Michael has covered the Interior Department, the Fish and Wildlife Service and endangered species since 2017. He previously covered California and legal affairs for McClatchy's Washington Bureau. He is the author of three books, "The Ministers' War," "Radical Chapters" and "The Forestport Breaks." He graduated from Oberlin College and earned master's degrees from Yale Law School, where he was a Knight Journalism Fellow, and from Johns Hopkins University. He is an adjunct instructor at George Washington University and is a Virginia-certified EMT.
The Interior Department's process for closing out grants poses a "high risk of inaccurate reporting and potential violation" of a 2016 law designed to reduce government waste, auditors warn in a new report.
The Fish and Wildlife Service today announced it will continue waiving entrance fees through the end of April, even as more individual refuges and fish hatcheries curtail activities during the coronavirus pandemic.
With a social media-engorged election season on the horizon, the Interior Department's employees are being cautioned about the rules that govern partisan political behavior.
Environmental groups today sued the Fish and Wildlife Service over the agency's decision to allow up to 72 grizzly bears to be killed over the next 10 years near Yellowstone National Park.
The low-profile but powerful federal court that handles some big-ticket public lands and natural resources cases is cautioning people to watch out for frauds and scams amid the coronavirus pandemic.