Do you want to know a secret? FOIA, the Freedom of Information Act, gives private citizens the right to get information from federal agencies. It exists to promote transparency, accountability, … Continue reading Secrets and Lies: Comment NOW against proposed FOIA Regs
Don’t Let the Government Destroy Important Environmental Documents
Deadline: November 26, 2018 The Current Occupant's tradition of lying is by now well-known, but sometimes it's easier if something just ... happens to the truth, especially to documentation of … Continue reading Don’t Let the Government Destroy Important Environmental Documents
For the Birds
By Christina Tarr On February 18, 2018, Indivisible East Bay and Golden Gate Audubon Society held a birding-and-postcard-activism event near the Rotary Nature Center at Lake Merritt in Oakland. We … Continue reading For the Birds
Protect the Migratory Bird Treaty Act
By Christina Tarr First enacted in 1918, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) makes it a crime to “pursue, hunt, take, capture, kill, attempt to take, capture or kill,” possess, … Continue reading Protect the Migratory Bird Treaty Act
Protect Offshore Drilling Regulations!
By Christina Tarr It seems it's not enough for the Interior Department proposing to open all coastal waters of the United States (including the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge but excluding … Continue reading Protect Offshore Drilling Regulations!
Standing Up for Public Lands
On Thursday August 24, over 60 activists attended a rally in front of the Department of Interior's regional offices in San Francisco, to protest the close of the Trump Administration's review of 27 national monuments, and breaking news that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke recommended the reduction of numerous national monuments.