As we previously reported, more than 150 organizations have requested that the Department of the Interior (DOI) extend the public comment period associated with DOI’s proposed changes to how it will process requests for information under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (Proposed Regulations) by no less than 120 days due, in part, to the … Continue Reading
On February 12, 2018, the Trump Administration released a budget proposal that would reduce spending on various components of the Endangered Species Act by almost half, including listing determinations and protection of critical habitat. The administration’s latest budget proposal has been met with widespread opposition by the environmental community. See Trump Budget is Death Sentence … Continue Reading
Long ago, the framers of the Constitution decided to separate the federal government’s powers into three branches, with each branch acting as a check on the other. Broadly speaking, the legislative branch writes the law, the judicial branch decides what the law means, and the executive branch decides how to enforce the law. Sometimes, however, the powers … Continue Reading
