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Interior eyes layoffs — but is hampered by recent ruling |
The Interior Department is eyeing staff cuts, although its plan is being partially hampered by a recent court order. |
The department said in a Friday court filing that it would have carried out at least some layoffs "imminently" if not for a recent court order blocking agencies from laying off union workers during the shutdown. However, it also indicated it may still move forward with layoffs of employees who work in areas that are not represented by the unions.
The department said these layoffs are not related to the government shutdown and that they are part of a broader plan to cut positions it has been working on since early this year.
"It has become clear that RIF notices, if finalized on a timeline consistent with the preexisting planning process, might be issued during the lapse in appropriations for competitive areas that do not include any bargaining units or members represented by Plaintiffs," the department said in court, referring to reductions in force. In court, the Interior Department also said it "had intended on imminently abolishing positions" in 68 "competitive areas" that included union workers.
Now, it "will not proceed with any RIFs" involving union staff unless the court's temporary halt to the firings is lifted. It's not clear which specific agencies, subdivisions, or geographic regions were being targeted. Read more at TheHill.com. |
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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. officials rejected a mining company's bid for more than 6 million tons of coal beneath a national forest in Utah, marking the third proposed coal sale from public lands in the West to fall through this month, the Interior Department disclosed Thursday. |
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With trade threats from President Donald Trump, the U.S. derailed the world's first global carbon fee on shipping as an international maritime meeting adjourned Friday without adopting regulations. |
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Officials in more than 20 states and Washington, D.C., sued the federal government over a decision to axe a Biden-era program to provide solar power to disadvantaged communities. |
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News we've flagged from other outlets touching on energy issues, the environment and other topics: |
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Upcoming news themes and events we're watching: |
- Tuesday: the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will hold a hearing on nominees to the board of the Tennessee Valley Authority.
- Thursday: the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will hold a hearing on chemical regulation.
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Two key stories on The Hill right now: |
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Republican senators have questions and concerns about how President Trump is managing to pay more than 1 million military service members during the government shutdown and are seeking more information about what funds he is dipping into to achieve his political ends. Read more |
| President Trump hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday at the White House, part of a renewed push to end Russia's more than three-year war in Ukraine. Read more |
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