Results for keyword: Appointed Officials
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The quiet Takings Project is trespassing on democracy
The Takings Project and its mastermind, law professor Richard Epstein, are trying to put a stop to any federal or state regulation of business and property, and despite their flawed reasoning, many conservative judges are under their influence.
by Jon Margolis, Aug 02, 1999 -
The scandal culture reaches Bruce Babbitt
Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt's tangle with Republicans in Congress who want to have him investigated by a special prosecutor for denying an Indian casino in Wis., is simply another example of the new "culture of scandal" in action.
by Jon Margolis, Feb 02, 1998 -
James Watt charged with felonies
Former Interior Secretary James Watt is indicted by a federal grand jury for lying to Congress and obstructing an investigation of fraud.
by Anders Halverson, Mar 06, 1995 -
Babbitt thrives in crossfire of industry, environmentalists
Bruce Babbitt takes environmentalists' and ranchers' criticism in stride.
by Michael Riley, Aug 22, 1994 -
Baca is still fighting
Jim Baca says in Reno speech that environmental grass roots of West have to be reinvigorated.
by Staff, Jul 25, 1994 -
Utah's wildlife division is gutshot
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources scaled back and shaken up.
by Larry Warren, May 30, 1994 -
Jim Baca says the Department of Interior is in deep trouble
Fired BLM chief critical of his agency and Bruce Babbitt.
by Ed Marston, Feb 21, 1994 -
BLM chief Jim Baca leaves amidst cheers and boos
After nine months as BLM chief, Jim Baca is forced to resign amid controversy.
by Tony Davis, Feb 21, 1994 -
DOE unlocks some classified data
Department of Energy Secretary Hazel O'Leary launches an "openness initiative' that reveals the DOE's sordid past.
by Jon Christensen, Dec 27, 1993 -
Hail to the chief
Wildlife biologist Jack Ward Thomas is appointed as the new chief of the Forest Service.
by Staff, Nov 29, 1993






