Hajek, Luke (ENRD) Philpott, Romney (ENRD) Subject: Fwd: TMM lawsuit ?led Folks; a new Twin Metals case was ?led in DDC. The USFS is not a defendant. I have not yet reviewed. Thanks, Marissa Sent ?'om my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: "Volchok, Daniel" Date: June 21, 2018 at 11:07:22 AM EDT To: "Piropato, Marissa Subject: TMIVI lawsuit ?led Hi Marissa. in case you haven?t seen it yet. attached is the complaint ?led today (in D.D.C.) challenging the reinstatement of Twin Metals? leases. We aren?t named. so I imagine we?ll be intervening soon. Let me know if you?d like to chat once you?ve had a chance to review. Thanks. Daniel Daniel S. Volchok \VilmerHale Washington, DC 20006 USA +1 202 663 6103 +1 202 663 6363 Please consider the environment before printing this email. necon?daniaLandmaybepdvileged Ifyouare Wan?Mm nottheinmdedrecipient, 'I'hankyou Karen Hawbecker Acting Deputy Solicitor Energy and Mineral Resources Of?ce Of the Solicitor US. Department of the Interior 1849 Street NW. MS 6348 Washington, DC. 20240 Of?ce: (202) 208-4507 karen.hawbecker@sol.doi.gov "Alexander, Tyler From: Sent: To: CC: Subject: Attachments: Hi Briana, All three cases have been assigned to the Hon. Trevor N. McFadden. Attached are the motions to intervene for each case. All three have "Alexander, Tyler Tue Jul 03 2018 07:34:11 GMT-0600 (MDT) "Collier, Briana" "Bosshardt, Stacey Karen Hawbecker Richard McNeer "Duffy, Sean C. RE: Fwd: TMM lawsuit ?led image001.png image002.png image003.png Voyageur Outward Bound School Mot. to Intervene.pdf Friends of the Boundary Waters Mot. to Intervene.pdf The Wilderness Society Mot. to Intervene.pdf been granted via minute order. Best regards, Tyler From: Collier, Briana Sent: Monday, July 2, 2018 6:51 PM To: Alexander, Tyler (ENRD) Cc: Bosshardt, Stacey (ENRD) Karen Hawbecker Richard McNeer Duffy, Sean C. (ENRD) Subject: Re: Fwd: TMM lawsuit ?led Tyler, Have we been assigned a judge yet? Also, could you please send along the company's motion to intervene and the court's order granting it intervenor status? Thanks very much. Briana Collier Attorney?Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources Department of the Interior, O?ice of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave NW Ste 1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248-5604 This unail any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed It may contain information that is privileged, con?dential, or otherwise protected by applicable law Ifyou are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby noti?ed that any dissanination, distribution copying, or use of this anail or its contents is strictly prohibited Ifyou received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies On Mon, Jul 2, 2018 at 8:29 AM, Collier, Briana Wm> wrote: Okay, great. Thank you Tyler. Briana Collier Attorney-Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources Department of the Interior, O?ce of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave NW Ste 1800 Albuquaque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248-5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed It may contain information that is privileged, con?dential, or otherwise protected by applicable law Ifyou are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby noti?ed that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies On Mon, Jul 2, 2018 at 8:28 AM, Alexander, Tyler (ENRD) wrote: Hi Briana, I spoke with counsel for Friends of the Boundary Waters and they indicated that they had no immediate plans to seek preliminary relief but might do so in the future based on conditions on the ground?their exact words were ?we need an emergency to seek emergency relief.? It does not appear that a TRO or Pl motion is imminent. Best regards, Tyler From: Collier, Briana Sent: Monday, July 2,2018 10: 09 AM T0: Bosshardt Stacey (ENRD) Cc: Alexander, Tyler (ENRD) ; Richard McNeer ; Dufly, Sean C. (ENRD) USDOJ. Subject: Re: Fwd: TMM lawsuit ?led Hi Stacey, Did Plaintiffs offer any insight into whether they will ?le a PI motion in the Friends of the Boundary Waters case? Thank you. Briana Collier Attomey?Adtiser. Division of Mineral Resources Department of the Interior. Office of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave NW Ste 1800 Albuquerque. NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248-5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed It may contain information that is privileged, con?dential. or otherwise protected by applicable law If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient. you are hereby noti?ed that any dissemination distribution. copying. or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited If you received this email in error. please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies On Fri, Jun 29, 2018 at 11:37 AM, Bosshardt, Stacey (ENRD) wrote: Twin Metals? motion to intervene has been granted in all of the cases. From: Collier, Briana Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2018 5:36 PM To: Bosshardt, Stacey (ENRD) Alexander, Tyler (ENRD) Duffy, Sean C. (ENRD) Cc: Karen Hawbecker Richard McNeer Subject: Re: Fwd: TMIVI lawsuit ?led Stacey. Sean, Tyler: Regarding the Briana Collier Attorney-Adviser. Division of Mineral Resources Department of the Interior. Of?ce of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave . NW Ste 1800 Albuquerque. NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248-5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed It may contain infomiation that is privileged. con?dential. or otherwise protected by applicable law If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby noti?ed that any dissemination. distribution. copying. or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited Ifyou received this email in error. please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies On Wed, Jun 27, 2018 at 11:20 AM, Duffy Sean C. (ENRD) wrote: Hi Briana, I, and my colleague Tyler (copied here) are available during any of the following times: 3-3230, or 4230-5. Marissa is traveling today. I?m copying her in case she wants to join. Thanks, Sean Sean C. Duffy Environment Natural Resources Division US Department of Justice Natural Resources Section (202) . gov From: Collier, Briana Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 11:47 AM To: Duffy, Sean C. (ENRD) Subject: Re: Fwd: TMM lawsuit ?led Hi Sean, I'm trying to wrangle SOL folks for a call on the new Twin Metals suits. Do you think 30 minutes tomorrow afternoon might work for you guys? There are a few slots that I think might work for us - 1-1:30, 2-2230, 3-3230, or 4:30-5. Briana Collier Attorney-Adviser. Division of Mineral Resources Department of the Interior. Of?ce of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave . NW Ste 1800 Albuquerque. NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248-5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed It may contain information that is privileged. con?dential, or otherwise protected by applicable law Ifyou are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipimt, you are hereby noti?ed that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies On Thu, Jun 21, 2018 at 10: 16 AM, Piropato, Marissa (ENRD) wrote: Folks: The environmental groups ?led suit in DDC challenging renewal of the Twin Metals? lease. We are still reviewing this complaint but can chat tomorrow or early next week. Marissa Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: "Bosshardt, Stacey Date: June 21, 2018 at 11:51:58 AM EDT To: "Piropato, Marissa Cc: "Boronow, Clare CBoronow ENRDHUSDOJ "DiiEy, SeanC. "Gene James W, "Montero, Guillermo "Hajek, Luke W, "Philpott, Romney Subject: RE: TMIVI lawsuit ?led Thanks I assume you?ll send to Interior? I will send one to USFS as an fyi. From: Pimpato, Marissa Sent: Thursday, J1me 21, 201811:19 AM To: Bosshardt, Stacey (ENRD) Cc: Boronow, Clare (ENRD) CBoronow@?NRD. USDOJ. DuEy, Sean C. (ENRD) NRD. USDOJ. Gette, James (ENRD) USDOJ. Montero, Guillermo (ENRD) Hajek, Luke W) Philpott, Romney (ENRD) Subject: Fwd: lawsuit ?led Folks; a new Twin Metals case was ?led in DDC. The USFS is not a defendant. I have not yet reviewed. Thanks, Marissa Sent ?'om my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: "Volchok, Daniel" Date: June 21, 2018 at 11:07:22 AM EDT To: "Piropato, Marissa Subject: TMLI lawsuit ?led Hi Marissa. in case you haven?t seen it yet. attached is the complaint ?led today (in D.D.C.) challenging the reinstatement of Twin Metals? leases. We aren?t named. so I imagine we?ll be intervening soon. Let me know if you?d like to chat once you?ve had a chance to review. Thanks. Daniel Daniel S. olchok W'ilmerHale Washington, DC 20006 USA +1 202 663 6103 +1 202 663 6363 daniel.volchok@wilmerhale.com Please consider the environment before printing this email. youaxenottheinsendedredpiem, Thankyon For more informtion about Wilnm'Hale, please visit in at wilnndiale com "Collier, Briana From: "Collier, Briana" Sent: Tue Jul 03 2018 07:44:10 GMT-0600 (MDT) To: "Alexander, Tyler "Bosshardt, Stacey Karen Hawbecker CC: Richard McNeer "Duffy, Sean C. Subject: Re: Fwd: TMM lawsuit ?led Attachments: image002.png image001.png image003.png Thank you Tyler. Briana Collier Attomey-Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources U.S. Department of the Interior, Of?ce of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248-5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, con?dential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby noti?ed that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Tue, Jul 3, 2018 at 7:34 AM, Alexander, Tyler (ENRD) wrote: Hi Briana, All three cases have been assigned to the Hon. Trevor N. McFadden, Attached are the motions to intervene for each case. All three have been granted via minute order. Best regards, Tyler From: Collier, Briana Sent: Monday, July 2, 2018 6:51 PM T0: Alexander, Tyler (ENRD) Ce: Bosshardt. Stacey (ENRD) Karen Hawbecker ; Richard McNeer Duffy. Sean 0 Subject: Re: Fwd: TMM lawsuit ?led Tyler, Have we been assigned a judge yet? Also, could you please send along the company's motion to intervene and the court's order granting it intervenor status? Thanks very much. Briana Collier Attomey?Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources Department of the Interior, O?ce of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave NW Ste 1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248-5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed It may contain information that is privileged, con?dential, or otherwise protected by applicable law Ifyou are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intmded recipient, you are hereby noti?ed that any dissemination distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited Ifyou received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies On Mon, Jul 2, 2018 at 8:29 AM, Collier, Briana wrote: Okay. great. Thank you Tyler. Briana Collier Attorney-Adviser. Division of Mineral Resources Department of the Interior. Of?ce of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave . NW Ste 1800 Albuquerque. NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248-5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the indi?dual or entity to which it is addressed It may contain information that is priVileged. con?dential. or otherwise protected by applicable law If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient. you are hereby noti?ed that any dissemination. distribution. copying. or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited Ifyou received this email in error. please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies On Mon, Jul 2, 2018 at 8:28 AM, Alexander, Tyler (ENRD) wrote: Hi Briana, I spoke with counsel for Friends of the Boundary Waters and they indicated that they had no immediate plans to seek preliminary relief but might do so in the future based on conditions on the ground?their exact words were ?we need an emergency to seek emergency relief." It does not appear that a TRO or Pl motion is imminent. Best regards, Tyler From: Collier Briana Sent: Monday, July 2,2018 10: 09 AM TO- Bosshardt Stacey (ENRD) Ce: Alexander, Tyler (ENRD) Karen Hawbecker ; Richard McNeer Duffy, Sean C. (ENRD) Subject: Re: Fwd: TMM lawsuit ?led Hi Stacey, Did Plaintiffs offer any insight into whether they will ?le a PI motion in the Friends of the Boundary Waters case? Thank you. Briana Collier Anomey-Adviser. Division of Mineral Resources Department of the Interior. Of?ce of the Solicitor Albuquerque. NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248-5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the indi?dual or entity to which it is addressed It may contain information that is privileged. con?dential. or otherwise protected by applicable law If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient. you are hereby noti?ed that any dissemination. distribution copying. or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited If you received this email in error. please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies On Fri, Jun 29, 2018 at 11:37 AM, Bosshardt, Stacey (ENRD) wrote: Twin Metals? motion to intervene has been granted in all of the cases. From: Collier, Briana Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2018 5:36 PM To: Bosshardt, Stacey (ENRD) Alexander, Tyler (ENRD) Duffy, Sean C. (ENRD) Cc: Karen Hawbecker Richard McNeer Subject: Re: Fwd: Tle lawsuit ?led Stacey, Sean, Tyler: Regarding the Briana Collier Attomey?Adviser. Division of Mineral Resources Department of the Interior. Of?ce of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave . NW Ste 1800 Albuquerque. NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248-5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed It may contain information that is privileged con?dentiaL or otherwise protected by applicable law If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intmded recipient, you are hereby noti?ed that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this unail or its contents is strictly prohibited Ifyou received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies On Wed, Jun 27, 2018 at 11:20 AM, DuEy, Sean C. (ENRD) wrote: Hi Briana, and my colleague Tyler (copied here) are available during any of the following times: 3-3I30, or 4:30-5. Marissa is traveling today. I?m copying her in case she wants to join. Thanks, Sean Sean C. Du?y Environment Natural Resources Division US. Department of Justice Natural Resources Section (202) 305-0445me From: Collier, Briana Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 11:47 AM T0: Duffy, Sean 0 (ENRD) Subject: Re: Fwd: TMM lawsuit ?led Hi Sean, I'm trying to wrangle SOL folks for a call on the new Twin Metals suits. Do you think 30 minutes tomorrow afternoon might work for you guys? There are a few slots that I think might work for us - 1-1:30, 2-2:30, 3-3:30, or 4:30-5. Briana Collier Attorney?Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources Department of the Interior, O?ce of the Solicitor Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248-5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed It may contain information that is privileged, con?dentiaL or otherwise protected by applicable law Ifyou are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby noti?ed that any dissemination distribution copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited Ifyou received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies On Thu, Jun 21, 2018 at 10:16 AM, Piropato, Marissa (ENRD) wrote: Folks: The environmental groups ?led suit in DDC challenging renewal of the Twin Metals? lease. We are still reviewing this complaint but can chat tomorrow or early next week. Marissa Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: "Bosshardt, Stacey Date: Jlme 21, 2018 at 11:07:22 AM EDT To: "Piropato, Marissa Subject: TMNI lawsuit ?led Hi Marissa. in case you haven?t seen it yet, attached is the complaint ?led today (in D.D.C.) challenging the reinstatement of Twin Metals? leases. We aren?t named. so I imagine we?ll be intervening soon. Let me know if you?d like to chat once you?ve had a chance to review. Thanks. Daniel Daniel S. Volchok \VilmerHale Washington, DC 20006 USA +1 202 663 6103 +1 202 663 6363 daniel.volchok(milmerhale.com Please consider the environment before printing this email. If Thankyou Conversation Contents FW: Twin Metals from Public Lands News "Maritza (Andrea) Reilly" From: "Maritza (Andrea) Reilly" Sent: Fri Jun 29 2018 12:00:13 GMT-0600 (MDT) Mitchell Leverette Barbara Eggers Sabry Hanna "Mary (Kathy) Gunderman" Nicole Virella Dean Gettinger Richard To: McNeer Roy Fuller Karen Hawbecker Beverly Winston Stephen Mahoney Elena Fink Briana Collier Subject: FW: Twin Metals from Public Lands News Superior National Forest, hiinnesota: On Jan. 5, 2017, under the Obama administration the Forest Service segregated a 234,328-acre area in the Superior National Forest to allow time to consider a mining project and/or to authorize a 20-year withdrawal. The Twin Metals Mining Project would allow Twin Metals Minnesota to mine for copper, nickel, platinum, palladium, gold and silver on two leases near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area of Superior National Forest. Just before the Obama administration left of?ce it cancelled the two leases on Dec. 14, 2016. A month later the Obama administration executed the segregation/withdrawal. Said the caucus, ?The University of Minnesota-Duluth estimates the creation of 12,000 construction jobs and 5,000 long-term mining jobs if mining projects already being pursued in Duluth Complex are allowed to move forward.? President Trump is on board. He told a political rally in Duluth, Minn., June 20 that he will roll back an attempt by the Obama administration to block the Twin Metals project in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area of the Superior forest. On May 2 BLM took an initial action in favor of the project, reinstating two mineral leases totaling 4,800 acres that the company held to mine copper, nickel, platinum, palladium, gold and silver. Now Trump is implying the withdrawal proposal would be canceled According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, he said, ?America?s rich natural resources, of which your state has a lot, were put lmder lock and key (by the Obama administration)? But, he added, ?It is going to happen, I will tell you.? Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) praised the president. am hopeful that the steps needed to ensure a full reversal of the former administration?s harmful actions are taken soon, speci?cally ending the withdrawal proposal that has now dragged on for 18 months, to dramatically revitalize local communities and their economies,? he said. But sportsmen in the area and environmentalists disagree and they ?led lawsuits against the reinstallation of the two leases. Led by Voyageur Outward Bound School, the recreation businesses said of their June 21 suit, ?Plaintiffs are business owners and users of the Wilderness and Superior National Forest. Their businesses and other uses of the Wilderness depend on the BWCAW remaining in its undiminished, pure state, and on the Superior National Forest remaining a welcoming place for tourists and recreational users.? On June 25 an alliance of environmental groups including the Izaak Walton League ?led a similar lawsuit. The sportsmen?s lawsuit is available at: aters.or - co laint for dec and in'unctive relief. (if The environmentalist lawsuit is available at: ://wilderness.or M. Andrea Reilly, Litigation Specialist Department of Interior Bureau of Land Lhnagement Eastern States. Division of Natural Resources 20 Street SE. Suite 950 Washington DC 20003 Ph: 202 912 7714 Warning: This message is intended only for use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged or con?dential and exempt from disclosue under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby noti?ed that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender 'mmediately by return email. Conversation Contents TRIM in the news Intervenor ?led by "Maritza (Andrea) Reilly" From: "Maritza (Andrea) Reilly" Sent: Fri Jun 29 2018 06:46:58 GMT-0600 (MDT) Mitchell Leverette Barbara Eggers Sabry Hanna "Mary (Kathy) Gunderman" Nicole Virella Dean Gettinger Richard To: McNeer Roy Fuller Karen Hawbecker fpiccoli@blm.gov, Beverly Winston Stephen Mahoney Elena Fink Briana Collier Subject: TMM in the news - Intervenor ?led by TMM Twin Metals Asks To Join Lawsuits Over Its Mineral Leases. The Minneapolis Star Tribune (6/27, Marcotty) reports that Twin Metals Minnesota on Thursday filed a petition in federal court asking to intervene in the three recently filed lawsuits challenging its right to mineral leases next to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The company claims ?it has a vested interest in the case? and ?wants the opportunity to defend the us. Department of the Interior's decision to reinstate the leases." The Duluth (MN) News Tribune(6/28) reports that the company said Thursday in a statement, ?Twin Metals believes it is entitled to participate in the litigation given the impacts the outcome will have on the company?s established property rights." M. Andrea Reilly, Litigation Specialist Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management Eastern States. Division of Natural Resources 20 Street SE. Suite 950 Washington DC 20003 Ph: 202 912 7714 Warning: This message is intended only for use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged or con?dential and exempt from disclosue under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby noti?ed that any dissemination, distn?bution. or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender ?mmediateiy by retum e?mail. Conversation Contents US. Department of the Interior News Brie?ng for Friday, June 29, 2018 Bulletin Intelligence From: Sent: To: Subject: Bulletin Intelligence Fri Jun 29 2018 03:59:56 GMT-0600 (MDT) US. Department of the Interior News Brie?ng for Friday, June 29, 2018 Mobile version and searchable archives available here. Please click here to subscribe. Department of the Interior News Briefing DATE: FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 2018 6:00 AM EDT Today's Table Of Contents DOI In The News 0 Bloomberg News: Watchdog To Investigate Zinke?s Land Deal With Halliburton Chair. 0 Missoula (MT): Zinke: Management Of National Parks Can Improve. 0 Minneapolis Star Tribune: Twin Metals Asks To Join Lawsuits Over Its Mineral Leases. 0 Twin Falls (ID) Times?News: Twin Falls County Joins Class Action Lawsuit Over Payment Related To Public Lands. 0 Oregon Public Broadcasting: Documents Show Value Of Recreation At Cascade?Siskiyou National Monument. 0 Houston Chronicle: Claim Zinke Threatened Senators Flounders. - Inside Unmanned Systems: Five Good Questions: Mark Bathrick. Bureau Of Indian Affairs 0 Senate Unanimously Con?rms Tara Sweeney For Interior Department Post. 0 Agreement Signed For Canyon De Chelly. Bureau Of Land Management 0 Grand Junction (CO) Daily Sentinel: Governor Urges Zinke To Move BLM To Junction. 0 Bloomberg BNA: Big Challenges For Environmental Analysis Of Alaska Oil Leasing. 0 Steamboat (CO) Pilot Today: BLM Discusses Changes To Oil And Gas Leasing In Sage Grouse Habitat At Craig Meeting. 0 Courthouse News: Feds Sued Over Plan To Cull Wild Horses In Nevada. 0 Associated Press: Reward Offered After Wild Horse Sign Disappears In Idaho. Bureau Of Reclamation 0 Arizona Restarts Talks On Drought Plan For Colorado River. 0 Agencies Fight Tribes' Bid To Force Higher Lake Water Levels. Bureau Of Safety And Environmental Enforcement 0 Florida Representatives Seek To Keep Offshore Drilling Safety Rules. Fish And \Mldlife Service 0 The Hill: Environmental Groups Sue Interior To Reinstate Black Bear Protections. National Park Service 0 The Hill: Watchdog: Park Service Chief Made Gesture ?Not Appropriate For Work'. 0 National Geographic: National Park Service Releases Iconic Paintings Of Parks. 0 Spring?eld (MA) Republican: James Woolsey Moves On From Spring?eld Armory Amid Surge In Visitors, Projects. 0 Associated Press: Mount Washburn Trails In Yellowstone To Close For The Summer. 0 WCYB-TV Bristol (VA): National Park Closes Elkmont Campground In The Smokies. - Asheville (NC) Citizen-Times: Blue Ridge Parkway, Shenandoah Park Vandal Sentenced To Prison. 0 Washington Post: He Didn't Know How To Swim - But He Dove To His Death To Save A 5-Year-Old?s Life. 0 WVEC-TV Hampton Roads (VA): New York Man Drowned While Swimming Near Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Insular And lntemational Affairs 0 Local Communities To Get Record In PILT. US Geological Survey 0 CNN International: Hawaii's Kilauea Summit: Explosions Keep Producing Magnitude 5.3 Earthquakes. 0 Juneau (AK) Empire: Tribes, Environmental Groups Happy With Murkowski Water Quality Money. 0 Additional Reading. Opinion Pieces 0 Western States Brace For Most Severe Wild?re Outbreak Since 2012. 0 Trump's Ocean Policy Will Protect The Economy. 0 No Reason To Put Florida At Risk With Offshore Drilling: Guestview. 0 Make Ban On Offshore Oil, Gas Drilling Permanent. 0 Additional Reading. Top National News 0 Bloomberg News: Trump Touts Economic Policies At Foxconn Groundbreaking. 0 CNN: Trump Meets With ?Key Senators? As Administration Seeks Supreme Court Nominee. 0 ABC: Five Dead In ?Targeted Attack? On Maryland Newspaper. Editorial Wrap-Up 0 New York Times. ?Trump And Putin, Best Frenemies Forever.? 