species and plants. The move is aimed at reducing the workload by limiting “unnecessary consultations” among agencies over actions likely to have minimal impact.
August 18, 2008
Bush Administration Seeks to Cut Endangered Species Workload
Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne Monday proposed relaxing the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) to allow federal agencies in certain narrowly defined situations to decide on their own whether projects would threaten endangered species and plants. The move is aimed at reducing the workload by limiting “unnecessary consultations” among agencies over actions likely to have minimal impact.
August 13, 2008
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