June 18, 2020 2:36 PM EDT
I strongly believe that unbiased government science is an essential part of the public good, and needs our civil servants to be fierce guardians of it. After being quoted in an article from the New York Times about the war on climate science and what those within our federal agencies are doing (or not doing) to protect the science from censorship, I wanted to share some further thoughts on it all. Read more >
May 12, 2020 12:35 PM EDT
BLM leadership has chosen to use the current public health crisis to muffle the voices of people living near the public lands the agency is supposed to protect. The agency recently announced a plan to proceed with oil and gas extraction efforts in northern New Mexico, including in an area near Chaco Canyon National Historical Park Read more >
April 17, 2020 3:54 PM EDT
Public safety depends on transparency. Why isn’t the Interior Department publicly sharing data about COVID-19 infections among its staff? Read more >
March 3, 2020 9:27 AM EDT
A senior employee at the Department of the Interior (DOI) is pressuring scientists to include inaccurate information about climate change in agency reports. So far at least nine different reports have been affected in what may be violations of the department’s scientific integrity policy. Read more >
February 28, 2020 8:03 AM EDT
A coordinated strategy between political appointees at the Interior Department has rolled back safety standards for offshore oil rig workers and increased the risk of another catastrophe like Deepwater Horizon. Read more >