0 Washington Post. - ?The Supreme Court?s Decision On Antiabortion Centers Could Have Dangerous Repercussions.? - ?Trump Is Kowtowing To The Kremlin Again. Why?" 0 Wall Street Journal. - ?Mexico's Presidential Watershed." - ?Harry Reid, Republican Mastermind." - ?Putin's Con?iction Zone.? Big Picture 0 Headlines From Today?s Front Pages. Washington Schedule 0 Today?s Events In Washington. Last Laughs 0 Late Night Political Humor. DOI In The News Watchdog To Investigate Zinke?s Land Deal With Halliburton Chair. W5 (6/28, Natter) reports the Interior Department?s inspector general will review Secretary Ryan Zinke?s involvement in a land deal with Halliburton Chairman David J. Lesar, the IG said in a letter released by House Democrats. The watchdog o?iee ?agreed to look into the matter alter the Democratic lawmakers asked them to investigate whether Zinke used his of?ce for personal ?nancial gain, and released internal emails that showed Zinke met with Lesar, Lesar?s son John, and Montana developer Casey Malmquist in his o?ce in August.? M11 (6/28, Green) reports that ?the investigation comes at the behest of Democratic Reps. Raul Grijalva (Ariz.), Donald McEachin (V and Jared Hu?inan (Calif), who jointly urged the IG to look into the matter following reports that Zinke and his family could ?nancially bene?t from the deal with the oil executive.? In a letter, they wrote, ?Though he has claimed that he is no longer involved with the foundation, he continues to be involved with the fate of the foundation?s land, which was originally donated more than a decade ago to be a veteran?s peace park.? The (6/28, Volz) reports that inspector general spokeswoman Nancy DiPaolo said, ?On June 20th, the OIG opened an investigative complaint into purported business activities by the Secretary. A preliminary review is underway.? According to DiPaolo, ?that review will determine whether the o?ice opens a full investigation into the deal, though no timeline has been set.? Interior spokeswoman Heather Swi? ?said Zinke has done nothing wrong and that he resigned from his charitable foundation?s board of directors before the land deal was made.? Swift said, ?The Secretary adheres to all applicable laws, rules and regulations. He goes above and beyond mere technical compliance and strives for full transparency. We are con?dent the IG report will con?rm tha Also reporting are the Washington Post (6/28, Eilperin, Grandoni), the Examiner (6/28, Siciliano), and mum; (6/28, Ebbs). Zinke: Management Of National Parks Can Improve. KPAX-TV Missoula, MT (6/28, Clark) reports that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke Zinke spoke with MTN News on Wednesday about the record visitation numbers at national parks ?and how the Trump administration is keeping up with maintenance issues.? Zinke ?says his department can do ?a lot better? to manage our national parks.? Zinke said, ?Because they are being loved to death to your point 300 million visitors to our park system last year. And the numbers are going to grow. Now we need to catch up our infrastructure, and the President?s budget is the largest investment in this history of this country on our parks, our wildlife refuges, and Indian education.? TWin Metals Asks To Join Lawsuits Over Its Mineral Leases. The Minneapolis Star Tribune (6/27, Marcotty) reports that Twin Metals Minnesota on Thursday ?led a petition in federal court asking to intervene in the three recently ?led lawsuits challenging its right to mineral leases next to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The company claims ?it has a vested interest in the case? and ?Wants the opportunity to defend the US. Department of the Interior?s decision to reinstate the leases.? The (6/28) reports that the company said Thursday in a statement, ?Twin Metals believes it is entitled to participate in the litigation given the impacts the outcome will have on the company?s established property rights.? Twin Falls County Joins Class Action Lawsuit Over Payment Related To Public Lands. The W: (6/28, Kauf?nan) reports that ?Twin Falls County is joining a class action lawsuit against the federal government over payment related to public lands.? Twin Falls commissioners voted on Thursday ?to join the lawsuit, Kane County, Utah v. the United States.? The suit claims that the federal government ?breached federal statute by failing to pay the Utah county and others money it owed them through the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program.? Documents Show Value Of Recreation At Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. Oregon Public Broadcasting (6/28, Schick) reports that the Trump Administration ?heavily redacted documents it recently released? in response to a Freedom of Information Act request about the Cascade- Siskiyou National Monument. The documents showed that recreation in the region ?generated far more economic bene?t than grazing and logging put together,? but because of the redactions, ?it?s difficult to say how changing the boundaries of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument might alter that mix.? The article notes that ?both supporters and opponents of the monument expansion say the multiple pages of blacked out information are a troubling sign.? Claim Zinke Threatened Senators Flounders. The Houston Chronicle (6/28, Osborne) reports that ?the inquiry into whether Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke threatened Alaska senators to win their support for President Donald Trump?s e?ort to repeal Obamacare has hit a roadblock at the federal Government Accountability Of?ce.? The o?ice told Democratic lawmakers ?this week that they would not be issuing a legal opinion on whether Zinke threatened Alaska Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, both Republicans, after the Interior Department declined to provide details on a phone call Zinke made to the senators.? Thomas general counsel of the GAO, wrote, ?Interior did not provide us with any information on the substance of the telephone calls. In light of this, we lack the requisite facts on which to base a legal opinion.? Five Good Questions: Mark Bathrick. In an interview with Inside Unmanned Systems Mark Bathrick, the director of the Of?ce of Aviation Services at the Interior Department, answered questions about new call-when-needed contracts for drone services. Bathrick expects to see more drone service contracts and hopes to see ?a self-contained, non- cooperative, ?illy autonomous sense and avoid system.? Bureau Of Indian Affairs Senate Unanimously Con?rms Tara Sweeney For Interior Department Post. KTUU-TV Anchorage, AK (6/28, Kirby) reports that ?Alaskan Tara Sweeney was con?rmed by the US. Senate to be the next US. Assistant Secretary for Indian A?airs Thursday.? Sweeney becomes ?the ?rst Alaska Native to lead the Bureau of Indian Affairs in the Department of the Interior.? Sweeney said, am honored to be con?rmed to serve Indian Country in this capacity. I am humbled by the con?dence President and Secretary Zinke have shown in me and I am ready to serve.? Agreement Signed For Canyon De Chelly. The (6/28, Yurth) reports that Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye, BIA Director Sharon Pinto, and Carranza, superintendent of the Southern Four Comers Group of national parks, signed ?a strategic agreement for cooperative stewardship? for the Canyon de Chelly National Monument on June 22 in Chinle. However, Annie Lee, of the Ts?yi? Din? Bike'yah Association, ?a group formed to represent the canyon residents during the planning process, said many residents felt left out of the process and had presented a petition to the Park Service asking that the signing be postponed until more public hearings could be held.? But ?Carranza noted that some of the people who were complaining about being uninformed had actually attended one or more meetings.? She said, ?Honestly, I don?t know what more we could have done to get the word out.? Bureau Of Land Management Governor Urges Zinke To Move BLM To Junction. The (6/29, Harmon) reports that Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper urged Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to move the Bureau of Land Management headquarters to Grand Junction, according to a Hickenlooper letter. Hickenlooper wrote to Deputy Secretary David Bernhardt, ?As I have previously conveyed to Secretary Zinke, Grand Junction is an ideal location for the BLM to conduct its operations.? Big Challenges For Environmental Analysis Of Alaska Oil Leasing. Bloomberg BNA (6/28, Kovski) reports that ?a federal team has begun pulling together the studies that will play a central role in determining what oil exploration drilling, if any, is done on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.? Bureau of Land Management specialists are ?working on the complex task with a contractor and other government branches, state o?icials, and tribal governments.? According to Nicole Hayes, BLM project coordinator for the EIS, ?the tentative schedule is to publish a draft of the impact statement in the fall or winter and a ?nal EIS in the spring or summer of 2019.? BLM Discusses Changes To Oil And Gas Leasing In Sage Grouse Habitat At Craig Meeting. Steamboat (CO) Pilot Today (6/28, Hasenbeck) reports that the Bureau of Land Management ?hosted a public meeting in Craig Wednesday to provide information about the proposed changes? to the geater sage grouse management plan in Colorado. According to the article, a draft change to the plan in?could open some priority grouse habitat on public lands to oil and gas leasing.? Feds Sued Over Plan To Cull Wild Horses In Nevada. W5 (6/28, Kutner) reports that ?wild horse advocates sued Bureau of Land Management Wednesday over a plan to remove wild horses ?om tracts of land in rural Nevada.? In a federal lawsuit ?led in Washington, D.C., the groups ?claim the plan, created a decade ago but approved only this year, violates a 40-year-old federal law that gives power to the agency to manage wild horse populations.? American Wild Horse Campaign, Western Watersheds Project, and land owner Laura Cunningham are contesting ?the removal of about 1,700 horses from 700,000 acres of public lands called the Caliente Herd Area Complex.? Reward Offered After Wild Horse Sign Disappears In Idaho. The A2 (6/28) reports that ?federal of?cials are offering a $500 reward for information leading to the prosecution of whoever removed a large sign iden?fying a wild horse herd area in southwestern Idaho.? The Bureau of Land Management I?n a news release Wednesday says the 12-foot sign posted at a remote intersection noted the location of the Saylor Creek Wild Horse Herd Management Area.? The BLM ?says it fust noticed the sign missing in mid-June.? Bureau Of Reclamation Arizona Restarts Talks On Drought Plan For Colorado River. The (6/28, Fonseca) reports that ?Arizona is renewing a focus on a drought contingency plan for the shrinking supply of Colorado River water, and other Western states are paying close attention.? On Thursday, the Central Arizona Project is ?joining the Arizona Department of Water Resources to restart discussions in Arizona on how to create more predictability in the river supply amid drought and climate change.? U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Brenda Burman is the keynote speaker. The (6/28, Fonseca) reports that ?Arizona water of?cials committed Thursday to reach a multi-state plan by the end of the year to stave off Colorado River water shortages, or at least lessen the impact.? The Arizona Department of Water Resources and the Central Arizona Project ?said they would form a committee to work out the details of a drought plan among Arizona water users and present it to the Legislature in January.? The Bureau of Reclamation has been urging ?Western states to wrap up drought contingency plans, one each in the lower and upper basins.? Also providing coverage is the Arizona Daily Star (6/28, Davis). Agencies Fight Tribes? Bid To Force Higher Lake Water Levels. (6/28, Smith) reports that the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service on Wednesday ?urged a California federal judge to reject the Klamath Tribes? request to immediately make the government maintain certain water levels in the Upper Klamath Lake for the protection of two ?sh species, arguing that the hibes are unlikely to win the case.? Bureau Of Safety And Environmental Enforcement Florida Representatives Seek To Keep Offshore Drilling Safety Rules. (EL) (6/28) reports that Republican and Democrat representatives in Florida have joined together ?to ask that the Trump administration abandon its efforts to loosen safety rules put in place after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.? The members of Congress wrote to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke asking the Trump Administration to reconsider its proposal to weaken the Well Control Rule imposed after the explosion. The legislators wrote that ?the weakening of these safety regulations is compounded by the Interior Department?s plans to dramatically expand o?shore drilling in nearly all U.S. waters, including the South Atlantic, the Straits of Florida, and the still recovering Gulf of Mexico. This Imderscores the need for robust safety standards to protect our coasts from another needless accident.? Fish And Wildlife Service Environmental Groups Sue Interior To Reinstate Black Bear Protections. The Hill (6/28, Green) reports that ?a coalition of animal rights and environmentalist groups on Thursday ?led a joint lawsuit against the Interior Depamnent challenging a 2016 decision to delist black bears from the Endangered Species Act The lawsuit led by Public Employees For Environmental Responsibility ?argues that the survival of the black bear in Louisiana is dependent on the species being relisted as threatened.? According to the lawsuit, the Louisiana black bear has ?lost 99 percent of its historic population.? Also reporting are (6/28, Fedderly) and Baton Rouge, LA (6/28, Baker). National Park Service Watchdog: Park Service Chief Made Gesture ?Not Appropriate For Work?. Ith?l (6/28, Cama) reports that top-ranking National Park Service o?icial P. Daniel Smith ?acknowledged to the Interior Department?s watchdog agency that he told a story and made a gesture that were inappropriate in an office hallway.? However, in a brief report issued Thursday, Interior?s O?ice of Inspector General ?stopped short of labeling? his ?actions ?sexual harassment,? since the only witness to it said he was not o?cended and investigators found no other witnesses that the gesture was intended to be sexual.? The watchdog ?said it sent a full report on its probe to an aide to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke.? The Washingt_on Post (6/28, Grandoni) reports that ?Smith?s job appears to be safe.? Also reporting is Mother Jones (6/28, Spinelli). National Park Service Releases Iconic Paintings Of Parks. National Geomhic (6/28, Mason) reports that four paintings created by Austrian artist Heinrich Berann of national parks have been digitally copied to be shared with the public. The National Park Service has ?released the new images on their newly redesigned online map portal, which also has more than a thousand maps that are ?eely available for the public to download.? Tom Patterson, a senior cartographer for the National Park Service, said, ?There?s just something absolutely magical about his panoramas.? James Woolsey Moves On From Spring?eld Amory Amid Surge In Visitors, Projects. The Spring?eld Rgpublican (6/28, Kinney) reports that ?raising the pro?le of Spring?eld Armory National Historic Site and establishing its sister park, Coltsville National Historical Park in Hartford, Connecticut,? has been superintendent?s James Woolsey?s ?mission since 2012.? According to the article, ?in the last ?ve years, attendance at Spring?eld Armory National Historic Site is up from 16,000 people in 2012 to 26,000 people in the most recent ?scal year.? But ?supervision of the Spring?eld and Hartford parks is a job he?ll leave to a successor.? Woolsey is leaving in July to be the next superintendent of Great Basin National Park in Nevada. Mount Washbum Trails In Yellowstone To Close For The Summer. The A2 (6/28) reports that ?the popular Mount Washbum trails ?'om Drmraven Pass and Chittenden Road in Yellowstone National Park will be closed for the rest of the summer season because of construction wor The National Park Service ?says the trails and trailhead parking lot located north of Canyon Junction will close sometime around the beginning of July.? A ?rm date has not been decided yet. National Park Closes Elkmont Campground In The Smokies. mm Bristol, VA (6/28) reports that the National Park Service ?evacuated Elkmont Campground along Little River Road in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park earlier Thursday as a precaution following several days of rain and storms.? The NPS ?emphasized there were no injuries and the evacuations were precautionary, saying it will continue to monitor conditions through the day.? Blue Ridge Parkway, Shenandoah Park Vandal Sentenced To Prison. The Asheville (NC) Citizen-Times (6/28, Chavez) reports that ?a man who was arrested in October 2017 for multiple counts of vandalism on the Blue Ridge Parkway and in Shenandoah National Park was sentenced last month in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia.? Joseph Edward Duva ?pled guilty to multiple vandalism related charges involving property damage to park signs, historic structures, mechanical equipment and vehicles, according to a news release from the National Park Service.? He was ?sentenced to 11 months in jail, three years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay $15,483 in restitution.? He Didn?t Know How To Swim - But He Dove To His Death To Save A 5-Year-Old?s Life. The Washingt_on Post (6/28, Bever) reports that a man who didn?t know how to swim jumped into a river in Sequoia National Park in California to save a 5-year-old family member. His brother-in-law Ivan Gonzalez said that Mozqueda was ?dragged to the stronger currents right away.? Victor Mozqueda ?drowned during the rescue Saturday in Kaweah River.? His brother-in-law Ivan Gonzalez said that Mozqueda was ?dragged to the suonger currents right away.? The child, Vincent Gonzalez, is now recovering, relatives said. New York Man Drowned While Swimming Near Cape Hatteras National Seashore. mm Hampton Roads, VA (6/28) reports that ?a man ?om New York drowned while swimming in the ocean 03 Cape Hatteras National Seashore in Avon, North Carolina on Thursday.? The article notes that ?this is the 4th swimming related fatality off the Seashore this year.? Also reporting are the Observer (6/28, Marusak) and WITN-TV Greenville, NC Insular And International Affairs Local Communities To Get Record In PILT. The Saipan [m2] Tribune (6/29) reports that Interior Ryan Zinke announced Wednesday ?that over 1,900 local governments around the country will receive $552.8 million in Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) frmding for 2018." 'Ihea rticle notes that ?since PILT payments began in 1977, Interior has distributed approximately $8.5 billion dollars to states and the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the US. Virgin Islands.? US Geological Survey Hawaii?s Kilauea Summit: Explosions Keep Producing Magnitude 5.3 Earthquakes. (6/28, Park) reports that ?for the seventh time in eight days, an explosion at the Kilauea summit on Hawaii?s Big Island erupted Thursday morning with a force equivalent to an earthquake of magnitude 5.3 or higher, according to the US Geological Survey.? The USGS said that ?the latest came at about 4:49 a m. (10:49 a m. ET), registering at magnitude 5.3 and sending ?an ash-poor plume? 1,000 feet into the sky.? The article notes that ?it was the biggest of more than 400 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or higher that have struck in the vicinity of the volcano between noon Wednesday and noon Thursday, the overwhelming majority of which were minor ternblors.? Also providing coverage of Kilauea are Fox News (6/27, Fedschun), Newsweek (6/28, Godlewski), Forbes (6/28, Mack), Billings (M1 Billings, MT and Yahoo! News Robots Dive Into Hawaii?s Lava-Filled Ocean Searching For Marine Life. USA Today (6/28, Price) reports that ?ocean robots are going where most scientists cannot: into Hawaii?s scalding hot waters and hard-to-reach areas to test and track Kilauea volcano eruption?s e?ect on marine life.? Two robots, known as ?Wave Gliders? by manufacturer Liquid Robots, are ?rolling through ?owing molten lava and cold ocean saltwater to collect data.? According to the article, ?with two unmanned robots, scientists working at USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Hawaii at Hilo are able to skirt the potential dangers and retrieve information about the resulting water temperature, oxygen levels, Ph levels, salinity and the immediate e?ecs on sensitive coral reefs and ecosystems of underwater wildlife.? Tribes, Environmental Groups Happy With Murkowski Water Quality Money. The Juneau (AK) Empire (6/28, Gullufsen) reports that ?environmental and tribal groups worried about mining development in British Columbia are celebrating a recent move by Sen. Lisa Murkowski to spend $1.5 million on studying water quality on Southeast Alaska?s border-crossing rivers.? The ?allocated in a series of provisions to an Interior Department spending bill June 14, will go to data-gathering via stream gauges on the Taku, Unuk, Alsek and Chilkat rivers should it get ?nal approval from a Senate vote.? The provisions direct the U.S. Geological Survey ?to work with local tribes to establish the stream gauges, some of which are already in place but need maintenance.? Additional Reading. 0 Billions Of Barrels In Oil Untapped In Texas? Eagle Ford Shale, Say Feds. (6/28, Hope) 0 A Seismic Change In Predicting How Earthquakes Will Shake Tall Buildings. The San Francisco Chronicle (6/28, Fuller) . Alaska Volcano Mount Cleveland Could Erupt Soon, Stopping Flights Across Paci?c. Newsweek (6/28, Hugo) - Three Earthquakes Reported In West Texas Overnight. KQSA-JM Odessa, TX 28) . Court Says Florida?s Water Claims Against Georgia Have Merit. The San Luis Obism (CA) Tribune (6/27, Leavenworth) . Rising Waters Damage Crops, Threaten Rural Towns. Omaha, NE (6/26) Opinion Pieces Western States Brace For Most Severe Wild?re Outbreak Since 2012. In an op-ed for 1115111111 (6/28, Anderson), Matthew Anderson, director of the Coalition for Self-Govemment in the West, a project of Sutherland Institute, writes that ?in a brie?ng to members of Congress, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke and Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue shared predictions of above-average potential for signi?cant wild?re activity this summer across the West.? Anderson warns that ?this kind of extreme wild?re behavior jeopardizes Western public lands, wildlife and communities, and it?s unacceptable.? He argues that ?it?s time to move beyond excuses and political expediency and incorporate more active management practices, like grazing, into the protection of our public lands.? Trump?s Ocean Policy Will Protect The Economy. In an op-ed for The Hill (6/28, BelcherOpinion Contributor Jack Belcher, managing director of the pro- industry National Ocean Policy Coalition, lauds President Trump?s executive order on ocean policy last week, calling it ?an important step forward in securing lasting bene?ts from the nation?s oceans, coasts, and Great Lakes for all Americans.? He noes that ?since the National Ocean Policy Executive Order was issued in 2010, a wide range of interests that represent a broad cross-section of the U.S. economy have had to contend with new bureaucracies.? Belcher writes that ?removing the burdens associated with the 2010 policy paves the way for smarter, more streamlined policy for our oceans, coasts, and Great Lakes.? No Reason To Put Florida At Risk With Offshore Drilling: Guestview. In an op-ed for the WM (6/27, Rooney), US Rep. Francis Rooney criticizes e?o?s to expand oil and gas exploration offshore Florida, arguing it would ?exact a chilling effect on our tourist economy and sti?e economic growth.? Rooney also claims that ?drilling in the eastern Gulf is unnecessary,? given that a number of forecasts call for global oil demand to peak ?within the next two decades.? According to Rooney, ?Shell has a scenario reaching peak demand by the late 2020?s,? and Shell CEO Ben van Beurden ?has already indicated that his company will adapt to the shifting markets, and the company plans to become a major player in the changing energy market.? Rooney concludes that ?with the changes foreseen in the oil industry, there is even less of a reason to put Florida at risk. We must prevent offshore drilling in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico.? Make Ban On Offshore Oil, Gas Drilling Permanent. In an op-ed in the Fort Myers (FL) News-Press (6/28, Smith) Ken Smith, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Nature Conservancy in Florida, argues in favor of a permanent ban on offshore oil and gas drilling Florida?s coast. According to Smith, ?Florida is still very much at risk because the federal government hasn?t formalized the exemption.? He notes the American Petroleum Institute?s ?Explore Offshore? coalition, which is in support of a plan to open protected parts of the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf. Additional Reading. 