FEDERAL AGENCIES
In-house judges stumble after Supreme Court ruling
A Supreme Court ruling with unknown reach has hobbled administrative judges at some federal agencies, leaving cases in limbo and docket backlogs growing.
A Supreme Court ruling with unknown reach has hobbled administrative judges at some federal agencies, leaving cases in limbo and docket backlogs growing.
The Interior Department is seeking senior scientists to lead five regional hubs of the Climate Adaptation Science Centers program.
The governor dropped his re-election bid after his running mate quit over what the governor's office called an "inappropriate overture" to a woman.
EPA trimmed employees from a regional office and in other departments this year as the Trump administration continued its push to downsize the agency.
Lawyers for the plaintiffs in a landmark lawsuit urged the high court to rebuff the federal government's efforts to permanently halt the climate case, arguing that such an action would harm the court's independence.
Ducks Unlimited's chief policy officer, Margaret Everson, is joining the Interior Department as principal deputy director of the Fish and Wildlife Service.
President Trump signaled his opposition Saturday to reviving the moribund Yucca Mountain nuclear waste project during a Nevada campaign stop for a vulnerable Republican.
White House officials urged EPA to make changes to an Obama-era methane rule that would maximize cost savings for the oil and gas industry while allowing more emissions, government documents show.
Eight environmental and public health advocacy groups are challenging EPA's rejection of bids from Maryland and Delaware for a federal crackdown on upwind power plant emissions from outside their borders.
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