DOI reviews decisions by official who broke rules

Friday, July 20, 2007  

The Interior Department is reviewing up to 10 decisions made by a former official who resigned in May after an international investigation showed she broke federal rules, the Associated Press reports.

Julie MacDonald was the deputy assistant secretary for fish, wildlife and parks. An investigation by Inspector General Earl Devaney found that she violated federal rules and that she repeatedly edited endangered species reports.

MacDonald resigned in May, a month after Devaney's report was made public. Now, the director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service could reverse or modify some of MacDonald's decisions on endangered species.

Get the Story:
Endangered Species Decisions Re-Examined (AP 7/19)

Inspector General Report:
Julie MacDonald (March 2007)

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