0 The Forest Service ls Going Broke Fighting Fires. The Hill (6/28, Pitts, Smith). . Local View: Minnesota ?5 Outdoors Need Land And Water Conservation Fund. Duluth (MN) News Tribune (6/28, Piragis). - Real Reasons To Be Worried About The Impacts Of Wilderness Study Area Legislation. Helena (6/28, Maj)- . Keep Our Public Mldemess Lands Wild For The Public: Ervin. Reno (NV) Gazette-Joumal (6/28, Ervin). . Mike Bader: Aiming At The Heart Of The Grizzly. WW 29, Bader). Top National News Touts Economic Policies At Foxconn Groundbreaking. President Trump visited Wisconsin Thursday to attend the groundbreaking of a $10 billion Foxconn factory complex that is expected to bring thousands of obs to the state. Only one network news broadcast mentioned Trump?s trip as part of another story, but print and online reporting are heavy. While much of the coverage is positive, focusing on Trump?s remarks praising the Foxconn deal and criticizing Harley-Davidson over its decision to move some production outside the US, several reports highlight on the criticism of the ?nancial incentives the state o?emd Foxconn to build its facility there. (6/28, Jacobs, McCormick) calls the visit ?an early illustration of Trump building the case that his economic policies particularly tax cuts and e?o?s to revive American manufacturing are paying off ahead of crucial November midterm elections.? The Wall Street Journal (6/28, Raice) says cited the Foxconn facility as evidence that manufacturing jobs are returning to the US, as he promised during his campaign. Trump tweeted Thursday, ?Today, we broke ground on a plant that will provide jobs for up to 15,000 Wisconsin Workers! As Foxconn ha discovered, there is no better place to build, hire and grow than right here in the United States!? Kayla Tausche said on Closing Bellil (6/28) that Trump ??rsed the speech as a proclamation that the US is open for business, touting tax reform and deregulation, although, trade is, of course, the unknown variable there. He says that the tariffs for the steel industry have caused that business to be through the roof, and that even though Europe is not happy about it, it has brought them to the negotiating table. He did also have a warning shot for Harley Davidson.? Liz Claman said on Fox Business? Countdown to the Closing Bell it (6/28) that Trump touted ?his pro-America agenda in a a?er breaking ground on a brand new factory in Wisconsin that?s expected to produce some 13,000 jobs bringing in billions of dollars for the state.? Trump ?also rubbed salt in Harley-Davidson?s wounds, calling out the company again in the speech, urging them to build in the United States.? In an interview with OI (6/28, 4:03 m. CDT), said, ?Foxconn is one of the great companies of the world. They are building this incredible plant, a plant like practically, I would say, we don?t have in our I guess it is working 15,000 jobs. And I was very involved. I actually recommended Wisconsin. I recommended it very strongly and I have to tell you Scott Walker has done a fantastic job. I handed the ball to him, he took it over. I actually picked the site from the helicopter. I picked the site so I am very proud of that. But I gave the ball to Scott and he got it done. Very few people can do that.? (6/28, Tibken, Cheng) reports that Trump ?lauded Foxconn?s plans? and ?said it?s just the beginning for foreign investment in the Trump said, ?Today?s gromdbreaking is only one part of the exciting story playing out across our nation.? WNEM-TVII Flint-Saginaw, MI (6/28, 4:01 m. CDT) reported that Trump said the Foxconn project ?will attract people to the Badger State and keep jobs in the US. He said today?s groundbreaking shows our nation?s economy is doing better than it?s ever done in the past and this project is just the beginning of whats to come.? Trump: ?America is open for business, more than it has ever been open for business. Between our low taxes, our cutting of regulations and we?re not ?nished with the regulation and we?ll have regulation but its sensible regulation. You?ll be able to get things approved quickly or disapproved. Sometimes it?s got to be disapproved.? Milwaukee (6/28, 4:02 m. CDT) said Trump ?thanked several Wisconsin politicians, speci?cally though Gov. Scott Walker for getting this done.? Trump ?also thanked Foxconn CEO Terry Gou, who says he would not be here today without the President.? WTMJ added that Trump ?kept going back to his trademark slogan, Making America Great Again. He says things like the Foxconn facility keep America great.? In a story posted before Thursday?s event, The Hill (6/28, Wilson) reported that while the Foxconn deal is ?expected to bring thousands of high-paying jobs to suburban Milwaukee,? those jobs ?come at a steep cost to the state, which gave massive tax breaks and incentives to the Taiwanese ?rm in order to lure them to Wisconsin.? Some ?say the state will take a generation to make back the money it gave away, and they worry that the Foxconn deal could mark the beginning of a new round of taxpayer giveaways to big corporations.? The Wall Street Journal (6/27, Raice) says incentives o?'ered by the state and its municipalities to Foxconn since it announced plans to build the facility have risen by nearly $1 billion. Peter Alexander said on WI (6/28, story 3, 1:50, Holt) that if the incentives are paid out it would be ?the most to a foreign company in US history.? Fox Business (6/28, De Lea) reports that ?taxpayers could be on the hook for a part of the hefty ?nancial incentives package the state put together to win the bid for the facility,? and there are ?concerns Foxconn may not ful?ll its end of the bargain, after it promised in 2013 to build a $30 million factory in that never materialized.? WITI-TV OI Milwaukee (6/28, 4:01 m. CDT) reported that while ?public opinion is split on the [Foxconn] deal, especially the $4.5 billion dollars in public incentives that the company is in line for,? if Trump ?has heard any of the criticism from Democrats, he didn?t let on.? Trump: ?That?s the way it is. They always will criticize This is one of the great deals ever. What this is going to do and I don?t even know that anyone?s critical of it. I can?t imagine they could be.? Trump was asked about the criticism in his intendm with said, think it is going to be great because they are going to expand. they are already talking about expanding. It?s an incredible thing for Wisconsin to get. Now, a Democrat is always going to say that. You could make the deal 10 times better and they are going to say, ?Oh gee, you could have done better. The fact is, the deal [Walker] made was incredible.? The (6/28, Superville, Lemire) reports that anmp?s speech ?came against a backdrop of [the] less- rosy economic news? of Harley-Davidson?s recent announcement that ?it is moving some production overseas.? Eamon Javers said on Power Lunchit ?The politics of this are a little complicated by the fact that Harley-Davidson also a Wisconsin company, headquartered just about 30 miles away from where Foxconn is going to be. Harley-Davidson is moving some production overseas to the EU to get around some of those EU retaliatory tariffs that they put in place in response to President Trump?s tariffs which were announced earlier this year. So some unsettlement in the political and business landscape in Wisconsin.? Reuters (6/28) says Trump ?praised? Foxconn and ?vaguely threatened? Harley-Davidson during the ?campaign-style trip.? Yahoo! Finance (6/28, HuReporter) says Trump ??ised the opportlmity to troll Harley- Davidson, implying the company didn?t realize the bene?ts brought by his administration?s tax cuts.? The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (6/28, Glauber, Romell, Spicuzza) says Trump ?took a swipe at Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson,? and the Chicago Tribune (6/28, Zumbach) reports that while Trump called Foxconn?s plans for the factory as ?the eighth wonder of the world,? he ?had less-kind words? Harley- Davidson, saying, ?Please build those beautiful here in the USA again. Don?t get cute with us,? and ?warning,? ?Your customers won?t be happy if you don?t.? Asked about Harley-Davidson in his interview said, was very disappointed because we are bringing trade right back down. We are balancing it out and we are getting taxes way down. So, I was disappointed in Harley because I like Harley and I was disappointed that they would be moving some of their operation to another country. I don?t like that. Now, no president has ever said that before, because I guess you?re not supposed to say it. But I can say it. I?m disappointed in Harley-Davidson. I don?t like them leaving this country.? Eq??m (6/28, Morin) reports that Trump?s comments about Harley-Davidson ?were the latest attacks he?s made on the company,? and the (6/28, Davey) says Trump?s ?pointed remarks about Harley-Davidson have also le? Mr. Walker and other Wisconsin Republicans in a di?cult position: How to support one of the state?s beloved companies without crossing the president?? In an op-ed for the Washington Post former Rep. Reid Ribble, chief executive o?'rcer of the National Roo?ng Contractors Association, writes that Harley-Davidson?s decision to move some production out of the US ?wasn?t a surprise that?s what just about any company would do when faced with a 25 percent tariff imposed by the EU. in response to President Trump?s trade agenda.? Ribble argues that ?no one, including Tmmp, should demonize a company for taking steps to secure its own future.? NYTimes: Trump?s Falsely Says He Is First Republican Since Eisenhower To Win Wisconsin. Under the headline, ?Trump Falsely Claims To Be First Republican To Win Wisconsin Since Eisenhower,? the New York Times (6/28, Qiu)fact checks President Tnimp?s claim that he is the ?rst Republican to win the state of Wisconsin since Dwight D. Eisenhower. The Times says that after Eisenhower ?swept the state in 1952 and 1956,? Richard Nixon ??rst won Wisconsin in the 1960 presidential election,? and won the state ?again in 1968 and in 1972.? Ronald Reagan ??Non Wisconsin in 1980 and 1984.? Protesters Greet Trump In Msconsin. WITI-TV Milwaukee (6/28) reports on its website that ?protesters planned a vigorous welcome? for the President. As Trump ?attended a fundraiser in Milwaukee Thursday morning ahead of the Foxconn groundbreaking,? protesters ?block[ed] the I-794 o?-ramp into the Third Ward,? and chanted, ?no justice, no peace.? Before blocking the Interstate, the group ?marched toward the P?ster Hotel, where President Trump spent the night,? and ?12 people moved into the street and blocked traf?c, gathering around a banner reading ?Families Belong in Communities Not Cages.?? Another group ?gathered at Smolenski Park in Mount Pleasant, and marched from there to the Mount Pleasant Village Hall, as President Trump spoke at Foxconn.? Trump Meets With ?Key Senators? As Administration Seeks Supreme Court Nominee. Media speculation over who President Trump will nominate to replace Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, and the expected Senate battle over con?rming the nominee is heavy. (6/28, Collins, reports that ?met with key senators at the White House on Thursday as the administration goes into a ?ill-court press to nominate and con?rm a new Supreme Court justice before the midterm elections.? Trump met with Sens. Joe Manchin, Joe Donnelly, and Heidi Heitkamp, all ?red-state Democrats? who are ?facing tough re-election ?ghts.? In addition, met with GOP Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins, and Chuck Grassley, and ?White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Trump?s team also talked with a dozen other senators.? The (6/28, Quinn) reports that Sanders said in a statement that the meetings were ?part of ongoing outreach to get views and advice ?om both sides of the aisle on this important nomination.? The Hill (6/28, Carney) notes the meeting came after Trump ?lashed out at Heitkamp during a rally in North Dakota this week, predicting she wouldn?t support his eventual nominee to replace Kennedy even though she supported his ?rst Supreme Court pick.? CQ Roll Call (6/28, Lesniewski) reports that Heitkamp said in a statement, ?Political speeches are just that, but the next day, I?m ready to get to wo Peter Alexander said on NBC News 01 (6/28, story 3, 1:50, Holt) that Trump is ?determined to ?nd a nominee young enough to make a lasting di?mnce.? Citing ?three people familiar with the matter,? Bloom News (6/28, Jacobs) reports that President Trump ?has asked advisers their opinions about nominating Utah Senator Mike Lee.? According to Bloomberg, Trump ?thinks Lee would be easily con?rmed by the Senate,? but has also ?expressed concern about keeping his Senate seat in Republican hands.? Bloomberg adds that Trump, after being ?assured the seat will remain safely that he was told the same about the Alabama Senate seat held by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who wound up replaced by Democrat Doug Jones.? However, (6/28, News) says on its website that ?Leonard Leo, who has taken a leave of absence from the conservative Federalist Society to help in the selection process, said the nominee will be a judge,? which ?suggests that non-judges on list of potential candidates released by the White House last November,? such as Lee ?are not current for a Supreme Court nomination.? NBC cites ?White House insiders working on the process? say ?'ontrunners for the position include Brett Kavanaugh, who ?serves on the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and is a former Kennedy law clerk.? Others mentioned ?are all federal appeals court judges, including Thomas Hardiman of who serves alongside Trump?s sister on the Third Circuit.? The short list also ?includes two judges from the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Raymond Kethledge of Michigan and Amul Thapar, who is from Kentucky, home state of Senator Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Amy Coney Barrett of Indiana on the Seventh Circuit appeals court.? In a piece for Townhall Guy Benson writes about speculation on who is on the short list of potential nominees. Politico (6/28, Cook) reports that ?one Republican close to the White House and one person involved with the judicial selection process? say the White House hopes to have a nominee chosen by the time the President leaves for Europe on July 10. Interviews with candidates are expected to start early next week, with a goal of holding ?con?rmation hearings in August or September, so that any con?rmed justice can join the court in early October once it resumes its session.? Reutm (6/28, Chung) reports that that ?a small group of deeply conservative lawyers, some inside the White House and at least one from outside,? will advise the President on choosing a nominee. White House Counsel Don McGahn will lead the e?om according to ?White House sources.? Legal activist Leonard Leo ?will be another key member of the president?s advisory team, sources said? The Hill (6/28, Bolton, Carney) says the ?ght over Trump?s as yet unnamed nominee ?began almost immediately after the news broke of the opening on Wednesday? as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ?said the Senate would act before the midterm election to con?rm Trump?s next nominee,? and Democrats ?immediately cried foul, arguing the nomination ?ght should come next year.? Terry Moran said on ABC World News Tonight II (6/28, story 4, 3:40, Muir) that with Trump ?on the brink of reshaping the Supreme Court for generations,? Democrats, ?outnumbered, are already trying to stop any vote, echoing the argument Republicans used when they blocked President Obama?s nominee, Merrick Garland, in an election year. But there?s a big di?mce. Republicans had the votes to block Garland. Democrats are in the minority now.? The (6/28) says in an editorial that as Democrats lament their inability to block Trump?s nominee, they have former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to blame for eliminating the ?libuster for judicial nominees. The Wall Street Journal (6/28, Radnofsky) says Democrats are weighing how to block the eventual nominee. Citing the party?s success in blocking the ACA repeal by keeping their caucus together and pulling off centrist Republicans, some Democrats are recommending a similar strategy on nominee. The W: (6/28, Shear, Kaplan) reports that ?Democratic lawmakers gathered on the steps of the Supreme Court Thursday morning, ?anked by members of progressive groups, to declare their opposition to all of the potential candidates on Mr. Trump?s public list of 25 possible jurists.? The (6/28, Lucey, Mascaro) reports that abortion rights could be ?a ?ashpoint in the court debate,? which ?puts a spotlight on key female Republican senators, Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska,? who have ?supported abortion access.? The WM 11 Post (t6/28, Kim) says Murkowski and Collins ?erll almost certainly be needed for Trump?s eventual nominee to be con?rmed, making them the most in?uential senators in the battle to replace? Kennedy, and Nancy Cordes said on the News .1 (6/28, story 3, 2:20, Glor), Nancy Cordes said ?the vote could hinge? on Murkowski and Collins, ??vho said today she wants a Justice who views ?Roe v. Wade? as settled law.? Politico (6/28, Everett, Bresnahan) also highlights the role Collins and Murkowski could play in con?rming Trump?s nominee, and W5, (6/28) says ?abortion could be the central issue in a battle over Trump?s nominee in the Senate.? Bloomberg says the President ?vowed during the campaign to appoint ?pro life? justices who would overturn? Roe vs Wade, which Collins referred to on Wednesday as ?settled law.? Amber Phillips of the Washington Post (6/28, Phillips) writes that ?there?s no actual evidence that Collins would buck their party on such a consequential vote.? But, Kasie Hunt said on W5. (6/28, story 4, 1:45, Holt) that McGahn ?called both Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins to discuss the vacancy, a sign that the White House knows how critical they will be to the knock down, drag out ?ght ahead.? White House Waged ?Quiet Campaign To Get Kennedy To Retire. The New York Times (6/28, Liptak, Haberman) describes the effort by the White House to get Kennedy to retire. The Times says that while ?there were no direct e?om to pressure or lobby Justice Kennedy to announce his resignation,? in ?subtle and not so subtle ways, the White House waged a quiet campaign to ensure that Mr. Trump had a second opporttmity in his administration?s ?rst 18 months to ful?ll one of his most important campaign promises to his conservative followers that he would change the complexion and direction of the Supreme Court.? Kennedy?s Retirement Positions Roberts To Play Key Role On High Court . The Post (6/28, Barnes) reports that with Kennedy?s retirement, chief Justice John Roberts ?is poised to play a pivotal role on the court.? While Roberts ?has been content to play the long game, moving the court to the right with incremental steps,? now ?with more conservative colleagues on one side and liberals on the other, Roberts will have the ability to supply the deciding ?fth vote and dictate the terms of the Lane: "Dignity? Was The Unifying Theme Of Kennedy?s Tenure. Charles Lane writes in his WM on Post (6/28) column that ?protecting the ?dignity? of some person or group? was ?the unifying theme of his jurisprudence, and it determined his impact on the court.? Lane adds that ?you had to admire how doggedly he tried to constitutionalize respect, despite [late-Justice Antonin] Scalia?s taunts and the inherent dii?culties of the task.? Kennedy ?spent 30 years on the court asking government to treat citizens with dignity, and citizens to respect one another, yet even he could not quite identify a certain template for doing so just when we really need one. And then he retired.? Gerson: Kennedy?s Retirement Comes At A Good Moment For Trump. Michael Gerson writes in the (6/28) that for the President, Kennedy?s retirement ?could not be better timed. Replacing the Supreme Court?s most prominent swinger combines every culture war battle into a single, all-consuming con?agration. And when hatred is at its height, and civility and comity completely break down, and Americans are at each other?s throats, Trump is in his element.? Gerson adds that unless the President ?blows this nomination with a foolish, impulsive pick (not impossible), he will enter the midterms with a cause that excites his base and unites his party.? Five Dead In ?Targeted Attack? On Maryland Newspaper. Thursday?s deadly shooting at a newspaper Annapolis, Maryland is receiving signi?cant media coverage, including 11 minutes of network airtime last night. The story led all three networks. ABC World News Ionight? (6/28, story 3, 0:35, Muir) reported the President arrived back in Washington from a trip to Wisconsin and was briefed on the shooting. The President ?took to him shortly afterwards, saying, ?My thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families. Thank you to all of the First Responders who are currently on the scene.?? NBC News II (6/28, lead story, 2:30, Holt) reported ?ve people were ?killed and several wounded when a gimman opened ?re at the o?ices? of the Annapolis Capital Gazette. According to the CBS Evmg' News OI (6/28, lead story, 3:00, Glor), police responded ?quickly,? and took the suspect into custody. WI (6/28, lead story, 4: 10, Muir) said the suspect used a shotgun to carry out the shooting. While earlier reports by the (6/28, story 2, 2:00, Glor) and (6/28, story 11, 0:35, Muir) said law enforcement o?icials said they were still working to identify the suspect and determine a possible motive, (6/28, James, Hughes) reports the suspect has been identi?ed as Jarrod Ramos, 38, of Laurel, Maryland. Ramos had ?an ongoing grudge with the publication? and carried out a ?targeted? attack meant to kill people, police said Thursday night. Court documents show that Ramos ?led a defamation suit against the newspaper in 2012, but a judge ?threw out the lawsuit.? A Maryland appeals court ?further concluded that everything printed in the July 31, 2011 newspaper story about Ramos appeared to be true.? According to the case, Ramos pleaded guilty in July, 2011 to a charge of criminal harassment of a woman. The (6/28, Tavernise, Harmon, Salam) reports Ramos had also waged ?a social media campaign against? the newspaper. The gton Post (6/28, Bui, Wiggins, Jackman) describes Ramos as ?a man with a vendetta? against the newspaper, and police said he is ?not cooperating with investigators,? and the (6/29, Witte) reports he ?mutilated his ?ngers in an apparent attempt to make it harder to identify him, according to a law enforcement official.? The Mobs Capital Gazette (6/28, Rector, Bogel-Burroughs) identi?es the victims of Thursday?s attack as Rob Hiaasen, Wendi Winters, Gerald Fischman, John McNamara, and Rebecca Smith, while ABC World News Tonight it (6/28, story 2, 1:00, Muir) spoke last night with a witness to the attack. WW II (6/28, story 2, 2:10, Holt), meanwhile, called Thursday?s shooting ?the latest massacre? to rock the nation, marking ?more than 150 mass shootings in the US just this year.? Hannity Blames Maxine Waters For Shooting. The Was?' gt_on Examiner (6/28, Chaitin) reports Fox News host Sean Hannity ?tied, without evidence,? Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) ?to the deadly shooting Thursday? in Annapolis. As news of the shooting at the Capital Gazette newspaper ?was coming in,? Hannity said on his radio show, ?I?ve been saying now for days that something horrible was going to happen because of the rhetoric. Really, Maxine? You want people to create ?call your friends, get in their faces? and [former President Barack] Obama said that too. ?Get in their faces, call them out, call your friends, get protesters, follow them into restaurants and shopping malls,? and wherever else she said.? The Daily Beast (6/28, Wilstein) reports that ?within seconds of learning? about the shooting, Hannity ?laid blame at the feet? of Waters. Hannity, the Daily Beast notes, ?has been talking for days about widely circulated comments made by Waters encouraging the Democratic base to confront anmp administration of?cials in public and ?tell them they?re not welcome anymore, anywhere.?? (6/28, Killough) reports Waters, meanwhile, ?said Thursday she?s seen an increase in threats since she made controversial comments last week.? The California lawmaker ?canceled two scheduled appearances in Alabama and Texas this weekend after saying she got threatening messages and ?hostile mail? at her of?ce, including ?one very serious death threat? on Monday ?'om an individual in Texas.? Yiannopoulos Recently Told Reporters He Looked Forward To Shooting Of Journalists. Today (6/28, Estepa) reports, ?Right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos recently told at least two news outlets that he wanted vigilantes to start shooting journalists, but he insisted Thursday that he did so to taunt reporters.? In a text message to a New York Observer reporter, Yiannopoulos wrote, can?t wait for vigilante squads to start gtmning journalists down on sight.? When ?asked to elaborate, [Yiannopoulos] told the reporter this was his ?standard response,? according to the Observer. Yiannopoulos also sent a similar message to Will Sommer, a Daily Beast reporter.? Editorial Wrap-Up New York Times. ?Trump And Putin, Best renemies Forever. In an editorial, the New York Times (6/28) says ?it?s good for American presidents to meet with adversaries, to clarify differences and resolve disputes. But when President Trump sits down will be a meeting of kindred spirits, and that?s a problem.? Most likely, the Times, Trump ?will congratulate Mr. Putin, once again, for winning another term in a sham election, as he did in March, even though his aides explicitly warned him not to. And he has already proposed readmitting Russia to the Group of 7, from which it was ousted after the Ukraine invasion.? Washington Post. ?The Supreme Court ?5 Decision 0n Antiabortion Centers Could Have Dangerous Repercussions. A Washin?on Post (6/28) editorial criticizes the Supreme Court?s ruling that California ?antiabortion crisis- pregnancy centers? cannot be required to inform customers that the state 03ers discounted or free abortions sets a dangerous precedent and the Court may ?nd itself?fending OE a wave of new court challenges to, say, required disclosure of information on alternative breast cancer treatments or on vaccines, among many other possibilities that would have been considered frivolous just a few days ago.? ?Trump ls Kowtowing To The Kremlin Again. Why?? The Washington Post (6/28) editorializes that ?summits can be productive, even maybe especially when nations are at odds. In theory, a meeting between Mr. Trump and Mr. be useful. But a meeting aimed at pleasing Mr. Putin is naive and foolhardy. A meeting aimed at pleasing Mr. Putin at the expense of traditional, democratic US allies would be dangerous and damaging." Wall Street Journal. ?iMexieo ?5 Presidential Watershed. In an editorial, the Wall Street Journal (6/28) says Mexico is in danger of going backwards towards the pre-Nafta policies of Mexico, rather than what the Journal says is a country on the way to joining the wealthy, modern democracies. The Journal criticizes President Trump as having contributed to the likelihood of Mexico choosing a president who rejects 30 years of market-oriented reforms. "Harry Reid, Republican Mastermind. The Wall Street Journal (6/28) says in an editorial that as Democrats lament their inability to block President Trump?s Supreme Court nominee, they have former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to blame for eliminating the ?libuster for judicial nominees. ?Putin?s Con?iction Zone. The in an editorial, says that President Trump, in agreeing to de-escalation zones in Syria, was nicked because then-Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Mr. Trump wanted to believe the Russians were seeking peace or at least a cease?re. And now, says the Journal, Assad is ?ee to attack the southwest, previously under a cease?re, having retaken the area around Damascus. The Journal mocks the Administration as having no response but to ask Russia and Assad to stop. Big Picture Headlines From Today?s Front Pages. Wall Street Journal: Goldman SachsI Morgan Stanley Dinged In Fed Stress Tests Two States Of Mexico Reveal The Split Driving Sunday's Presidential Election New York Times: Political War Over Replacing Kennedy On Supreme Court Is Underway Meeting With PutinI Experts Fear Trump Will Give More Than He Gets Crowley?s Loss Heralds An ?End Of An Era?: Last Of The Pam Bosses Fighting Pn'vilge: The Senate Finally Wants To Pay Its Interns Washington Post: El l' El 3 l' Trucker Shortage Poses Economic Threat Five Dead In Capital Gazette Shooting; Suspect Jarrod Ramos In CustodyI Police Say Newspaper Clings To Its Mission As A Polarized Nation Mines For Blame Financial TimesEpic Political Battle Begins Over Future Of US Supreme Court Latvia?s Central Bank Chief Faces Bribem Trial Washington Times: - I - I DEF-E CE: ll SI l' Long?Term Justice: Younger Supreme Court Candidates On Trump?s List Favored Sessions' Reversals On Four Obama Positions Validated By Supreme Court ?Looking Forward To It?: Trump Says He Can Succeed Where Others Failed With Putin Summit Story Lineup From Last Night?s Network News: ABC: Maryland-Shooting At Capital Gazette; Maryland-Shooting At Capital Gazette-Eyewitness; Maryland?Shooting At Capital Gazette-Trump's Reaction; Pick; House?Rosenstein; US-Russia Relations; Immigration-FLOTUS Border Visit; Thailand-Missing Boys' Soccer Team; Severe Weather; Maryland?Shooting At Capital Gazette?Motive. CBS: Maryland-Shooting At Capital Gazette; Maryland-Shooting At Capital Gazette-Motive; Pick; House-Rosenstein; Severe Weather; Immigration-ICE Whistleblower; Florida?Wild?re; US?Russia Relations; Thailand?Missing Boys? Soccer Team; Georgia?Cadets Find Missing Toddler; Boxer Helps Woman Stranded In Wheelchair. NBC: Maryland?Shooting At Capital Gazette; Mass Shootings?American Culture; Pick; Congress-SCOTUS Pick; House-Rosenstein; US-Russia Relations; Immigration-FLOTUS Border Visit; Immigration-Protests; Severe Weather; Califomia-lO Year Old Abused; Thailand- Missing Boys? Soccer Team; Amazon To Deliver Prescriptions; Toys Us Closes; Georgia-Cadets Find Missing Toddler; 11-Year-Olds Play New York Philharmonic Orchestra. Network A Glance: Maryland?Shooting At Capital Gazette 9 minutes, 40 seconds Pick 7 minutes, 50 seconds House?Rosenstein 5 minutes, 15 seconds Severe Weather - 3 minutes, 25 seconds Thailand?Missing Boys? Soccer Team 3 minutes, 0 seconds US-Russia Relations 2 minutes, 25 seconds Story Lineup From This Morning?s Radio News Broadcasts: ABC: Maryland?Shooting At Capital Gazette; Trump?Wisconsin Rally; US?North Korea Relations. CBS: Maryland-Shooting At Capital Gazette; US-Russia Relations; Trump-Wisconsin Rally; Immigration-Pence-Guatemala Visit; Severe Weather; Oil Prices Rise; US-Cheese Surplus; Wall Street. FOX: Maryland-Shooting At Capital Gazette; Florida Governor's Race; Califomia-1974 Ritualistic Murder. NPR: Maryland-Shooting At Capital Gazette; Trump-Wisconsin Rally; California-Soda Tax. Washington Schedule Today?s Events In Washington. \Vhite House: PRESIDENT TRUMP Receives his intelligence brie?ng; delivers remarks celebrating the six month anniversary of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. VICE PRESIDENT PENCE No public schedule announced. US Senate: 2:00 PM Senate Small Business Committee ?eld hearing on SBA federal contracting programs Field hearing on ?Opportunities and Challenges with the Small Business Administration?s Federal Contracting Programs?, with testimony ?om SBA Associate Administrator for Government Contracting and Business Development Robb Wong; ChemTrack Alaska President Carrie Jokiel; Chugach Alaska Corporation CEO Gabe Kompkoff; Old Harbor Native Corporation CEO Carl Marrs; Central Cormcil Tlingit Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska President Richard Peterson; and Miranda Electric President Rolondo Miranda Location: Z.J. Loussac Public Library, 3600 Denali Street, Anchorage, AK US House: No votes in the House of Representatives today as Congress breaks for Independence Day recess. Other: 10:00 AM Wilson Center discussion on ?National Guard Interests in the Arctic? ?National Guard Interests in the Arctic: Arctic and Extreme Cold Weather Capability? Wilson Center Polar Initiative discussion, with US. National Guard Alaska Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Laurie Hummel, US. National Guard Maine Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Douglas Farnham, US. National Guard Joint Force Headquarters Minnesota Assistant Adjutant General Brig. Gen. Lowell Kruse, US. National Guard Joint Force Headquarters Joint Sta? New Hampshire Director Brig. Gen. Shawn O?Brien, and US. National Guard Joint Force Headquarters Joint Sta? Maine Director Brig. Gen. Dwaine Drummond Location: Wilson Center, 1300 Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 1:00 PM ICAS event on ?The Korean Peninsula Issues and United States National Security? ICAS Liberty Fomdation presents Summer Symposium Special? on ?The Korean Peninsula Issues and United States National Security?, featuring Center for a New American Security President Richard Fontaine, ICAS Fellow (and former Secretary of Defense?s Special Assistant for Policy) Dan Gallington, US. Air Force Association Mitchell Institute Director of Strategic Deterrence Studies Peter Huessy, and Konyang University (South Korea) Department of Military Science Professor Kim Tae-woo Location: US. Capitol Visitor Center, HVC-201-202, Washington, DC Last Laughs Late Night Political Humor. Trevor Noah: ?After Justice Kennedy is replaced, there?s a good chance many states will make abortion illegal, and for many evangelicals, that has been the Holy Grail. It?s why many Christians have supported and continue to support Donald Trump, even though he sins so much that people cast him out of demons.? Trevor Noah: ?Republicans control the Senate, okay. The Democrats have no power and no way to stop them from con?rming Trump?s Supreme Court pick. Like, the media is hyping this up like a heavy-weight ?ght, but this is more like a ?ght between Floyd Mayweather and a baby.? Stephen Colbert: ?Obviously, with the looming shadow of the Mueller investigation, Trump has to completely distance himself from anything Russian. So today, the White House announced that he?ll be meeting with Vladimir Putin July 16. Makes sense. It is time for Trump?s annual employee review.? Stephen Colbert: ?You can tell that the Mueller investigation is on Trump?s mind because this morning, he tweeted: ?Russia continues to say they had nothing to do with meddling in our election!? Well, of course they say that because they did it!? Jimmy Fallon: ?President Trump and Vladimir Putin will have a one-on-one meeting next month in Finland. is excited because he thinks Finland is Europe?s version of Seaworld.? Jimmy Fallon: saw that Trump is also scheduled to visit the UK in two weeks, which means he?s got 14 days to learn how to speak English.? Jimmy Fallon: read that before announcing his retirement, Justice Anthony Kennedy met with Trump for half an hour. Actually, he wasn?t planning to retire, but after 30 minutes with Trump, he was like, ?I?ve got to get out of this town. I?ve had enough. I?m gonna retire. I?m good.?? Jimmy Fallon: ?This week, a man in boxers shut down part of an LA freeway a?er he climbed an exit sign, hung political banners, vaped, danced, and shouted ?om a bull horn. It?s already being described as the Democrats? best hope in 2020.? Seth Meyers: ?At a rally in North Dakota last night, President Trump said that he wants his pick for the Supreme Court to stay on the court for 40 or 45 years. Even more disturbing, he added, ?Or until the end of my presidency, whichever comes ?rst.? Copyright 2018 by Bulletin Intelligence LLC Reproduction or redistribution without permission prohibited. Content is drawn from thousands of newspapers, national magazines, national and local television programs, radio broadcasts, social-media platforms and additional forms of open-source data. 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Twin Metals - 3 new lawsuits this week - Conf call Mon 7/2/18 10:30-11:30 am/1.2 2018.06.25 Wilderness Society v. Zinke.pdf /37. Twin Metals - 3 new lawsuits this week - Conf call Mon 7/2/18 10:30-11:30 am/1.3 2018.06.25 Friends of the Boundary Waters complaint.pdf "Maritza (Andrea) Reilly" From: "Maritza (Andrea) Reilly" Sent: Thu Jun 28 2018 15:23:30 GMT-0600 (MDT) Mitchell Leverette Barbara Eggers Sabry Hanna "Mary (Kathy) Gunderman" To: Nicole Virella Dean Gettinger Richard McNeer Roy Fuller Karen Hawbecker fpiccoli@blm.gov Subject: Twin Metals - 3 new lawsuits this week - Conf call Mon 7/2/18 10:30-11:30 am Attachments 2018.06.21 Voyageur Outward Bound v. US. Complaint.pdf 2018.06.25 Wilderness Society v. Zinke.pdf 2018.06.25 Friends of the Boundary Waters complaint.pdf Attached are the 3 lawsuits received this week on TMM. A conf call meeting with SOL Briana Collier has been scheduled for Monday 7/2/18 from 10:30 - 11:30 am in the ES Jupiter Conference room. You have received a calendar invite. Briana will be providing us an update on these lawsuits. If you wish to attend by phone, you can call in at_ Please feel free to forward this email or calendar invite to other participants you believe you should attend. Thank you. hi. Andrea Reilly, Litigation Specialist Department of Interior - Bureau of Land Management Eastern States. Division of Natural Resources 20 Street SE. Suite 950 Washington DC 20003 P11: 202 912 7714 Warning: This message is intended only for use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged or con?dential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby noti?ed that any dissemination. distribution. or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error. please notify the sender immediately by return email. Conversation Contents Fwd: Casey Hammond \Vestern States Land Commissioners Assocication Summer Conference Attachments: 38. Fwd: Casey Hammond - Western States Land Commissioners Assocication Summer Conference/ 1.1 2018-06-19 BWCAW Withdrawal 38. Fwd: Casey Hammond - Western States Land Commissioners Assocication Summer Conference/ 2.1 2018-06-19 BWCAW Withdrawal bwc.docx 38. Fwd: Casey Hammond - Western States Land Commissioners Assocication Summer Conference/4.1 2018.06.27 Summary of Three Twin Metals Lawsuits.docx Karen Hawbecker From: Karen Hawbecker Sent: Wed Jun 27 2018 14:25:36 GMT-0600 (MDT) To: briana.collier@sol.doi.gov CC: Richard McNeer . Fwd: Casey Hammond - Western States Land Commissioners Assocication Summer Subject. Conference Attachments: 2018-06-19 BWCAW Withdrawal Hi Briana, Our last Brie?ng paper about Twin Metals is still up to date, other than the new lawsuits, correct? Thanks. ?Karen Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: From: "Seidlitz, Joseph (Gene)" Date: June 27, 2018 at 3:27:05 PM EDT To: Jeff Brune Cc: Casey Hammond Subject: Casey Hammond - Western States Land Commissioners Assocication Summer Conference Jeff, Hi! Casey Hammond will be traveling to Duluth, MN for a presentation at the Western States Land Commissioners Association Summer Conference. Casey presents on July 9th. After his presentation, Casey is wanting to travel to Ely, MN. In Ely, Casey plans to meet with some of the local citizens and possibly the local USFS in Ely. After those meetings he is wanting to go to the "proposed withdrawal area" with possibly the USFS. Jeff/Mitch, since Casey and I are not familiar with this part of MN, can you please advise on some logistics for Casey and the ASLM Hallway? (1) what is the distance from Ely to the proposed withdrawal area? (2) once at the proposed withdrawal area, can Casey travel to some of the prospecting permit areas or the lease areas? How many miles? Good roads? (3) also, would he be able to see a portion of the Boundary Water Wilderness Area? Also, Jeff/Mitch/Justin/Karen, is the recently sent briefing paper still up to date and accurate? I am attaching it for reference. Please provide answers to the above questions by noon on June 29th so we can further plan this trip. Thank You. Regards Gene Gene Seidlitz ASLM Analyst?Liaison 202?208?4555 (0) 775?304?1008 (C) "Collier, Briana" From: "Collier, Bria na" Sent: Wed Jun 27 2018 15:38:54 GMT-0600 (MDT) To: Karen Hawbecker CC: Richard McNeer . Re: Casey Hammond - Western States Land Commissioners Assocication Summer Subject. Conference Attachments: 2018-06-19 BWCAW Withdrawal bwc.docx Hi Karen, The attached BLM ESO brie?ng paper is up to date, but does not include any information on the new lawsuits. I had not previously seen this version. It differs from the one Elena Fink and Shelly McGinnis put together for the BLM Front Of?ce two weeks ago. I saw one small inaccuracy, in the statement ?These leases are near, but not directly adjacent, to the BWCAW (see attached Map). I edited the text and added a comment to say: These leases are near and adjacent to the BWCAW (see attached Map). understanding is that 1353 is directly adjacent to the BWCAW boundary. I put a call in to Kurt Wadzinski at the BLM NE States District of?ce to con?rm, and left a voicemail. Also, map referenced was not attached. I asked Ryan Sklar to take a look at the BP too, as it ooncems the withdrawal. He said it looked up to date and accurate. Ryan noted but said he thoug pro paper anyway. Please let me know if you would like me to add language about the new lawsuits. Thank you, Bnana Briana Collier Attomey-Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources US. Department of the Interior, Of?ce of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 phone: (505) 248-5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, con?dential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby noti?ed that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Wed, Jun 27, 2018 at 2:25 PM, Karen Hawbecker wrote: Hi Briana, Our last Brie?ng paper about Twin Metals is still up to date, other than the new lawsuits, correct? Thanks. ?Karen Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: From: "Seidlitz, Joseph (Gene)" Date: June 27, 2018 at 3:27:05 PM EDT To: Jeff Brune Cc: Casey Hammond Amanda Long Cara Lee Macdonald Brian Steed rcardinale Mitchell Leverette Barbara Eggers Karen Hawbecker Justin Katusak Subject: Casey Hammond Western States Land Commissioners Assocication Summer Conference Jeff, Hi! Casey Hammond will be traveling to Duluth, MN for a presentation at the Western States Land Commissioners Association Summer Conference. Casey presents on July 9th. After his presentation, Casey is wanting to travel to Ely, MN. In Ely, Casey plans to meet with some of the local citizens and possibly the local USFS in Ely. After those meetings he is wanting to go to the "proposed withdrawal area" with possibly the USFS. Jeff/Mitch, since Casey and I are not familiar with this part of MN, can you please advise on some logistics for Casey and the ASLM Hallway? (1) what is the distance from Ely to the proposed withdrawal area? (2) once at the proposed withdrawal area, can Casey travel to some of the prospecting permit areas or the lease areas? How many miles? Good roads? (3) also, would he be able to see a portion of the Boundary Water Wilderness Area? Also, Jeff/Mitch/Justin/Karen, is the recently sent brie?ng paper still up to date and accurate? I am attaching it for reference. Please provide answers to the above questions by noon on June 29th so we can further plan this trip. Thank You. Regards Gene Gene Seidlitz ASLM Analyst?Liaison 202-208-4555 (0) 775-304-1008 (C) "Collier, Briana" From: "Collier, Briana" Sent: Wed Jun 27 2018 16:20:38 GMT-0600 (MDT) To: Karen Hawbecker CC: Richard McNeer . Re: Casey Hammond - Western States Land Commissioners Assocication Summer Subject. Conference Karen, Because Casey Hammond is going to meet and tour with the Forest Service in Minnesota, I should add that we now know that? l'm hoping to have the positions and our draft responses together by the end of the week for discussion. Thanks very much. Bn'ana Collier Attorney-Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources US. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248?5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Wed, Jun 27, 2018 at 3:38 PM, Collier, Briana wrote: Hi Karen, The attached BLM ESO brie?ng paper is up to date, but does not include any information on the new lawsuits. I had not previously seen this version. It differs from the one Elena Fink and Shelly McGinnis put together for the BLM Front Of?ce two weeks ago. I saw one small inaccuracy, in the statement "These leases are near, but not directly adjacent, to the BWCAW (see attached Map). I edited the text and added a comment to say: These leases are near and adjacent to the BWCAW (see attached Map). understanding is that 1353 is directly adjacent to the BWCAW boundary. I put a call in to Kurt Wadzinski at the BLM NE States District of?ce to con?rm, and left a voicemail. Also, map referenced was not attached. I asked Ryan Sklar to take a look at the BP too. as it concerns the withdrawal. He said it looked up to date and accurate. Ryan noted that but said he thought pro a ywou no wan omcu a In orrna ion In neing paper anyway. Please let me know if you would like me to add language about the new lawsuits. Thank you, Bnana Briana Collier Attorney-Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources US. Department of the Interior, Of?ce of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248?5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby noti?ed that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Wed, Jun 27, 2018 at 2:25 PM, Karen Hawbecker wrote: Hi Bn'ana, Our last Briefing paper about Twin Metals is still up to date, other than the new lawsuits, correct? Thanks. ?Karen Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: From: "Seidlitz, Joseph (Gene)" Date: June 27, 2018 at 3:27:05 PM EDT To: Jeff Brune Cc: Casey Hammond , Barbara Eggers Karen Hawbecker Justin Katusak Subject: Casey Hammond? Western States Land Commissioners Assocication Summer Conference Jeff, Hi! Casey Hammond will be traveling to Duluth, MN for a presentation at the Western States Land Commissioners Association Summer Conference. Casey presents on July 9th. After his presentation, Casey is wanting to travel to Ely, MN. In Ely, Casey plans to meet with some of the local citizens and possibly the local USFS in Ely. After those meetings he is wanting to go to the "proposed withdrawal area" with possibly the USFS. Jeff/Mitch, since Casey and I are not familiar with this part of MN, can you please advise on some logistics for Casey and the ASLM Hallway? (1) what is the distance from Ely to the proposed withdrawal area? (2) once at the proposed withdrawal area, can Casey travel to some of the prospecting permit areas or the lease areas? How many miles? Good roads? (3) also, would he be able to see a portion of the Boundary Water Wilderness Area? Also, Jeff/Mitch/Justin/Karen, is the recently sent brie?ng paper still up to date and accurate? I am attaching it for reference. Please provide answers to the above questions by noon on June 29th so we can further plan this trip. Thank You. Regards Gene Gene Seidlilz ASLM Analyst-Liaison 202-208-4555 (0) 775-304-1008 (C) "Hawbecker, Karen" From: Sent: To: "Hawbecker, Karen" Wed Jun 27 2018 17:00:54 GMT-0600 (MDT) "Seidlitz, Joseph (Gene)" Jeff Brune Casey Hammond Amanda Long Cara Lee Macdonald Brian Steed rcardinale CC: Mitchell Leverette Barbara Eggers Justin Katusak Briana Collier Richard McNeer Re: Casey Hammond - Western States Land Commissioners Assocication Summer Conference Attachments: 2018.06.27 Summary of Three Twin Metals Lawsuits.docx Subject: Gene, The brie?ng paper is still up to date, except for die three new lawsuits diat were ?led challenging die Twin Metals lease reinstatements. I've attached a short summary of Uiree cases. --Karen On Wed, Jun 27, 2018 at 3:27 PM, Seidlitz, Joseph (Gene) wrote: Jeff, Hi! Casey Hammond will be traveling to Duluth, MN for a presentation at the Western States Land Commissioners Association Summer Conference. Casey presents on July 9th. After his presentation, Casey is wanting to travel to Ely, MN. In Ely, Casey plans to meet with some of the local citizens and possibly the local USFS in Ely. After those meetings he is wanting to go to the "proposed withdrawal area" with possibly the USFS. Jeff/Mitch, since Casey and I are not familiar with this part of MN, can you please advise on some logistics for Casey and the ASLM Hallway? (1) what is the distance from Ely to the proposed withdrawal area? (2) once at the proposed withdrawal area, can Casey travel to some of the prospecting permit areas or the lease areas? How many miles? Good roads? (3) also, would he be able to see a portion of the Boundary Water Wilderness Area? Also, Jeff/Mitch/Justin/Karen, is the recently sent brie?ng paper still up to date and accurate? I am attaching it for reference. Please provide answers to the above questions by noon on June 29th so we can further plan this trip. Thank You. Regards Gene Gene Seidlitz ASLM Analyst-Liaison 202-208-4555 (0) 775-304-1008 (C) Karen Hawbecker Acting Deputy Solicitor Energy and Mineral Resources Of?ce of the Solicitor US. Department of the Interior 1849 Street NW. MS 6348 Washington, DC. 20240 Of?ce: (202) 208?4507 "Joseph (Gene) Seidlitz" From: "Joseph (Gene) Seidlitz" Sent: Wed Jun 27 2018 17:16:20 GMT-0600 (MDT) To: "Hawbecker, Karen" Jeff Brune Casey Hammond Amanda Long Cara Lee Macdonald Brian Steed rcardinale CC: Mitchell Leverette Barbara Eggers Justin Katusak Briana Collier Richard McNeer . Re: Casey Hammond - Western States Land Commissioners Assocication Summer Subject. Conference Karen, Thank you. Sent from my iPhone. Gene Seidlitz Advisor Room 6629 202?208?4555 On Jun 27, 2018, at 7:00 PM, Hawbecker, Karen wrote: Gene, The brie?ng paper is still up to date, except for the three new lawsuits that were ?led challenging the Twin Metals lease reinstatements. I've attached a short summary of three cases. --Karen On Wed, Jun 27, 2018 at 3:27 PM, Seidlitz, Joseph (Gene) wrote: Jeff, Hi! Casey Hammond will be traveling to Duluth, MN for a presentation at the Western States Land Commissioners Association Summer Conference. Casey presents on July 9th. After his presentation, Casey is wanting to travel to Ely, MN. In Ely, Casey plans to meet with some of the local citizens and possibly the local USFS in Ely. Alter those meetings he is wanting to go to the "proposed withdrawal area" with possibly the USFS. Jeff/Mitch, since Casey and I are not familiar with this part of MN, can you please advise on some logistics for Casey and the ASLM Hallway? (1) what is the distance from Ely to the proposed withdrawal area? (2) once at the proposed withdrawal area, can Casey travel to some of the prospecting permit areas or the lease areas? How many miles? Good roads? (3) also, would he be able to see a portion of the Boundary Water Wilderness Area? Also, Jeff/Mitch/Justin/Karen, is the recently sent brie?ng paper still up to date and accurate? I am attaching it for reference. Please provide answers to the above questions by noon on June 29th so we can further plan this trip. Thank You. Regards Gene Gene Seidlitz ASLM Analyst?Liaison 202-208-4555 (0) 775?304?1008 Karen Hawbecker Acting Deputy Solicitor Energy and Mineral Resources Of?ce of the Solicitor US. Department of the Interior 1849 Street NW. MS 6348 Washington, DC. 20240 Of?ce: (202) 208-4507 karenhawbecker l.doi. ov <2018.06.27 Summary of Three Twin Metals Lawsuits.docx> Conversation Contents Casey Hammond \Vestern States Land Commissioners Assocication Summer Conference Attachments: 39. Casey Hammond - Western States Land Commissioners Assocication Summer Conference/1.1 2018- 06-19 BWCAW Withdrawal "Seidlitz, Joseph (Gene)" From: "Seidlitz, Joseph (Gene)" Sent: Wed Jun 27 2018 13:27:05 GMT-0600 (MDT) To: Jeff Brune Casey Hammond Amanda Long Cara Lee Macdonald Brian Steed CC: rcardinale Mitchell Leverette Barbara Eggers Karen Hawbecker Justin Katusak . Casey Hammond - Western States Land Commissioners Assocication Summer Subject. Conference Attachments: 2018-06-19 BWCAW Withdrawal Jeff, Hi! Casey Hammond will be traveling to Duluth, MN for a presentation at the Western States Land Commissioners Association Summer Conference. Casey presents on July 9th. After his presentation, Casey is wanting to travel to Ely, MN. In Ely, Casey plans to meet with some of the local citizens and possibly the local USFS in Ely. After those meetings he is wanting to go to the "proposed withdrawal area" with possibly the USFS. Jeff/Mitch, since Casey and I are not familiar with this part of MN, can you please advise on some logistics for Casey and the ASLM Hallway? (1) what is the distance from Ely to the proposed withdrawal area? (2) once at the proposed withdrawal area, can Casey travel to some of the prospecting permit areas or the lease areas? How many miles? Good roads? (3) also, would he be able to see a portion of the Boundary Water Wilderness Area? Also, Jeff/Mitch/Justin/Karen, is the recently sent briefing paper still up to date and accurate? I am attaching it for reference. Please provide answers to the above questions by noon on June 29th so we can further plan this trip. 