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Los Angeles Times
April 1, 2009
On Monday, President Obama signed the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act, placing more than 2 million acres of public land in nine states under Wilderness Act protection. The new legislation preserves remote glacial valleys in Wyoming , fragile deserts in California and dense forests in northernÃâà...
New York Times
December 16, 2008
In a report delivered to Congress on Monday, the inspector general, Earl E. Devaney, found serious flaws in the process that led to 15 decisions related to policies on endangered species. The report suggested that at least some of those decisions might need to be revisited under the Obama administration.
Boston Globe
December 16, 2007
A coterie of casino executives who helped the Mohegan of Connecticut build one of the most successful tribal casinos in the world has been paid $369 million in resort and casino proceeds during the last six years - slightly more than has been received by the entire 1,700-member tribe. Globe GraphicÃâà...
New York Times
November 6, 2004
But investigators say that Thomas Readinger, then associate director of the Minerals Management Service, confirmed to oil companies in 2004 that the escape clause was indeed missing. Officials involved in the issue said that Earl E. Devaney, the Interior Department's inspector general, found no evidenceÃâà...