'lhank You. Regards Gene Gene Seidlitz ASLM Analyst?Liaison 202-208-4555 (0) 775-304-1008 (C) Conversation Contents Three new Twin Metals lawsuits Attachments: /40. Three new Twin Metals lawsuits/ 1.1 2018.06.21 Voyageur Outward Bound v. U.S. Complaint.pdf /40. Three new Twin Metals lawsuits/ 1.2 2018.06.25 Wilderness Society v. Zinke.pdf /40. Three new Twin Metals lawsuits/ 1.3 2018.06.25 Friends of the Boundary Waters complaint.pdf "Collier, Briana" From: "Collier, Briana" Sent: Mon Jun 25 2018 13:28:21 GMT-0600 (MDT) Mitchell Leverette Elena Fink Dean Gettinger T0: Barbara Eggers Karen Hawbecker Richard McNeer CC: Roy Fuller Ryan Sklar Subject: Three new Twin Metals lawsuits Attachments: 2018.06.21.Voyageur Outward Bound v. U.S. Complaint.pdf 2018.06.25-Wilderness Socrety v. Zinke.pdf 2018.06.25 Friends of the Boundary Waters complaint.pdf Hi Mitch, all: Three new lawsuits have been ?led in the US. District Court in DC. challenging the BLM ESO's May 2018 rescission of its earlier decision to reject the Twin Metals lease renewal application, thereby reinstating the two leases. All three complaints claim the decision was without authority, arbitrary and capricious, and otherwise not in accordance with the law under the Administrative Procedure Act. The third complaint also challenges the December 2017 M-Opinion, M-37049, reversing the prior M-Opinion. The complaints ask the court to vacate the BLM decision and enjoin the BLM from further action. We'll be conversing with 00] about our response in the next few days. Please let us know if you have any questions. Thanks very much, B?ana Briana Collier Attomey?Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources U.S. Department of the Interior, Of?ce of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248-5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, con?dential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby noti?ed that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. "Leverette, Mitchell" From: "Leverette, Mitchell" Sent: Mon Jun 25 2018 13:46:13 GMT-0600 (MDT) To: "Collier, Briana" Elena Fink Dean Gettinger Barbara Eggers Karen Hawbecker Richard CC: McNeer Roy Fuller Ryan Sklar Subject: Re: Three new Twin Metals lawsuits Can we have a short call over the next several days to discuss the complaints? Mitch Mitchell Leverette Acting State Director Eastern States Bureau of Land Management 20 M. Street, SE Washington, DC 20003 202-912-7702 202-431-2262 On Mon, Jun 25, 2018 at 3:28 PM, Collier, Briana wrote: Hi Mitch, all: Three new lawsuits have been ?led in the U.S. District Court in DC. challenging the BLM ESO's May 2018 rescission of its earlier decision to reject the Twin Metals lease renewal application, thereby reinstating the two leases. All three complaints claim the decision was without authority, arbitrary and capricious, and otherwise not in accordance with the law under the Administrative Procedure Act. The third complaint also challenges the December 2017 M-Opinion, M-37049, reversing the prior M?Opinion. The complaints ask the court to vacate the BLM decision and enjoin the BLM from further action. We'll be conversing with 00] about our response in the next few days. Please let us know if you have any questions. Thanks very much, Briana Briana Collier Attomey-Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources US. Department of the Interior, Of?ce of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248?5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, con?dential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby noti?ed that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. "Collier, Briana" From: "Collier, Briana" Sent: Tue Jun 26 2018 08:55:25 GMT-0600 (MDT) To: "Leverette, Mitchell" Elena Fink Dean Gettinger Barbara Eggers CC: Karen Hawbecker Richard McNeer Roy Fuller Ryan Sklar Subject: Re: Three new Twin Metals lawsuits Hi Mitch, I am available to discuss and can help schedule a call. It might be best to wait until we at SOL have had a chance to touch base with 00] though. We don't have a call with them scheduled yet. Perhaps we can shoot for Friday afternoon for our call? Briana Collier Attomey?Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources U.S. Department of the Interior, Of?ce of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248?5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, con?dential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby noti?ed that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Mon, Jun 25, 2018 at 1:46 PM, Leverette, Mitchell wrote: Can we have a short call over the next several days to discuss the complaints? Mitch Mitchell Leverette Acting State Director Eastern States Bureau of land Management 20 M. Street SE Wgth' gag, DC 20003 202-912?7702 202-431-2262 On Mon, Jun 25, 2018 at 3:28 PM, Collier, Briana wrote: Hi Mitch, all: Three new lawsuits have been ?led in the U.S. District Court in D.C. challenging the BLM ESO's May 2018 rescission of its earlier decision to reject the Twin Metals lease renewal application, thereby reinstating the two leases. All three complaints claim the decision was without authority, arbitrary and capricious, and otherwise not in accordance with the law under the Administrative Procedure Act. The third complaint also challenges the December 2017 M-Opinion, M-37049, reversing the prior M?Opinion. The complaints ask the court to vacate the BLM decision and enjoin the BLM from further action. We'll be conversing with about our response in the next few days. Please let us know if you have any questions. Thanks very much, B?ana Briana Collier Attomey-Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources US. Department of the Interior, Of?ce of the Solicitor Phone: (505) 248?5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, con?dential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby noti?ed that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. Conversation Contents Twin Metals Boundary \Vatcrs complaint 6?25?2018.pdf Attachments: I41. Twin Metals -- Boundary Waters complaint Twin Metals -- Boundary Waters complaint 6-25-2018.pdf "Piropato, Marissa From: "Piropato, Marissa Sent: Mon Jun 25 2018 12:58:19 GMT-0600 (MDT) "Collier, Briana" Karen Hawbecker To: "richard.mcneer "Duffy, Sean C. "Boronow, Clare CC: Subject: Twin Metals -- Boundary Waters complaint 6-25-2018.pdf Attachments: Twin Metals -- Boundary Waters complaint 6-25-2018.pdf Folks: And I attach the third complaint challenging the Twin Metals? lease renewal. Marissa Marissa A. Piropato Environment Natural Resources Division U. S. Department of Justice WI tel: 202. 305. 0470 fax: 202. 305-0506 mail. P. O. Box 7611 Washington, D. C. 20044-7611 overnight delivery: Patrick Henry Building?3rd Floor 601 Street, NW Washington, DC 20004 "Hawbecker, Karen" From: "Hawbecker, Karen" Sent: Mon Jun 25 2018 13:54:21 GMT-0600 (MDT) To: "Piropato, Marissa "Collier, Briana" "richard.mcneer CC: "Duffy, Sean C. "Boronow, Clare Subject: Re: Twin Metals -- Boundary Waters complaint 6-25-2018.pdf Thanks, Manssa. In their request for relief, they ask for both preliminary and permanent relief. ??Karen On Mon, Jun 25, 2018 at 2:58 PM, Piropato, Marissa (ENRD) wrote: Folks: And I attach the third complaint challenging the Twin Mctals? lease renewal. Marissa Marissa A. Piropato Environment Natural Resources Division US. Department of Justice 1narissa.piropato@usdoj.gov tel: 202.305.0470 fax: 202305-0506 mail: PO. Box 7611 Washington, DC. 20044-7611 overnight delivery: Patrick Henry Building?3rd Floor 601 Street, NW Washington, DC 20004 Karen Hawbecker Acting Deputy Solicitor Energy and Mineral Resources Of?ce of the Solicitor US. Department of the Interior 1849 Street NW. MS 6348 Washington, DC. 20240 Of?ce: (202) 208-4507 karen.hawbecker l.doi. ov "Piropato, Marissa From: "Piropato, Marissa Sent: Mon Jun 25 2018 14:06:55 GMT-0600 (MDT) To: "Hawbecker, Karen" "Collier, Briana" "richard.mcneer CC: "Duffy, Sean C. "Boronow, Clare Subject: RE: Twin Metals -- Boundary Waters complaint 6-25-2018.pdf From: Hawbecker, Karen Sent: Monday, June 25, 2018 3:54 PM To: Piropato, Marissa (ENRD) Cc: Collier, Briana (nchard.mcneer@sol.doi.gov) Duffy, Sean C. (ENRD) Boronow, Clare (ENRD) Subject: Re: Twin Metals Boundary Waters complaint 6-25-2018.pdf Thanks, Marissa. In their request for relief, they ask for both preliminary and permanent injunctive relief. --Karen On Mon, Jun 25, 2018 at 2:58 PM, Piropato, Marissa (ENRD) wrote: Folks: And I attach the third complaint challenging the Twin Metals? lease renewal. Marissa Marissa A. Piropato Environment Natural Resources Division US. Department of Justice marissa.piropato@usdoj.gov I tel: 202.305.0470 I fax: 202305-0506 mail: P.O. Box 7611 Washington, DC. 20044-7611 overnight delivery: Patrick Henry Building?3rd Floor 601 Street, NW Washington, DC 20004 Karen Hawbecker Acting Deputy Solicitor Energy and Mineral Resources Of?ce of the Solicitor US. Department of the Interior 1849 Street NW. MS 6348 Washington, DC. 20240 Of?ce: (202) 208-4507 karen.hawbecker@sol.doi.gov "Hawbecker, Ka ren" From: "Hawbecker, Karen" karen.hawbecker@sol .doi.gov> Sent: To: CC: Subject: Mon Jun 25 2018 14:09:17 GMT-0600 (MDT) "Piropato, Marissa (ENRD)" "Collier, Briana" , "richard.mcneer (richard.mcneer@sol.doi.gov)" , "Duffy, Sean C. (ENRD)" , "Boronow, Clare (ENRD)" Re: [EXTERNAL] Twin Metals -- Boundary Waters complaint 6-25-2018.pdf (b) (5) On Mon, Jun 25, 2018 at 4:06 PM, Piropato, Marissa (ENRD) wrote: (b) (5) . (b) (5) From: Hawbecker, Karen Sent: Monday, June 25, 2018 3:54 PM To: Piropato, Marissa (ENRD) Cc: Collier, Briana ; richard.mcneer (richard.mcneer@sol.doi.gov) ; Duffy, Sean C. (ENRD) ; Boronow, Clare (ENRD) Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Twin Metals -- Boundary Waters complaint 6-25-2018.pdf Thanks, Marissa. In their request for relief, they ask for both preliminary and permanent injunctive relief. (b) (5) --Karen On Mon, Jun 25, 2018 at 2:58 PM, Piropato, Marissa (ENRD) wrote: Folks: And I attach the third complaint challenging the Twin Metals’ lease renewal. Marissa _______________________________________________________________________________ Marissa A. Piropato Environment & Natural Resources Division U.S. Department of Justice marissa.piropato@usdoj.gov tel: 202.305.0470 fax: 202.305-0506 mail: P.O. Box 7611 Washington, D.C. 20044-7611 overnight delivery: Patrick Henry Building—3rd Floor 601 D Street, NW Washington, DC 20004 _______________________________________________________________________________ -Karen Hawbecker Acting Deputy Solicitor Energy and Mineral Resources Office of the Solicitor U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C Street N.W. MS 6348 Washington, D.C. 20240 Office: (202) 208-4507 karen.hawbecker@sol.doi.gov -Karen Hawbecker Acting Deputy Solicitor Energy and Mineral Resources Office of the Solicitor U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C Street N.W. MS 6348 Washington, D.C. 20240 Office: (202) 208-4507 karen.hawbecker@sol.doi.gov Conversation Contents Second and third lawsuits challenging Twin Metals lease reinstatements Attachments: [42. Second and third lawsuits challenging Twin Metals lease reinstatements/1.1 2018.06.25 TMM lit - Wilderness Society v. Zinke.pdf /42. Second and third lawsuits challenging Twin Metals lease reinstatements/1.2 2018.06.25 Twin Metals -- Boundary Waters complaint.pdf "Hawbecker, Karen" From: Sent: To: CC: Subject: Attachments: David, "Hawbecker, Karen" Mon Jun 25 2018 13:59:45 GMT-0600 (MDT) David Bernhardt Daniel Jorjani Joseph Balash Brian Steed Kathleen Benedetto Richard McNeer "Joseph (Gene) Seidlitz" Michael Nedd Timothy Spisak Mitchell Leverette Alfred Elser Briana Collier Second and third lawsuits challenging Twin Metals lease reinstatements 2018.06.25 TMM lit - Wilderness Society v. Zinke.pdf 2018.06.25 Twin Metals -- Boundary Waters complaint.pdf Today, the Wilderness Society, Izaak Walton League of America, and Center for Biological Diversity ?led the attached complaint in the US. District Court for the District of Columbia challenging the reinstatement of Twin Metals' two leases. They argue that there is no statutory, regulatory, or inherent authority for BLM's rescission of its December 2016 decision denying Twin Metals' lease renewal application. They also argue that the challenged decision is arbitrary and capricious because it is allegedly based on an incorrect interpretau'on of the leases. The plaintiffs ask the court to vacate the challenged decision. Also, today, the Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness has ?led a complaint challenging the same lease reinstatement decision, arguing diat the decision violates the APA, is based on an incorrect interpretation of the leases, and is beyond die government's authority to revisit an agency decision made 16 months before. Plaintiffs ask the court to vacate both the reinstatement decision and the December 2017 M-Opinion, M-37049, and to declare the leases expired. They also ask for preliminary and permanent injunctive relief. --Karen Karen Hawbecker Acting Deputy Solicitor Energy and Mineral Resources Of?ce of the Solicitor U.S. Depaitment of the Interior 1849 Street NW. MS 6348 Washington, DC. 20240 Of?ce: (202) 20841507 karenhawbecker .doi. ov "Seidlitz, Joseph (Gene)" From: Sent: To: Subject: Karen "Seidlitz, Joseph (Gene)" Mon Jun 25 2018 14:04:11 GMT-0600 (MDT) "Hawbecker, Karen" Re: Second and third lawsuits challenging Twin Metals lease reinstatements Thank you for sharing and your continued prompt coordination. I appreciate work with Gene Gene Seidlitz ASLM Analyst-Liaison 202-208-4555 (0) 775-304-1008 (C) On Mon, Jun 25, 2018 at 3:59 PM, Hawbecker, Karen wrote: David, Today, the Wilderness Society, Izaak Walton League of America, and Center for Biological Diversity ?led the attached complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia challenging the reinstatement of Twin Metals' two leases. They argue that there is no statutory, regulatory, or inherent authority for BLM's rescission of its December 2016 decision denying Twin Metals' lease renewal application. They also argue that the diallenged decision is arbitrary and capricious because it is allegedly based on an incorrect interpretation of the leases. The plaintiffs ask the court to vacate the challenged decision. Also, today, the Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness has ?led a complaint challenging the same lease reinstatement decision, arguing that the decision violates the APA, is based on an incorrect interpretation of the leases, and is beyond the government's authority to revisit an agency decision made 16 months before. Plaintiffs ask the court to vacate both the reinstatement decision and the December 2017 M?Opinion, M-37049, and to declare the leases expired. They also ask for preliminary and permanent injunctive relief. --Karen Karen Hawbecker Acting Deputy Solicitor Energy and Mineral Resources Of?ce of the Solicitor U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 Street NW. MS 6348 Washington, DC. 20240 Of?ce: (202) 208-4507 "Hawbecker, Karen" From: "Hawbecker, Karen" Sent: Mon Jun 25 2018 14:09:56 GMT-0600 (MDT) To: "Seidlitz, Joseph (Gene)" Subject: Re: Second and third lawsuits challenging Twin Metals lease reinstatements Thanks much, Gene. I appreciate being able to work with you also. ??Karen On Mon, Jun 25, 2018 at 4:04 PM, Seidlitz, Joseph (Gene) wrote: Karen Thank you for sharing and your continued prompt coordination. I appreciate work with Gene Gene Seidlilz ASLM Analyst-Liaison 202-208-4555 (0) 775-304-1008 (C) On Mon, Jun 25, 2018 at 3:59 PM, Hawbecker, Karen wrote: David, Today, the Wilderness Society, Izaak Walton League of America, and Center for Biological Diversity ?led the attached complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia challenging the reinstatement of Twin Metals' two leases. They argue that there is no statutory, regulatory, or inherent authority for BLM's rescission of its December 2016 decision denying Twin Metals' lease renewal application. They also argue that the challenged decision is arbitrary and capricious because it is allegedly based on an incorrect interpretation of the leases. The plaintiffs ask the court to vacate the challenged decision. Also, today, the Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness has ?led a complaint challenging the same lease reinstatement decision, arguing that the decision violates the APA, is based on an incorrect interpretation of the leases, and is beyond the government's authority to revisit an agency decision made 16 months before. Plaintiffs ask the court to vacate both the reinstatement decision and the December 2017 M?Opinion, and to declare the leases expired. They also ask for preliminary and permanent injunctive relief. ??Karen Karen Hawbecker Acting Deputy Solicitor Energy and Mineral Resources Of?ce of the Solicitor U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 Street NW. MS 6348 Washington, DC. 20240 Of?ce: (202) 208-4507 karen.hawbed Subject: Twin Metals Information Memorandum Attachments: Kathy and Billy, Mike asked me to send you the attached memorandum. Thanks, Shelley cGinnis, Bureau of Land Management Energy, Minerals, and Realty Management 1849 Street NW, Room 5625 Washington, DC 20240 Of?ce: 202-208?6551 Cell: 202- 578-301 0 Email: smcginnis@blm.gov "McGinnis, Shelley" From: "McGinnis, Shelley" Sent: Thu Jun 14 2018 15:16:50 GMT-0600 (MDT) William Dove "Benedetto, Kathleen" Michael Nedd Mitchell Leverette Karen Hawbecker Subject: Re: Twin Metals Information Memorandum Attachments: (1).docx Resending with the correct email address for Kathy. Thanks, Shelley On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 5:12 PM, McGinnis, Shelley wrote: Kathy and Billy, Mike asked me to send you the attached memorandum. Thanks, Shelley McGinnis, Bureau Energy of Land Management Minerals, and Realty Management 1849 Street NW, Room 5625 Washington, DC 20240 Of?ce: 202-208-6 551 Cell: 202-578-3010 Email: Shelley McGinnis, Bureau of Land Management Energy, Minerals, and Realty Management 1849 Street NW, Room 5625 Washington, DC 20240 Of?ce: 202-208-6551 Cell: 202-578-3010 Email: smcginnis@blm.gov Michael Nedd mnedd@blm.gov> From: Michael Nedd Sent: Thu Jun 14 2018 15:18:38 GMT-0600 (MDT) Shelley McGinnis "Benedetto, Kathleen" William Dove Mitchell Leverette Karen Hawbecker CC. . Subject: RE: Twin Metals Information Memorandum Shelley and the entire Sol and BLM-ES team?. Take care and have a wonderful day! Michael D, Nedd 202-208-4201 Of?ce 202-208-4800 Fax mnedd?nlm A thought to consider "Do all the good you can, in all the ways you can, for all the people you can, while you can!" From: McGinnis, Shelley Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2018 5:12 PM To: Benedetto, Kathleen Cc: Michael Nedd Mitchell Leverette Karen Hawbecker Subject: Twin Metals Information Memorandum Kathy and Billy, Mike asked me to send you the attached memorandum. Thanks, Shelley McGinnis, Bureau of Land Management Energy, Minerals, and Realty Management 1849 Street NW, Room 5625 Washington, DC 20240 Of?ce: 202-208-6551 Cell: 202?578?3010 Email: smcginnis@blm.ggv "Hawbecker, Karen" From: "Hawbecker, Karen" Sent: Thu Jun 14 2018 15:41:31 GMT-0600 (MDT) Briana Collier Roy Fuller To: Richard McNeer "Sklar, Ryan" "Moody, Aaron" Subject: Fwd: Twin Metals Information Memorandum Attachments: (1).docx FYI Forwarded message From: McGinnis, Shelley Date: Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 5:16 PM Subject: Re: Twin Metals Information Memorandum To: William Dove Cc: Michael Nedd Mitchell Leverette Karen Hawbecker Resending with the correct email address for Kathy. Thanks, Shelley On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 5:12 PM, McGinnis, Shelley wrote: Kathy and Billy, Mike asked me to send you the attached memorandum. Thanks, Shelley McGinnis, Bureau of Land Management Energy, Minerals, and Realty Management 1849 Street NW, Room 5625 Washington, DC 20240 Of?ce: 202-208-6551 Cell: 202-578-3010 Email: Shelley McGinnis, Bureau of Land Management Energy, Minerals, and Realty Management 1849 Street NW, Room 5625 Washington, DC 20240 Of?ce: 202-208-6551 Cell: 202-578?301 0 Email: WW Karen Hawbed From: "Hawbecker, Karen" Sent: Fri Jun 15 2018 17:04:51 GMT-0600 (MDT) To: Daniel Jorjani Subject: Fwd: Twin Metals Information Memorandum Attachments: (1).docx Dan, This is the Twin Metals brie?ng paper for the Duluth trip. Have a great weekend! --Karen Forwarded message From: McGinnis, Shelley Date: Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 5:16 PM Subject: Re: Twin Metals Information Memorandum To: William Dove Resending with the correct email address for Kathy. Thanks, Shelley On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 5:12 PM, McGinnis, Shelley wrote: Kathy and Billy, Mike asked me to send you the attached memorandum. Thanks, Shelley McGinnis, Bureau of Land Management Energy, Minerals, and Realty Management 1849 Street NW, Room 5625 Washington, DC 20240 Of?ce: 202-208?6551 Cell: 202-578-3010 Email: -- Shelley McGinnis, Ph.D. Bureau of Land Management Energy, Minerals, and Realty Management 1849 C Street NW, Room 5625 Washington, DC 20240 Office: 202-208-6551 Cell: 202-578-3010 Email: smcginnis@blm.gov -Karen Hawbecker Acting Deputy Solicitor Energy and Mineral Resources Office of the Solicitor U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C Street N.W. MS 6348 Washington, D.C. 20240 Office: (202) 208-4507 karen.hawbecker@sol.doi.gov Daniel Jorjani From: Sent: To: Subject: 👍 Daniel Jorjani Fri Jun 15 2018 17:29:12 GMT-0600 (MDT) "Hawbecker, Karen" Re: Twin Metals Information Memorandum Daniel H. Jorjani Principal Deputy Solicitor Department of the Interior Main Interior Building ' 202-219-3861 (Voice) 202-706-9018 (Cell) daniel.jorjani@sol.doi.gov This electronic message contains information generated by the US Department of the Interior solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 15, 2018, at 7:04 PM, Hawbecker, Karen wrote: Dan, This is the Twin Metals briefing paper for the Duluth trip. Have a great weekend! --Karen ---------- Forwarded message ---------From: McGinnis, Shelley Date: Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 5:16 PM Subject: Re: Twin Metals Information Memorandum To: William Dove , "Benedetto, Kathleen" Cc: Michael Nedd , Mitchell Leverette , Karen Hawbecker Resending with the correct email address for Kathy. Thanks, Shelley On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 5:12 PM, McGinnis, Shelley wrote: Kathy and Billy, Mike asked me to send you the attached memorandum. Thanks, Shelley McGinnis, Bureau of Land Management Energy, Minerals, and Realty Management 1849 Street NW, Room 5625 Washington, DC 20240 O?ice: 202-208?6551 Cell: 20257843010 Email: smcginnis@blm.gov Shelley McGinnis, Bureau of Land Management Energy, Minerals, and Realty Management 1849 Street NW, Room 5625 Washington, DC 20240 Of?ce: 202-208-6551 Cell: 202-578?301 0 Email: Karen Hawbecker Acting Deputy Solicitor Energy and Mineral Resources Ot?ce of he Solicitor US. Department of the Interior 1849 Street NW. MS 6348 Washington, DC. 20240 Of?ce: (202) 208-4507 karen.hawbecker@sol.doi.gov (1).docx> "Hawbecker, Karen" From: "Hawbecker, Karen" Sent: Fri Jun 22 2018 09:04:17 GMT-0600 (MDT) To: Gary Lawkowski Subject: Fwd: Twin Metals Information Memorandum Attachments: Gary, Here's the brie?ng paperI mentioned in my last email. --Karen Forwarded message From: McGinnis, Shelley Date: Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 5:12 PM Subject. Twin Metals Information Memorandum T0: "Benedetto, Kathleen" William Dove Cc: Michael Nedd Mitchell Leverette Karen Hawbecker Kathy and Billy, Mike asked me to send you the attached memorandum. Thanks, Shelley McGinnis, Bureau of Land Management Energy, Minerals, and Realty Management 1849 Street NW, Room 5625 Washington, DC 20240 Of?ce: 202-208?6551 Cell: 202-578-3010 Email: smcginnis@blm.gov Karen Hawbecker Acting Deputy Solicitor Energy and Mineral Resources Of?ce of the Solicitor US. Department of the Interior 1849 Street NW. MS 6348 Washington, DC. 20240 Of?ce: (202) 208?4507 karenhawbeckerwdoigov Gary Lawkowski <93ry.lawkowski@sol.doi.gov> From: Gary Lawkowski Sent: Fri Jun 22 2018 10:56:38 GMT-0600 (MDT) To: Karen Hawbecker Subject: Re: Twin Metals Information Memorandum Thanks! Gary Lawkowski Acting Deputy Solicitor, Parks and Wildlife Department of the Interior Gary Lawkowski@sol doi aov 202-208-7340 On Fri, Jun 22, 2018 at 11:04 AM Hawbecker, Karen wrote: Gary, Here's the brie?ng paper I mentioned in my last email. --Karen Forwarded message From: McGinnis, Shelley Date: Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 5:12 PM Subject: Twin Metals Information Memorandum To: "Benedetto, Kathleen" Cc: Michael Nedd Mitchell Leverette Karen Hawbecker Kathy and Billy, Mike asked me to send you the attached memorandum. Thanks, Shelley McGinnis, Bureau of Land Management Energy. Minerals, and Realty Management 1849 Street NW, Room 5625 Washington, DC 20240 O??ice: 202-208-6551 Cell: 202-578-3010 Email: Wm Karen Hawbecker Acting Deputy Solicitor Energy and Mineral Resources Of?ce of the Solicitor US. Department of the Interior 1849 Street NW. MS 6348 Washington, DC. 20240 Of?ce: (202) 208-4507 "Hawbecker, Karen" From: "Hawbecker, Karen" Sent: Fri Jun 22 2018 11:42:16 GMT-0600 (MDT) To: Gary Lawkowski Subject: Re: Twin Metals Information Memorandum Attachments: 2018.06.22 Brie?ng Paper Northern Minnesota Hardrock Hi Gary, Please use this version. I removed the meta?data and took out the disclosure of the conclusion of the valuable mineral deposit reports, since they're not ?nal and still under review in the BLM Eastern States Of?ce. Thanks. ??Karen On Fri, Jun 22, 2018 at 12:56 PM, Gary Lawkowski wrote: Thanks! Gary Lawkowski Acting Deputy Solicitor, Parks and Wildlife Department of the Interior 202 -208-7340 On Fri, Jun 22, 2018 at 11:04 AM Hawbecker, Karen wrote: Gary, Here's the brie?ng paperI mentioned in my last email. --Karen Forwarded message From: McGinnis, Shelley Date: Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 5:12 PM Subject: Twin Metals Information Memorandum To: "Benedetto, Kathleen" Cc: Michael Nedd Mitchell Leverette Karen Hawbecker Kathy and Billy, Mike asked me to send you the attached memorandum. Thanks, Shelley McGinnis, Bureau of Land Management Energy, Minerals, and Realty Management 1849 Street NW, Room 5625 Washington, DC 20240 Of?ce: 202?208-6551 Cell: 202-578-3010 Email: smcginnis@blm.gov Karen Hawbecker Acting Deputy Solicitor Energy and Mineral Resources Of?ce of the Solicitor US. Department of the Interior 1849 Street NW. MS 6348 Washington, DC. 20240 Of?ce: (202) 208?4507 Karen Hawbecker Acting Deputy Solicitor Energy and Mineral Resources Of?ce of the Solicitor US. Department of the Interior 1849 Street NW. MS 6348 Washington, DC. 20240 Of?ce: (202) 208-4507 Conversation Contents US. Department of the Interior News Brie?ng for Friday, June 22, 2018 Bulletin Intelligence From: Sent: To: Subject: Bulletin Intelligence Fri Jun 22 2018 04:00:24 GMT-0600 (MDT) US. Department of the Interior News Brie?ng for Friday, June 22, 2018 Mobile version and searchable archives available here. Please click here to subscribe. '3 Department of the Interior News Briefing DATE: FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2018 6:00 AM EDT Today's Table Of Contents DOI In The News 0 Washington Post: White House Proposes Federal Government Overhaul, Including A Consolidation Of Safety?Net Programs. 0 Politico: Zinke Met With Real Estate Developer, Halliburton Chairman At Interior Of?ce. 0 Bloomberg News: Trump Vows To Open Minnesota's Superior National Forest To Mines. 0 Washington Post: Trump Details New National Ocean Policy With Emphasis On Energy Production. 0 Bloomberg News: Copper Mine Is Planned For The Utah National Monument Trump Shrunk. 0 KTVQ-TV Billings (MT): Zinke Making Billings Stop To Talk Public Lands With Local?Govemment Of?cials. 0 Victorville (CA) Daily Press: Rep. Cook's Bill That Would Convey About 8,000 Acres 0f Federal Land To Local Municipalities Passes Committee. 0 Missoula Current (MT): Gianforte's Bills To Remove Wilderness Study Status From Montana Lands Gets Heanng. 0 Okeechobee (FL) News: Governor Issues Emergency Order To Send Lake Water ?South?; Water Conservation Areas South Of Lake Already Full; Flow South From WCAs Blocked By Tamiami Trail. 0 Newsweek: Charles Krauthammer Tributes Pour In After Death Of Fox News Pundit At 68. Bureau Of Indian Affairs 0 Washington Tribe Seeking Recognition Advances With Lawsuit. 0 Tribe Hits Feds With Suit Over Drilling Permit Decision. Bureau Of Land Management 0 Carlsbad (NM) Current?Argus: Bills In Congress Could Speed Up BLM Permit Process. - Casper (WY) Star?Tribune: Wyoming Drilling Interests Overlap With Protected Sage Grouse Habitat. 0 Las Vegas Review?Journal: Rush To Finish Regional Land?Use Plan Could Lead To Court Battle. 0 Associated Press: Desert Tortoises' Future Unclear In Vegas Development Plan. 0 Ruidoso (NM) News: Off?range Pastures For Wild Horses Sought By BLM In Five States. 0 Nevada Appeal: BLM Analysis Focuses On Fallon Range Training Complex Expansion. Bureau Of Reclamation 0 USBR Demonstrates Zero Liquid Discharge. Fish And Service 0 Associated Press: Suit: Offshore Drilling Done In Absence Of Required Report. 0 Albuquerque (NM) Journal: Cross?fostered Wolf Pups May Emerge From Dens Soon. 0 Associated Press: Lawsuit Seeks Protection For Cray?sh From Coal Mining. 0 Associated Press: Bear Researcher Attacked By Grizzly To Stay On Career Path. 0 Arizona Daily Star: Jaguar That Roamed Huachuca Mountains Shown Dead In Photo, Officials Say. 0 Associated Press: Gov. Mead Signs Off On Wyoming?s Griz Hunt In 44 Years. National Park Service 0 Military: National Mall Site Selected As Location Of National Gulf War Memorial. 0 Associated Press: Report: Former Acadia Park Director Accepted Illegal Gifts. 0 Associated Press: Report: Fire Risk To Glacier Chalet Was ?Underestimated?. 0 CNN: National Park Poster Project Taps Into 19305 Vintage Vibe. 0 Los Angeles Times: Kilauea?s Eruption Is Reshaping Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. 0 Honolulu Star-Advertiser: Volcanoes Park Museum Artifacts, Archives Moved To Safety. 0 Fresno (CA) Bee: Sequoia National Park To Set Prescribed Fires Near Famed Big Trees. Insular And lntemational Affairs 0 Domenech Concludes First Of?cial Visit To Palau. US Geological Survey 0 CNBC: Trump Administration Clamps Down On Media Access To Federal Scientists: Report. Opinion Pieces 0 Don't Disrespect McCain By Torpedoing His Clean National Defense Audiorization Act. 0 Explore Our Offshore Resources. 0 Let?s Explore Safe, Offshore Drilling Off Florida?s Coast. 0 Additional Reading. Top National News 0 Reuters: Trump Orders Federal Agencies To Begin Reuniting Families. 0 Washington Post: House Leaders Postpone Vote On Compromise Immigration Bill. Editorial Wrap-Up 0 New York Times. - Wants Hungry Kids To Fund Tax Cuts." - ?How Should Europe Respond To Trump?s Bullying?" 0 Washington Post. - ?She Defends The Downtrodden. So Iran Put Her In Jail.? - ?Cardinal McCarrick?s Removal Shows The Catholic Church May Be Taking Sexual Abuse More Seriously." ?The Family Separation Crisis Is Not Over." 0 Wall SUeet Journal. ?Springtime For Internet Taxers." - ?Administrative Law Crackdown.? ?Macron's Next Good Fight." Big Picture 0 Headlines From Today's Front Pages. Washington Schedule 0 Today?s Events In Washington. Last Laughs 0 Late Night Political Humor. DOI In The News White House Proposes Federal Government Overhaul, Including A Consolidation Of Safety- Net Programs. The Wasg' gt_on Post (6/21, A1, Rein) reports that on Thursday, the White House unveiled ?a proposed overhaul of the federal government.? Under the proposal, a small division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Marine Fisheries Service, would be moved to the Interior Department. Additionally, ?some Army Corps of Engineers would move to the Transportation and Interior departments.? Also, ?the Environmental Protection Agency?s Superfund program would absorb portions of hazardous site cleanup programs nm by Interior and Agriculture.? The (6/21) reports that ?the administration is citing an endorsement from unlikely source former President Barack Obama as it touts a plan to reorganize the federal government.? In his 2011 State of the Union address, Obama ?said Interior handles salmon in fresh water, while the Commerce Department oversees the ?sh in saltwater.? He added, hear it gets even more complicated once they?re smoked.? Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke ?tweeted a link to Obama?s speech and said the new proposal would result in more consistent federal policies on ?sheries and wildlife.? Publimg' (6/21, Doyle) reports that Zinke said, ?By merging agencies that handle similar, if not the same, functions we would be able to greatly improve services to the American people and better protect the land and wildlife under our care.? Also reporting are Publishing (6/21, Doyle), Reuters (6/21, Morgan), ABC News (6/21, Ebbs), mm (6/21, Woellert, Bresnahan), the DaibLCaller (6/21, Pearce), (6/21, Lesniewski), the (6/21, Schleifstein), and the AB (6/21, THOMAS, COLVIN). Zinke Met With Real Estate Developer, Halliburton Chairman At Interior Office. Politico (6/21, Lefebvre, Juliano) reports Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke met at department headquarters in August with Halliburton Chairman David Lesar and ?other developers involved in 3 Montana real estate deal that relied on help from a foundation Zinke established, according to a participant in the meeting and records cited by House Democrats late Thursday.? Zinke, Lesar and the others ?later discussed the development project over dinner that night, the participant in the meeting con?rmed to The meeting raises ?further questions about Zinke?s involvement in the project, and whether his conversations with the developers especially in Interior?s of?ce violated federal con?ict of interest laws,? says Politico. The (6/21, Brown) reports that ?Democratic lawmakers called for an investigation Thursday into US. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke?s involvement in a land deal with the chairman of an energy services company that does business with his agency.? Democrats led by Rep. Raul Grijalva of Arizona on ?asked Interior Department Inspector General Mary Kendall to examine whether Zinke was using his o?ice for personal ?nancial gain.? The lawmakers wrote in a letter to Kendall, ?The email and meeting with Malmquist and the Lesars raises troubling questions. The American people must be able to trust that Department of the Interior decisions that a?ect the nation?s welfare on a daily basis are not compromised by individual self-enrichment." Also reporting are the Hu?in?on Post (6/21, D'angelo), (6/21, Benen), KPAX-TV Missoula Missoula, MT (6/20, Miller), and KTVH-TV Helena (MI Helena, MT (6/21, Miller). Trump Vows To Open Minnesota?s Superior National Forest To Mines. Bloomberg News (6/21, Natter, Jacobs) reports President vowed Wednesday to ?keep open large swaths of lands in Minnesota?s remote Superior National Forest to mining, a move that could bene?t a copper-nickel project being pursued by Twin Metals Minnesota Speaking at a rally in Duluth, Trump said his Administration would soon be ?taking the ?rst steps? to rescind a move made in the ?nal days of the Obama Administration to make hundreds of thousands of acres in the national forest off-limits to industrial activity. ?America?s rich natural resources, of which your state has a lot, were put under lock and key,? said. The National Mining Association praised Trump?s announcement. The Minneapolis Star Tribune (6/20, Coolican), however, reports that a group of nine Minnesota businesses are suing the Administration, ?asserting irreparable harm from a US Department of Interior decision to reinstate two long-expired mineral leases? in the state. The leases are held by Twin Metals Minnesota on Superior National Forest lands. Also reporting are the AB the AB (6/21, Karnowski), (6/21, Uren), the WW (6/21, Lovrien), the (6/21 1mm) theme/21 Helmberger) m(6/21) thew (6/21 Ruggiero), and Law360 (6/21, Powell). Trump Details New National Ocean Policy With Emphasis On Energy Production. The (6/20, Fears) reports President Trump issued an executive order Wednesday which ?ended an eight-year-old policy to protect oceans? implemented in the wake of Deepwater Horizon spill. President Barack Obama highlighted the spill in the 2010 ?order that detailed the ?rst national ocean policy and called on federal agencies to work closely with states and local governments to manage the waters off their coasts.? However, President Trump?s ocean policy emphasized ?domestic energy production? and ?does not mention? the spill. The order stated, ?Ocean industries employ millions of Americans and support a strong national economy. Domestic energy production from Federal waters strengthens the nation?s security and reduces reliance on imported energy.? National Ocean Industries Association President Randall Luthi ?praised the new executive or while Natural Resource Defense Council policy analyst Alison Chase called it ?an irresponsible move.? The Hill (6/20, Cama) reports repealed the ?controversial executive order drafted by? Obama, issuing a new order that ?put a new emphasis on industries that use the oceans, particularly oil and natural gas drilling, while also mentioning environmental stewardship.? According to The Hill, Trump?s s?order stands in contrast to Obama? 5 policy, which focused heavily on conservation and climate change.? Also providing coverage are (6/20, Tamborrino), the (6/20, D'angelo), the WW (6/21, Post) and the WW1: (600 Alexander) Copper Mine Is Planned For The Utah National Monument Trump Shrunk. Bloomberg News (6/21, Natter) reports Utah?s Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument may soon be developed after a Canadian mining company ?announced plans to begin operations on land cut from federal protection? by President Tmmp. Vancouver-based Glacier Lake Resources Inc. announced it had acquired a former copper mine on land? formerly contained in one of the two national monuments that Trump last year.? The (6/21, Ma?ly) reports the move ?set 05 alarms among environmental groups seeking the monument?s restoration, but it remains unlikely that Glacier Lake Resources? plans will be realized anytime soon.? Also reporting are The Hill (6/21, Folley), (6/21, Van Sant), Popular Mechanics (6/21, Grossman), and KUTV-TV Salt Lake Cig Salt Lake City (6/21, Roberts). Zinke Making Billings Stop To Talk Public Lands With Local-Govemment Of?cials. Billings, MT (6/21) reports that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke will ?meet with local of?cials in Billings next Wednesday to discuss tax issues involving public lands.? The meeting will center around the payment in lieu of taxes program. Rep. Cook?s Bill That Would Convey About 8,000 Acres Of Federal Land To Local Municipalities Passes Committee. The Victorville (CA) Daily Press (6/21, Cabe) reports that the House Committee on Natural Resources passed the Desert Community Lands Act HR 2365 last week. The bill ?would transfer approximately 8,000 acres of federal land to four local municipalities.? Rep. Paul Cook said, 2365) allows local communities to control their own destiny, rather than bureaucrats in Washington. For the most part, the lands conveyed in this bill are essentially vacant lots located in or adjacent to these cities. This bill ensures these lands are put to productive use by preserving and expanding recreational opportunities, allowing for the construction of critical infrastructure and boosting the economies of these desert cities.? Gianforte?s Bills To Remove Wilderness Study Status From Montana Lands Gets Hearing. The (6/21, Kidston) reports that Rep. Greg Gianforte on Thursday ?defended his bills to remove the wilderness study designation from 800,000 acres of public lands in Montana, 3 move supported by stockgrowers and motorized groups but opposed by wildlife and wilderness advocates.? In a hearing before the House Committee on Natural Resources, Gianforte ?maintained his position that the 29 Wilderness Study Areas included in his bills were deemed unsuitable as wilderness more than 30 years ago a claim that some are questioning.? Gianforte said, ?Removing the one-size-?ts-all restriction currently imposed by the outdated designation allows communities to engage on the lands in the way that best serves their needs. This can mean more trails in one county, or more grazing in another. In areas more prone to wild?res, management plans can be tailored toward ?re preparedness and insect resiliency.? Governor Issues Emergency Order To Send Lake Water ?South?; Water Conservation Areas South Of Lake Already Full; Flow South From WCAs Blocked By Tamiami Trail. The Wm (6/21, Elsken) reports that Florida Gov. Rick Scott ?wants to send excess freshwater from Lake Okeechobee south, but existing water conveyance structures, direct rainfall south of the lake, the Tamiami Trail and the Department of the Interior make that difficult, if not impossible.? The Interior Department has ?blocked ?ow under the Tamiami Trail to protect the nesting area of the Caple Sable sea sparrow.? Charles Krauthammer Tributes Pour In After Death Of Fox News Pundit At 68. Newsweek (6/21, Miere) reports that ?conservative commentator and Pulitzer Prize winner Charles Krauthammer died Thursday at the age of 68 after a battle with cancer.? The news was met with ?tributes. from his former colleagues and prominent individuals from across the political world.? Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, ?took to Twitter to exclaim the virtues of Krauthammer.? Zinke wrote, ?Charles Krauthammer was always fair and balanced. An iconic conservative of courageous thoughtfulness, unique insight, and profound wisdom, America is stronger because of his voice. Fair winds, following seas and God bless.? Bureau Of Indian Affairs Washington Tribe Seeking Recognition Advances With Lawsuit. The A2 (6/21) reports that ?a federal judge says a Native American tribe can proceed with seven of eight legal claims as part of its long e?m to gain federal recognition as a tribe.? The Chinook Indian Nation ?sued the Interior Department and other agencies in August.? U.S. District Court Judge Ronald Leighton ?dismissed one claim Wednesday, saying the courts couldn?t grant the tribe federal status because it was a question for other government branches.? However, ?he allowed the tribe to move ahead with other claims, including that it should have access to federal money awarded in 1970 as compensation for tribal lands the U.S. took in the 18505.? Also reporting is (6/21, Solomon). Tribe Hits Feds With Suit Over Drilling Permit Decision. Law360 (6/21, Lidgett) reports that ?the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation has hit the U.S. Department of the Interior with a lawsuit challenging a decision from the agency?s O??ice of Hearing and Appeals that the tribe said approved bids to drill near a lake within the boundaries of the nation?s Fort Berthold Indian Reservation." Bureau Of Land Management Bills In Congress Could Speed Up BLM Permit Process. The (6/21, Hedden) reports that Rep. Steve Pearce ?introduced two bills aimed at speeding up permitting for oil and gas operations on federal land.? Pearce ?introduced to the U.S. Congress and sponsored House Rules 6106 and 6107.? HR 6106, titled ?Common Sense Permitting Act? would ?amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to incorporate categorical exclusions for permitting for oil and gas uses.? The bill would ?exclude oil and gas operations from further review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), if the proposal is compliant with the Mineral Leasing Act.? House Rule 6107, the ?Ending Duplicative Permitting Act? would ?result in operators not needing federal drilling permits if the subsurface mineral rights are less than 50 percent federally owned.? Energy Finn Cites NEPA Delays In Drilling Project Withdrawal. Publishing (6/21) reports that EOG Resources Inc. has ?withdrawn its proposal to drill more than 2,000 wells on mostly public lands in Utah.? EOG told the Bureau of Land Management in a letter ?that In the time it has taken the Bureau of Land Management to conduct its environmental review of the Greater Chapita Wells Natural Gas In?ll Project, the proposal has outgrown its viability.? Wyoming Drilling Interests Overlap With Protected Sage Grouse Habitat. The Casg 1 Star-Tribune (6/20, Richards) reports that ?nearly all upcoming federal leases for oil and gas in Wyoming covering about 1.3 million acres are in the habitat of a protected bird, conservation groups reported Wednesday.? The National Audubon Society, the Wilderness Society and the National Wildlife Federation ?say the Interior Department is taking a no-holds-barred approach to leasing for drilling in sage grouse areas, both its most crucial habitat and general range.? They said the Bureau of Land Management is ?jumping the gun with its leasing practices and that oil and gas is now taking priority over the bird?s protections.? Rush To Finish Regional Land-Use Plan Could Lead To Court Battle. The (6/21, Brean) reports that ?local Bureau of Land Management staff members are rushing to finish their updated land-use blueprint for Southern Nevada to meet a new deadline set by the Trump administration.? However, ?at least one Clark County o?icial expects the BLM to get sued over the accelerated planning process, which could stall federal land-use decisions in the region for years to come.? Clark County Air Quality Director Marci Henson ?cited the new deadline on Tuesday in urging the County Commission to quickly approve a resolution seeking federal legislation to address a host of public lands issues in Southern Nevada.? The commissioners ?heeded her urgency and approved the resolution Desert Tortoises? Future Unclear In Vegas Development Plan. The A2 (6/21) reports that ?environmental groups are speaking out against southern Nevada o?icials looking to get permission from Congress to open up land outside of Las Vegas for development." According to the article, ?the 61 square miles (158 square kilometers) that Clark County is looking at is owned by the Bureau of Land Management.? Clark County o?icials ?plan to ask the federal government to open up the swaths of land for bidding.? Also reporting is KVVU-TV Las Vegas (6/21, Herbets, Hilt). Off-range Pastures For Wild Horses Sought By BLM In Five States. The (6/21) reports that Bureau of Land Management of?cials are ?seeking proposals for new public off-range pastures to provide a free-roaming environment for wild horses removed from Western public lands while also allowing for regular public visitation.? According to officials, ?new public off-range pastures are a more cost-effective and e?cient approach to managing costs for animals in holding while providing the public with opportunities to view wild horses in a natural setting.? The article says that ?proposals will be accepted through July 10, from the following states: Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Oklahoma and Wyoming.? BLM Analysis Focuses On Fallon Range Training Complex Expansion. Nevada Appeal (6/21, Ranson) reports that the Bureau of Land Management, ?with input from Naval Air Station Fallon, conducted a public meeting June 19 to discuss potential impacts of a proposed expansion of the Navy?s Fallon Range Training Complex? Ken Collum, Stillwater ?eld manager for the BLM, ?said the public forum enabled attendees to discuss the impacts that may a?ect them.? Collurn ?said the meeting?s purpose was not to recommend but to explain the impacts to public lan Bureau Of Reclamation USBR Demonstrates Zero Liquid Discharge. (6/21) reports that the Bureau of Reclamation ?engaged Saltworls Technologies to demonstrate the zero liquid discharge SaltMaker at a US location.? According to the article, ?the demo plant was delivered in the winter and operated 24/7 to produce solid salts and freshwater.? Fish And Wildlife Service Suit: Offshore Drilling Done In Absence Of Required Report. The A2 (6/21, reports a coalition of environmental groups ?led a lawsuit in federal court Thursday against the National Marine Fisheries Service and the US Fish and Wildlife Service, alleging the ?agencies have failed for years to complete required consultations and reporting on the effects that oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico could have on endangered species." The suit argued the agencies are obligated under the Endangered Species Act ?to consult with the agencies overseeing Gulf drilling and to publish an opinion on the possible effects? on endangered species, but claims ?such consultations and reporting haven?t been conducted since well before? the Deepwater Horizon spill in 2010. The plainti?s are seeking ?an order requiring completion of a consultation in 90 days.? The Miami Herald (6/21, Staletovich) reports the suit targets the Trump Administration ?for failing to protect whales, sea turtles and other marine life in the Gulf of Mexico even as it pushes to expand drilling amid safety cutbacks.? The action was ?led by Earthjustice ?on behalf of the Center for Biological Diversity, the Sierra Club and the Gulf Restoration Network.? The study called for in the suit ?would likely lead to new protections for endangered species given the breadth of the 2010 spill, Earthjustice said,? given new acreage has been opened to drilling since then and the Administration has lowered royalty rates to incentivize new production. The Tma Bay (FL) Times (6/20, Sullivan) also reports on the suit. Cross-fostered Wolf Pups May Emerge From Dens Soon. The (6/21, Hayden) reports that ?eight endangered Mexican wolves born in captivity and placed in wild dens earlier this year are ?doing well,? according to the US. Fish and Wildlife Service.? John Oakleaf, a FWS Field Projects Coordinator, said, ?Now that we?ve placed the pups in the den, we will continue to remotely monitor the packs through GPS locations and radio telemetry signals to avoid further disturbance. Later, through remote camera observations and efforts to trap the young of the year, we hope to document the survival of the cross-fostered pups.? Lawsuit Seeks Protection For Cray?sh From Coal Mining. The (6/21) reports that ?two protected cray?sh species are being harmed by coal mining in Kentucky, Virginia and West Virginia, according to a federal lawsuit from an environmental group.? The Center for Biological Diversity claims the US Fish and Wildlife Service is ?late in designating habitat areas for the cray?sh.? The suit, ?led Wednesday in West Virginia, said the Big Sandy cray?sh and Guyandotte River cray?sh are ?highly imperiled due to declining water quality and habitat loss ?om coal mining and urban development within their watersheds.? Also repo?ing is the (602)- Bear Researcher Attacked By Grizzly To Stay On Career Path. The (6/21, Volz) reports that ?a grizzly bear researcher who was attacked by a gn'uly bear last month said Thursday that her recovery has been slow, but the encounter has done nothing to change her mind about her career path.? Amber Kornak, 28, was ?conducting research for the US. Fish and Wildlife Service alone in the Cabinet Mountains in Montana when the attack happened on May 17.? According to the article, ?far ?um dissuading her about her career choice, the attack just reinforced her goal of becoming a wildlife manager specializing in bars.? She said, still want to do this. If anything, this accident just helped me better my career.? Also reporting are the (6/21, Reese), the (6/21, Chaney), and the Daily Inter Lake (MI 1 Jaguar That Roamed Huachuca Mountains Shown Dead In Photo, Of?cials Say. The (6/21, Davis) reports that ?a male jaguar that roamed the Huachuca Mountains in 2016 and 2017 is now believed to be dead.? Jeff Humphrey, a wildlife service spokesman based in Phoenix, said ?that if they can obtain information about the dead jaguar ?that can be corroborated? with information from other sources, ?we may look into the matter some more.?? Gov. Mead Signs Off On Wyoming?s 1st Griz Hunt In 44 Years. The A2 (6/21) reports that Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead has approved ?the state?s ?rst hunt for grizzly bears in 44 years.? Mead?s decision Thursday paves ?the way for the fall hunt, which will be the biggest in the lower 48 states since the US Fish and Wildlife Service removed protections for grizzlies in the Yellowstone region in 2017.? According to the article, ?the hunt?s rules will allow up to 22 grizzlies to be killed in a wide area east and south of Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks.? Mead says grizzlies have ?exceeded their recovery goals for over a decade.? National Park Service National Mall Site Selected As Location Of National Gulf War Memorial. Milim 21, Wentling) reports that ?a federal commission on Thursday approved a site on the National Mall for the future National Desert Storm and Desert Shield War Memorial after several months of debate over whether to choose another location along the Potomac River.? The US. Commission on Fine Arts ?voted to place it on one-quarter acre at the southwest corner of 23rd Street and Constitution Avenue, a decision celebrated by supporters who advocated for a spot on the National Mall during the three-year site selection process.? Now, the National Desert Storm War Memorial Association will ?move forward with the memorial?s design and ?mdraising.? Report: Former Acadia Park Director Accepted Illegal Gifts. The A2 (6/21, Sharp) reports that ?a former Acadia National Park superintendent accepted an illegal gift of a Caribbean family vacation valued at more than $14,000 months before his retirement in 2015,? according to a report by the inspector general of the US. Department of the Interior released Thursday. An attorney for Sheridan Steele, ?target of the probe, contends there was nothing illegal about the retirement gift announced at a dinner attended by dozens of members of the local community on Mount Desert Island.? The U.S. Justice Department ?declined to prosecute but provided the report to the National Park Service deputy director ?for any action deemed appropriate.? Report: Fire Risk To Glacier Chalet Was ?Underestimated?. The (6/21) reports that ?a report indicates that ?re managers had ?imderestimated? the risk posed to a Glacier National Park backcountry dormitory that burned last year.? The investigation report by the National Park Service and US. Forest Service ?notes lessons learned following the lightning-caused ?re that damaged the dining hall and destroyed the dormitory of the Sperry Chalet last August.? WW (6/21, Ouellet) reports that the report ?found a windblown ember, or ??rebrand,? likely entered the Chalet?s dormitory through a gap where a wooden timber passed through the stone wall in the second story.? According to the article, ?a ?re in the dining and kitchen building is believed to have begun in nesting material under an eave.? Also reporting is the Flathead 1 Beacon (6/21, Franz), the Missoula Current 1 (6/21, Devlin), and may Missoula, MT (6/21, Fisher). National Park Poster Project Taps Into 19305 Vintage Vibe. (6/21, Gold) reports on photographer and graphic artist Rob Decker?s National Park Poster Project, ?a body of work inspired by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) campaign in the late 19305, which urged Americans to see and experience the country perhaps most notably the parks.? According to the article, ?as Decker visits each one of the country?s 60 national parks, he?s documenting the landmarks, vistas and iconic scenes that make the areas so compelling.? Decker, ?who has already visited and shot 44 of the national parks,? said, ?Everyone should have a chance to see these places. It?s not just the awe-inspiring landscapes. It?s the culture, the history of the country that are often encapsulated there.? Kilauea?s Eruption Is Reshaping Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Say Goodbye To The Popular Lava Lake. The W5, (6/21, Jones) reports that ?the recent quakes and lava ?ows ?'om the Kilauea volcano are reshaping the landscape? of the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The article notes that ?the ?ow of red-hot magma spewing to the surface at the volcano?s summit,? which was ?one of the most popular draws,? is now gone. park superintendent Cindy Orlando said, ?You could drive up to the aggar Museum], get out of your car, walk to the overlook, and view a beautiful lava lake over?owing. That was an incredible visitor experience, and you really didn?t have to work real hard to get it.? According to the article, ?with the recent volcanic activity, that lava lake has receded underground. It is now sealed OR by countless tons of rock that have fallen into the caldera as portions of the surrounding Halemaumau Crater continue to collapse.? Volcanoes Park Museum Artifacts, Archives Moved To Safety. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser (6/21) reports that ?National Park Service staH moved its collection of artifacts and exhibit features from Jaggar Museum at Hawai?i Volcanoes National Park on Tuesday due to all of the dramatic changes taking place at the summit of Kilauea.? According to park of?cials, ?although the building is damaged, the artifacts are now in a safe place.? Jessica Ferracane of Hawai?i Volcanoes National Park said, ?The process of removing art, artifacts and informative displays from Jaggar Museum (Tuesday) really drives home how much has changed in the park and at the summit of Kilauea since late April, and how much damage the recent activity has done. We are thankful there was little seismic activity at the summit (Tuesday), and we were able to safely remove and store the items.? Sequoia National Park To Set Prescribed Fires Near Famed Big Trees. The (6/21, Griswold) reports that ??re crews at Sequoia National Park will start lighting ?res next week on the 295-acre Sherman prescribed burn in Giant Forest where some of the largest trees in the world are a major tourist attraction.? According to the aprk,?tThe ?res will be set over six days and will burn in segments visible on both sides of the Generals Highway.? Tony Caprio, ?re ecologist at the park, said, ?This prescribed bum will be in keeping with the area?s historical ?re return interval, which is once every 10 to 16 years.? Insular And International Affairs Domenech Concludes First Of?cial Visit To Palau. The Saipan [m2] Tribune (6/21) reports that Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Insular and International Affairs Doug Domenech ?concluded his ?rst of?cial visit to the Republic of Palau where he conferred with President Tommy Remengesau, Jr. on the Compact of Free Association relationship and met with other government and non-government officials.? Domenech said, ?Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and I are pleased that the Department of the Interior, the Department of State and other federal partners are working closely to conclude the Palau Compact Review Agreement as soon as possible. The United States will continue to partner with Palau. Our interests are closely tied to a vibrant Palau that has a sustained future.? US Geological Survey Trump Administration Clamps Down On Media Access To Federal Scientists: Report. CNBC (6/21, Daniels) reports the Trump Administration is ?tightening rules over media access to federal to the Los Angeles Times,? which spotlighted changes applicable to US Geological Survey scientists. The policy shift ?means scientists in many cases will no longer be able to talk directly to the media without ?rst obtaining approval, including for breaking news such as earthquakes and climate change.? Michael Halpern, deputy director of the Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists, called it the result of ?an environment of increasing control of scienti?c information by the federal government.? Also reporting are The Hill (6/21, Breland), the Los Angeles Times (6/21, Lin), the Daily Beast and KTLA-TV Los Angeles Los Angeles Opinion Pieces Don?t Disrespect McCain By Torpedoing His Clean National Defense Authorization Act. In an op-ed for The Hill (6/21, MathisOpinion Cntributor retired US. Navy Rear Admiral Mike Mathis wants ??mrelated, controversial amendments? to be stripped from the National Defense Authorization Act. In particular, Mathis takes issue with an amendment that ?Would bar the US. Fish and Wildlife Service from adding sage-grouse to the endangered species list for 10 years, without any basis in science and defying the intent of the Endangered Species Act.? Mathis notes that Sen. John McCain, ??ivho is battling brain cancer, is not present to make sure that the serious business of providing for the common defense doesn?t get mired in political side issues, as he has done for years.? Mathis argues that ?Congress should respect the leadership and wishes of McCain, who is strongly committed to our nation?s defense, our members of the military and our standing as a world leader.? Explore Our Offshore Resources. In an op-ed for the Charleston Post and Courier (6/20, Gilchrist), Stephen Gilchrist, the chairman of Explore Offshore SC, supports ?increased access to our US. o?shom resources.? According to Gilchrist, ?over the last 30 years, seismic surveying technology and methods have improved greatly and are safer than ever.? He also writes that ?offshore development could bring over $2 billion in private-sector investment into our state?s economy and add $3.8 billion to our state budget per year.? Let?s Explore Safe, Offshore Drilling Off Florida?s Coast. In an op-ed for the Tampa Bay 12L) Times (6/19, Kottkamp, Ramirez, Harris), Je? Kottkamp, Miriam Ramirez, and Wayne Harris, all co-chairs of Explore O?shom Florida, writes in support of keeping ?all options for energy development on the table, including o?shore resources.? They assert that ?our entire economy and way of life depend on abundant and affordable energy.? Additional Reading. . Renaming Rock Creek Park. Washington Times (6/21, Simmons). . ARCHES FOR THE 21st CENTURY. Moab (UT) Sun News (6/21, Liss). Editorial: We Want More Mexican Wolves. . . In Mexico. Willcox Range News . Plunge Gets A Boost. Grand Junction (CO) Daily Sentinel Top National News Trump Orders Federal Agencies To Begin Reuniting Families. President Trump said Thursday that he is ordering federal agencies to being rermiting parents and children separated at the border after entering the country illegally. Trump?s comments came after he issued a series of tweets calling for changes to the nation?s immigration laws and blasting congressional Democrats as weak on crime and border security. Media coverage of the Administration?s handling of the controversy surrounding the family separations, while somewhat lighter than earlier in the week, continues to be negative, with several reports suggesting that the Administration appears not to have a plan for reuniting the families. Early Thursday, Trump med, ?We shouldn?t be hiring judges by the thousands, as our ridiculous immigration laws demand, we should be changing our laws, building the Wall, hire Border Agents and Ice and not let people come into our country based on the legal phrase they are told to say as their password.? Minutes later, he wrote, ?The Border has been a big mess and problem for many years. At some point Schumer and Pelosi, who are weak on Crime and Border security, will be forced to do a real deal, so easy, that solves this long time problem. Schumer used to want Border security now he?ll take Crime!? Later in the morning, Tnimp tweeted, ?Democrats want open Borders, where anyone can come into our Country, and stay. This is Nancy Pelosi?s dream. It won?t happen!? He followed that with a saying, ?My Administration is acting swi?ly to address the illegal immigration crisis on the Southern Border. Loopholes in our immigration laws all supported by extremist open border that?s what they are they?re extremist open border Reuters (6/21) reports that in a Cabinet meeting later Thursday, Trump said that ?he was directing federal agencies to begin reuniting children and parents separated at the US-Mexico border a?er entering the country illegally, a ?rst step to implementing his executive order reversing an administration policy that had drawn global condemnation.? Trump said he ?had directed the departments of Justice, Homeland Security and Health and Human Services ?to work together to keep illegal immigrant families together during the immigration process and to reunite these previously separated groups.?? W5 (6/21, Pettypiece) says the White House did not ?provide further details on the directive.? Lester Holt said in the lead story for NBC News II (6/21, lead story, 3:10) that ?left unanswered by his order is what to do about reuniting thousands of parents and children already separated.? Holt described ?mixed messages and apparent confusion? from ?the agencies charged with enforcing the crackdown.? Gabe Gutierrez added that ?more than 2,300 children separated from their parents are in limbo? amid ?mounting questions about how they?ll be reunited and growing confusion within the government,? and Gio Benitez said on ABC World News Tonight II (6/21, story 2, 3:00, Muir) reported that ?more than 2,300 children sit in limbo, waiting to be reunited with their parents with no clear timetable.? (6/21, Johnson) reports that although Trump?s order ending the separations was ?supposed to 03$ relief,? it ?ans generating widespread confusion.? The A2 (6/21, Merchant, Bryan) likewise describes ?confusion and uncertainty? and said the Administration has ?no clear plan to reunite the more than 2,300 children already taken ?'om their parents.? The (6/21, Al, Sieff) says that while the government ?spent months developing the family-separation were struggling on Thursday to ?gure out how to reunite detained parents with children.? Kristen Welker said on (6/21, story 2, 2:25, Holt) that a day after Trump ?reheated on the issue of separating families, there?s still no public plan in place to reunite those roughly 2,300 children with their parents. DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen on Capitol Hill, unable to answer basic questions about their fate.? The Wall Street Journal (6/21, A1, Caldwell, Texas, Radnofsky) also describes confusion in Washington and along the southern border in a front-page story, and the Los Angeles Times (6/21, Bierman) says that ?confusion ensured the president?s self-in?icted political and humanitarian crisis would continue as government of?cials, attorneys and immigration advocates scrambled to understand and implement the revised policy.? Politico (6/21, Morin) says that Senate Minority Leader Schumer and House Minority Leader Pelosi on Thursday called on the President ?to release a plan to quickly reunite undocumented children who authorities separated from their parents at the border.? In a letter to Trump they wrote, ?It seems that the administration lacks a plan, intention, and a sense of urgency to begin rermiting these children many of whom have suffered serious emotional anguish with their parents. The administration has the authority and the resources to immediately begin the process of family reuni?cation. Any delay in doing so is simply unacceptable. We request that the administration present its plan to Congress and the country as soon as possible, and immediately begin steps to implement it.? Sean Hannity said on Mt: (6/21) that Trump ?bailed out the Democrats and Republicans in Congress who, by the way, this is their mess. This is their law, not his. No one wants children separated from parents. The President has been saying that [since] day one. This action now literally, transcends these stupid laws that are on the books. This is not a permanent solution. In fact, it?s not going to hold up in a court system. The real answer, the real long-term answer, the real solution, if you care, the correct answer, the constitutional answer is Congress to do their job. Pass a bill. Send it to the White House.? WPost: Border Patrol To No Longer Refer Immigrant Families For Prosecution. Citing an anonymous ?senior US Customs and Border Protection o?cial,? the (6/21, Miro?) reports that the US Border Patrol ?will no longer refer migrant parents who cross into the United States illegally with children to federal courthouses to face criminal charges.? The Daily Caller (6/21) notes that the Post initially reported that the Administration ?will no longer prosecute parents when they enter the United States illegally.? After the Post?s article was published, DOJ Spokesperson Sarah Isgur Flores said, ?There has been no change to the Department?s zero tolerance policy to prosecute adults who cross our border illegally instead of claiming asylum at any port of entry at the border.? Ithill (6/21, Thomsen) says DOJ ??atly denied that Trump is ending his ?zero tolerance? policy shortly after the Post story was published, saying that the Post ?never reached out? and that the report is ?not accurate. Email Says Charges Against Immigrants Separated From Children Will Be Dropped. The El Paso 1 Times (6/21, Martinez) reports that an email it obtained says the US Attomey?s Of?ce for the Western District of Texas ?will dismiss all illegal entry immigration cases where children were separated from their families.? The email sent by Maureen Scott Franco, head of the Federal Public Defenders Office of the Western District of Texas, ?to all defense lawyers who are part of the Western District of Texas Criminal Justice Association,? said ?that federal prosecutors will dismiss the cases and no further charges will be ?led against the paren DOJ Seeks To Hold Immigrant Children Vl?th Families Longer Than 20 Days. The (6/21, Merchant, Bryan) reports the Justice Department asked a federal judge Thursday ?to change the rules regarding the detention of immigrant families who enter the country illegally, seeking permission to detain them for longer than 20 days in an e??ort to keep children with their parents.? In a move ?aimed at stopping the separation of children from their families amid a new policy where anyone caught crossing the border is charged criminally,? The Los Angeles Times (6/21, Rubin) reports DOJ lawyers told the court that the Flores settlement, which requires children to be released ?om immigration detention after 20 days, ?interferes with the president?s order.? They wrote, ?Under current law and legal rulings, including this Court?s, it is not possible for the US government to detain families together during the pendency of their immigration proceedings. It cannot be done.? The ?ashingmn?xaminer (6/21, Cohen) reports that a spokesman for the Department ?said regardless of the forthcoming decision by US District Judge Dolly Gee in the US District Court for the Central District of California, it is still ?incumbent for Congress? to pass immigration reform? A Washington Post (6/21) editorial says Trump?s executive order ending family separations ?stands on uncertain legal groun and calls on Congress to ?pass a bill barring a return to Mr. Trump?s barbaric policy of child separation.? Rep. Kathleen Rice said on (6/21) that ?the law here is very clear that within 20 days, those children can no longer be held in custody. I know the Trump Administration is seeking an extension of that time period but it?s not likely that the court is going to give them that and then we are going to have another huge problem on our hands.? Rep. Beto O?Rourke said on ?This shows you how malicious this President?s intent is because what they promised is that if they are unsuccessful in this challenge to Flores, then they are going to go back to separating families. This is only a temporary reprieve by this President.? Pentagon To Help DOJ Prosecute Immigration Cases. The New York Times (6/21, Benner) reports that ?as federal prosecutors face skyrocketing immigration caseloads along the southwestern border, the Defense Department agreed Wednesday to help the Justice Department prosecute the cases.? The Pentagon announced that ?twenty-one lawyers for the Defense Department ?will work full time, assisting in prosecuting reactive border immigration cases, with a focus on misdemeanor improper entry and felony illegal re-entry cases.?? HHS Asks Pentagon To Prepare Housing For 20,000 Migrant Children. The New York Times (6/21, Shear, Cooper) reports that HHS has asked the Pentagon ?to make preparations to house as many as 20,000 unaccompanied migrant children on American military bases.? According to the Times, ?New, makeshift detention facilities are being envisioned to house thousands of immigrant families that are crossing illegally into the United States.? The Times adds that ?the request comes as federal agencies on Thursday offered competing and contradictory explanations of what was happening to immigrant families in the hours after Mr. Trump?s order, leaving it unclear where families were being held and whether they were being prosecuted.? New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on ?Today they say we?re going to set up camps for 20,000 family detentions. You can?t do that either under the Flores decision. So, none of it makes sense. None of it follows the law. I think what this is really about is making a robust political statement. ?We?re strong on the border. We have an infestation,? and the children are the pawns in this national debacle.? The New York Times (6/21, McKinley, Robbins, Corneal) reports that Cuomo said he toured a residence for detained children in New York ?to make sure that the children there were being well cared for, and he excoriated the Trump administration for not informing him of the presence of the separated children in New York earlier.? Said Cuomo, ?They?re placing children in state-certi?ed facilities, state- regulated facilities, and not even communicating with us.? Administration Awarded Contracts To Run Facilities For Children Ahead Of ?Zero Tolerance? Policy. The Wall Street Journal (6/21, Elinson, Lovett) reports that in the months before it began its ?zero tolerance? policy, the Administration awarded contracts and grants to private companies and nonpro?ts to run facilities for migrant children. The New York Times (6/21, Fernandez, Benner) reports on the ?billion-dollar? business of ?housing, transporting and watching over migrant children detained along the southwest border.? According to the Times, Southwest Key Programs ?has won at least $955 million in federal contracts since 2015 to run shelters and provide other services to immigrant children in federal custody,? and it is ?but one player in the lucrative, secretive world of the migrant-shelter business. About a dozen contractors operate more than 30 facilities in Texas alone, with numerous others contracted for about 100 shelters in 16 other states.? Johnson: Obama Administration Expanded Family Detentions. Breitbart (6/21, Caplan) reports that in an interview with ?5 Andrea Mitchell it Thursday, former DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson ?reminded anchor Andrea the Obama administration?s decision to expand the number of immigrant family detentions.? Johnson said that ?illegal migration. reacts sharply to perceived changes in enforcement policy in the short term but it always reverts back longer term to the longer term trends given the underlying condition of the so-called push factors in central America. So that is what President Trump and his administration have seen now over the last year. So in 2014 to deal with the spike than with the families we did a number of things; including by the way, working with the government of Mexico and obtaining their cooperation on securing their southern border, uh, but we also expanded family detention, which was, I freely admit, controversial.? The Daily Caller (6/21, Brest) also highlights Johnson?s comments. US To Return Seven- Year-Old Guatemalan Boy To His Mother. The Washinmon Post (6/21, Hsu) reports that US authorities said Thursday that ?a 7-year-old Guatemalan boy is being reunited with his mother after being detained at the US border while claiming asylum.? The Post says that ?shortly before a scheduled federal hearing on the separation,? attorneys for HHS said in a court ?ling that ?the woman?s child was in the process of being returned,? and that the suit be dismissed because it would soon be moot. El Salvador Won?t Accept US Deportees Unless They Are Reunited Their Children. The Washington Times (6/21, Dinan) reports that El Salvador?s government said Thursday that it will not accept deportees from the US ?unless it?s certain they have gone through the full legal process and have been reunited with their children.? Rasmussen Poll: 54 Percent Say Immigrant Parents To Blame For Separations. The Daily Caller (6/21, Athey) reports that a new Rasmussen poll found that ?a majority of Americans blame illegal immigrant parents for the child crisis on the border over the U.S. govemmen According to the poll, ?54 percent of likely that they think the parents are more to blame for breaking the law,? while ?only 35 percent said the government is more to blame for the crisis.? In addition, ?54 percent of voting Americans agree with President Trump?s assertion that ?The United States will not be a migrant camp. And it will not be a refugee-holding facility it won?t California, Nine Other States To Sue Administration Over Family Separations. The Iimes (6/21, McGreevy) reports that California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said Thursday that his state is joining nine others ?in ?ling a lawsuit against the Trump administration, alleging its family separation policy for immigrants in the country illegally violates due process.? Becerra said in a statement, ?Children belong with their families, not alone and fearful in metal cages. We are ?ling this lawsuit because ripping children from their parents is unlawful, wrong and heartless.? Scarborough: Republicans Still Support ?Depraved? Trump And His ?Malignant Movement. In his Washington?ost (6/21) column, Joe Scarborough writes that Ronald Reagan ?took a position on immigration that most Republicans today would consider heresy, yet voters rewarded him with a decisive victory and a landslide reelection a few years later. Far less popular has been President politically toxic policy of ripping children from their mothers? arms.? Scarborough concludes, ?That so many Republicans still support this depraved man and his malignant movement could be the most damning element of this tragic American tale.? House Leaders Postpone Vote On Compromise Immigration Bill. House Republican leaders on Thursday postponed until next week a vote on a compromise immigration measure. The move came after the House, as expected, rejected a conservative immigration measure. The Washington Post (6/21, Debonis, Wagner) reports that GOP leaders ?abruptly postpon the vote on the compromise measure, which ?appeared headed to defeat, despite President Trump?s last-minute lobbying.? The Post cites ?multiple Republican aides? who said they ?did not expect the delay and a scheduled Thursday afternoon meeting of all Republicans to change the outcome.? The Post adds that ?several GOP hard-liners? said there was ?nothing leaders could do to convince them to vote for the bill.? The Hill (6/21, Zanona) reported Thursday afternoon that a meeting of the Republican conference was planned for Thursday to ?give GOP leaders one last chance to rally the party around the legislation and convince the remaining holdouts to get on board with the plan.? But, while the Washington Examiner (6/21, Ferrechio) says ?the hope is that leaders can convince more Republicans to support? the compromise bill, Politico (6/21, Bade, Caygle, Bresnahan) says Republican leaders ?are under no impression that they?ll be able to secure the 218 votes needed in the next 24 hours to pass the measure, and they only agreed to the postponement under pressure from conservative members who are opposed to the legislation in the ?rst place.? Meanwhile, Reuters (6/21, Becker) reports that even if the measure clears the House, Senate Democrats ?are expected to block its passage.? USA Today (6/21, Collins, Shesgreen) reports that if the compromise bill fails, ?it will be a blow to [House Speaker Ryan?s] leadership as he tries to keep an already fractious caucus together and prepares for his own retirement at the end of this Congress,? while the (6/21, Mascaro) says the defeat of both bills ?would represent an embarrasuent for President Donald Tmmp, who had embraced them.? (6/21, McPherson) says GOP leaders ?have spent the past 24 hours or so? working with the President ?to whip support for the compromise bill, hauling Attorney General Je?' Sessions and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen to meet with House Republicans in the Capitol, House Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows pointed out during a conservative member press event with reporters.? However, the New York Times (6/21, Kaplan, Fandos) says the President ?may have helped seal the bill?s defeat, venting his frustration on Twitter that even if the House passed a broad immigration bill, it would require Democratic support to clear the Senate.? Trump essentially ?suggested that voting for the bill might be a pointless exercise not exactly a persuasive message for conservatives on the fence about whether to support a bill that could rile up their right ?ank.? Nancy Cordes said on the CBS Evening News It (6/21, story 2, 2:40, Glor) that in the Senate ?you?ve got Republicans arguing that perhaps the most realistic approach is to actually come up with something that?s far narrower, that only addresses the family-separation issue. And then, of course, you?ve got Democrats in both chambers who say Congress wouldn?t have to do anything right now if the White House were willing to change its policy.? Bloomberg News (6/21, Litvan, Edgerton, Olorunnipa) reports that it was ?increasingly clear Thursday that a speedy resolution from Congress was unlikely,? which ?means the issue likely will continue to roil the country as voters and lawmakers begin focusing on the November elections that will decide control of Congress.? Editorial Wrap-Up New York Times. Wants Hungry Kids 0 Fund ax Cuts. The (6/21) editorializes that ?if House Republicans get their way, more than two million people, many of them young children, will lose access to the food stamp program known as SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program).? The Times notes that of the roughly ?42 million poor and working-class Americans? that use SNAP bene?ts to buy groceries, a ?vast majority of them are elderly, disabled or children.? The Times urges the Senate to let ?common sense and basic human decency prevail? when it votes. "How Should Europe Respond To Trump?s Bullying?" In an editorial, the (6/21) writes that President Trump ?blithely alienated America?s friends and allies, canceled hard-won accords, dumped on trade treaties, threatened trade wars, lauded ruthless despots and cheered populist demagogues,? and it isn?t clear whether this is because he is ?a mean, impulsive and narcissistic bully? or seeks to destroy the postwar order as ?an ideological mission.? Either way, ?Europe?s response to Mr. Trump must begin with a hard look at realities?: it is ?badly splintered? and ?not paying its fair share for Western security.? However, the Times calls for Europe to ?hold ?rm against Mr. Tmmp?s bullying? and ?proclaim that rules, relations and values assembled over generations do matter and are worth ?ghting for.? Washington Post. ?She Defends The Downtrodden. So Iran Put Her In Jail. The Washington Post (6/21) editorializes that last week?s arrest of ?prominent human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh is a telling reminder that the [Iranian] regime?s repressive tactics remain largely unchanged.? The State Department has issued a statement calling for Sotoudeh?s release, ?as have politicians from the European Union.? The Post says ?other nations should continue to pressure Iran for her immediate and unconditional release." "Cardinal McCarrick's Removal Shows The Catholic Church May Be Taking Sexual Abuse More Seriously. The Washinmn Post (6/21) editorializes that Pope Francis? removal of Cardinal Theodore McCarrick amid allegations he sexually abused a minor almost 50 years ago shows the church is ?making some progress in facing up to its problems rather than, as had been its wont, covering them up.? ?The Family Separation Crisis Is Not Over. A Washingon Post (6/21) editorial says President Trump?s executive order ending family separations ?stands on uncertain legal ground,? and calls on Congress to ?pass a bill barring a return to Mr. Trump?s barbaric policy of child separation.? Wall Street Journal. ?Springtime For Internet axers. In an editorial, the Wall Street Journal (6/21) calls on Congress to act in the wake of the Supreme Court?s ruling that states can force online retailers to collect sales taxes. ?Administrative Law Crackdown. In an editorial, the Wall Street Journal (6/21) welcomes the Supreme Court?s ruling that administrative law judges must be appointed by appropriate political authorities, saying it will create political accountability. "Macron?s Next Good Fight. In an editorial, the (6/21) welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron?s to reform France?s social-welfare programs, which the Journal says don?t work. The Journal argues the programs make it di?icult for the needy to get bene?ts while being bad at encouraging the poor to work, which the Journal says causes the country?s poor social mobility. The Journal concludes that such reforms and addressing the system?s incentives to not work are needed to ?x the country?s ?nances. Big Picture Headlines From Today?s Front Pages. Wall Street Journal: Trump?s Order To End Separation Sows Confusion At Border Supreme Court Rules States Can Collect Sales Tax On Web Purchases US Militam Aircraft Targeted By Lasers In Pacific Oceanl Of?cials Say Intel CEO Resigns Over Relationship With Employee Two Titans? Rocky Relationship Stands Between Comcast And Fox New York Times: No Relief In Sight For Parents Of Thousands Of Migrant Children Still In Custody Melania TrumpI Agent Of Coat Chaos Europe Strikes Back Against Trump Tariffs As Global Trade War Escalates Behind Trump?s Plan To Overhaul The Government: Scaling Back The Safeg Net Washington Post: Enguirer Let Trump's Lawyer Sign Off On Storiesl Sources Say Radical Federal Overhaul Proposed Will Kiss Their Boo-Boos": Foster Families Provide Small Comforts Parents Endure Chaotic Attempts To Reunite With Their Children El' Financial Times: Beijing Woos Foreign Businesses As US Trade War Looms Intel Chief Forced To Step Down For Non-disclosure Of Employee Affair Trump Of?cial Feels The Heat In Immigration Backlash Day Trader Sues Broker Over ?Demo? Trading Platform Mix-Up Washington Times: Melania Trump Makes Surprise Visit To Texas Shelterl Seeks To ?Quickly' Reunite Families Supreme Court Rules States Can Collect Sales Tax From Out?Of?State Retailers Open Borders Policy Could Spell End For Angela Merkel In Germany DEE II I: Ell' l'lE IO ll Story Lineup From Last Night?s Network News: ABC: Border Security?Immigrant Children?First Lady Visits Shelter; Border Security?Reuniting Immigrant Families; Severe Weather; Weather Report; Pittsburgh-Police Fatally Shoot Unarmed Teen; Califomia?Abusive Parents Hearing; Atlanta?Doctor Dances In Nevada?Man Rescued From Fiery Crash; Kate Spade-Funeral; Alzheimer?s Association-Husband's Devotion. CBS: Border Security?Immigrant Children?First Lady Visits Shelter; Trump?Republicans? Immigration Bill; Border Security-Central America Violence; Severe Weather; Opioid Crisis-Purdue Phanna Sued For Oxycontin; Supreme Court Ruling?Sales Tax Online; Pittsburgh?Police Fatally Shoot Unarmed Teen; Krauthammer Death; Nevada-Man Rescued From Fiery Crash; New Zealand?Prime Minister Gives Birth. NBC: Border Security-Immigrant Children-First Lady Visits Shelter; Border Security-Reuniting Immigrant Families; Border Security?Central America Violence; Pittsburgh?Police Fatally Shoot Unarmed Teen; Supreme Court Ruling-Sales Tax Online; Severe Weather; Krauthammer Death; FBI Warning?Sexual Assault On Planes; Koko The Gorilla Death; New Zealand?Prime Minister Gives Birth; AMC Theaters-Summer Pass; Jurassic Park-25 Year Anniversary. Network A Glance: Border Security-Immigrant Children-First Lady Visits Shelter 11 minutes, 35 seconds Severe Weather - 4 minutes, 30 seconds Pittsburgh-Police Fatally Shoot Unarmed Teen 3 minutes, 40 seconds Story Lineup From This Morning?s Radio News Broadcasts: ABC: Pittsburgh?Police Fatally Shoot Unarmed Teen; Border Security?Reuniting Immigrant Families; Trump-Democrats-Border Security; Sentencing Hearings For 2002 Sniper. CBS: Border Security?Reuniting Immigrant Families; Trump?Republicans?Immigration Bill; Supreme Court Ruling-Sales Tax Online; Pittsburgh-Police Fatally Shoot Unarmed Teen; Florida- Sickness At Summer Camp; NBA Draft; Wall Street. FOX: Trump-Republicans-Immigration Bill; Border Security-Reuniting Immigrant Families; Conservative Commentator Charles Krauthammer Death. NPR: Trump-Republicans-Immigration Bill; Supreme Court Ruling-Sales Tax Online; WH-SNAP Moving Departments; EU-Greece Debt. Washington Schedule Today?s Events In Washington. White House: PRESIDENT TRUMP Participates in the credentialing ceremony for newly appointed ambassadors to Washington, gives remarks on immigration with Angel Families; attend the United States Marine Corps Evening Parade. VICE PRESIDENT PENCE Has lunch with Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States; participates in a phone call with the President-elect of the Republic of Colombia. US Senate: No schedule announced. US House: 9:00 AM Commerce Secretary Ross and NASA administrator testify to House subcommittees on ?space situational awareness? House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Space Subcommittee and House Armed Services Committee Strategic Forces Subcommittee joint hearing on ?Space Situational Awareness: Whole of Government Perspectives on Roles and Responsibilities?, with testimony ?om Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross; NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine; and US. Strategic Command Commander Gen. John Hyten Location: Rayburn House O?ice Building, Rm 2318, Washington, DC 9:00 AM House Commerce subcommittee hearing on the Horseracing Integrity Act Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee hearing on 2651, The Horseracing Integrity Act of 2017?, with testimony ??om bipartisan Reps. Andy Barr and Paul Tonko; The Humane Society of the United States Acting President and CEO Kitty Block; Thoroughbred Horsemen?s Association Chairman and CEO Alan Foreman; The Breeders? Cup CEO Craig Fravel; National Horsemen?s Benevolent and Protective Association CEO Eric Hamelback; The Jockey Club Chairman Stuart Janney and Association of Racing Commissioners International President Ed Martin Location: Rayburn House O?ce Building, Rm 2123, Washington, DC 9:00 AM House expected to vote on SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act House of Representatives meets for legislative business, with agenda expected to include completion of consideration of 6 SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act? Location: US. Capitol, Washington, DC 9:15 AM Environment Subcommittee hearing on ?Advanced Biofuels Under the Renewable Fuel Standard: Current Status and Future Prospects? Location: Rayburn House O?ice Building, Rm 2322, Washington, DC Other: 7:00 AM SelectUSA Investment Summit continues 2018 SelectUSA Investment Summit continues, themed ?Invest Here. Grow Here. Succeed Here.? and connecting businesses and investors from all over the world with state, local, and regional economic development organizations in an e?o? to promote the US. as ?the premier destination for investment? and to create ?good, American jobs?. Final day speakers include Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Secretary of Energy Rick Perry, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant, Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin, Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin, Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello, Lockheed Martin Chairman, President and CEO Marillyn Hewson, Virgin Orbit President Dan Hart, Virgin Galactic CEO George Whitesides, Carnegie Mellon University President Famam ahanian, and Infosys President Ravi Kumar Location: Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, 201 Waterfront St, National Harbor, MD 1:00 PM Sen. Cornyn, Sen. Cruz visit border detention center in TX U.S. Senators John Comyn (R- TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) will tour immigrant detention facilities for children in South Texas and hold a roundtable at the Weslaco Border Patrol Station. Sens. Comyn and Cruz have introduced legislation to end the separation of immigrant parents and children at the border The Keep Families Together and Enforce the Law Act. (1:00meT Roundtable begins. 2:15meT Press conference) Participants: Sen. John Comyn Sen. Ted Ryan Patrick, US. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas; Manuel Padilla, Chief, U.S. Border Patrol RGV Sector, David Higgerson, Director, Of?ce of Field Operations, US. Customs and Border Protection; Henry Lucero, Of?ce Field Director, ICE Enforcement Removal Operations Jose Gonzales, Field Supervisor, HHS O?ice of Refugee Resettlement Mayor Jim Darling, McAllen; Mayor Ambrosio Hernandez, Pharr; Mayor Chris Boswell, Harlingen; Mayor Rick Morales, Donna; Mayor Rick Cavasos, Los Indios; Mayor Arm Location: Weslaco Border Patrol Station 1501 E. Expressway 83, Weslaco, TX 78596 Last Laughs Late Night Political Humor. Trevor Noah: At a campaign rally in Duluth, Minnesota Wednesday, President Trump ?popped in to support a Republican congressional candidate. Let?s be honest. Trump?s rallies are like a ?Jurassic Park? movie: extremely predictable but you want to see what the screaming tiny hand monster will do when he gets loose.? Trevor Noah: [On First Lady Melania Trump wearing a jacket on with the words really don?t care, do on her trip to the border]: ?It is kind of sweet she made a jacket out of her and Donald?s wedding vows.? Jimmy Kimmel: ?President anmp is back on the campaign trail. He had a rally/one-man show in Duluth, Minnesota, [Wednesday] night. It?s good for him; whenever he?s feeling down, he gets a of white people together to watch him scream about CNN. It was an hour-long tirade/hissy Jimmy Kimmel: ?He played all the hits. He did Crooked Hillary, MS-13, Space Force, ?Lock her up?. There was some new material too. He?s calling the Russia witch hunt investigation a scam. It?s a scam now. He says if the scam gets any bigger, they?re going to have to start calling it University.? Jimmy Kimmel: ?While he was busy selling hats, his wife Melania went to visit some of these kinds in McAllen, Texas. Did you see what she was wearing? She?s there to meet children separated from their parents. This is what she wore on the plane ride there. A jacket that says really don?t care, do Is the President tweeting on his wife?s clothes?? Jimmy Kimmel: ?The First Lady?s getting a lot of ?ack for the jacket. Her spokeswoman said, ?It?s a jacket. There was no hidden message.? Well, no one thought the message was hidden; it was written in big letters on the bac Jimmy Kimmel: ?The President has a couple of bigly events on the calendar. Next month in Great Britain he?s expected to meet with Queen Elizabeth, which what could possibly go wrong there? For the ?rst time in history, Her Majesty was called a loser by a visiting leader.? Jimmy Kimmel: ?Also next month, Trump is planning a summit with Vladimir Putin, his KOBE. This would be an historic meeting between the man who won the 2016 US presidential election and Donald J. Trump.? Jimmy Kimmel: ?The White House today announced a plan, a new plan to combine the Department of Education with the Department of Labor. It?s a tactical s?ike against Trump?s two greatest foes: reading and work.? Stephen Colbert: ?The story of the week has been Trump?s pro-baby-snatching agenda, and today it took another weird turn because to humanize these child detention centers, the Administration sent their most high-pro?le detainee, Melania Tmmp.? Stephen Colbert: ?Today, on her way to show that she cares, Melania wore a jacket that says, really don?t care, do That?s what they settled on? What was her ?rst choice, a jacket that says ?Womp, womp?,? Stephen Colbert: ?She?s forgotten the most important fashion advice: Before you leave the house, look in the mirror and take OH that jacket.? Stephen Colbert: ?The First Lady?s spokesperson says, ?It?s a jacket. There was no hidden message.? Right, it?s de?nitely not hidden. It?s right on the back!? Stephen Colbert: ?Today, the White House said they want to combine the Departments of Education and Labor. I assume that also means that Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta will be merged into ?Bexandersy Acosvos.? Jimmy Fallon: ?First Lady Melania Trump made a surprise visit to the US/Mexico border. And this isn?t good she brought her passport and everything she owns.? Jimmy Fallon: ?Actually, I read that Melania pressured Donald to stop his family separation policy. She promised that if he did, she would let him hold her hand for a full three secon Jimmy Fallon: ?During her trip to the border, Melania was wearing a pretty interesting coat with a message written on the back. Take a look. This is real. You can?t see it there, but the White House actually con?rmed it is this coat. It says, really don?t care, do Nobody really knows what it means or if it means anything at all. Meanwhile, President was going through his closet like, ?Where the hell?s my coat? Where is Jimmy Fallon: ?The Trump Administration said that they want to combine the Department of Labor and the Department of Education. Trump said, ?We?re merging the Departments of Labor and Education to create the Department of Lubrication.?? Jimmy Fallon: read that during the G7 summit, Trump tossed a Starburst to German leader Angela Merkel and said, ?Here Angela, don?t say I never gave you anything.? Then he realized it was a red one and dove across the table to get it back.? Seth Meyers: ?President Trump held a campaign rally [Wednesday] night in Minnesota. And long story short, we are now in a trade war with Minnesota.? Seth Meyers: ?First Lady Melania Trump made a surprise trip to the US/Mexico border today and visited a facility holding migrant children. can?t imagine what terrible things you?ve been through,? said one of the kids to Melania.? Seth Meyers: ?First Lady Melania Trump was wearing a jacket today with the words, really don?t care, do written on the back when she boarded the plane to go visit the border. You know, a lot of people are giving her a hard time about it, but I think it?s nice that she had a jacket made to display her wedding vows.? Seth Meyers: ?After Melania Trump was spotted wearing the jacket, her spokesperson said, quote, ?It?s a jacket. There was no hidden message.? Hidden? It was literally spelled out. That?s like saying, ?If you play an Aerosmith song forwards, it contains hidden messages about love in an elevator.?? Copyright 2018 by Bulletin Intelligence LLC Reproduction or redistribution without permission prohibited. 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Conversation Contents FS Superior National Forest (MIN) withdrawal application Aaron Moody From: Aaron Moody Sent: Thu Jun 21 2018 11:13:13 GMT-0600 (MDT) To: Daniel Jorjani CC: Cally Younger "Brown, Laura" "Hawbecker, Karen" Subject: FS Superior National Forest (MN) withdrawal application Hi Dan? Karen asked me to send along ?iis application -- it can be found online here. Let me know how else I can help. -Aaron Aaron G. Moody Assistant Solicitor - Branch of Public Lands Division of Land Resources Of?ce of the Solicitor US. Department of the Interior 202-208-3495 (0) 202-309-6928 NOTICE: This e-mail (including attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, con?dential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby noti?ed that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this e-mail or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you receive this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. Daniel Jorjani From: Daniel Jorjani Sent: Thu Jun 21 2018 11:16:05 GMT-0600 (MDT) To: Aaron Moody CC: Cally Younger "Brown, Laura" "Hawbecker, Karen" Subject: Re: FS Superior National Forest (MN) withdrawal application Thank you. Aaron Moody creates value! Daniel H. Jorjani New only Principal Deputy Solicitor aid? Department of the Interior Main Interior Building 202-219-3861 (Voice) 0 202-706-9018 (Cell) This electronic message contains information generated by the US Department of the Interior solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. . son?!" I 4 .. 3. ?5 Sent from my iPhone On Jun 21, 2018, at 1:13 PM, Aaron Moody wrote: Hi Dan? Karen asked me to send along this application -- it can be found online here. Let me know how else I can help. -Aaron Aaron G. Moody Assistant Solicitor - Branch of Public Lands Division of Land Resources Of?ce of the Solicitor US. Department of the Interior 202-208-3495 (0) 202-309-6928 NOTICE: This e-mail (including attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, con?dential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby noti?ed that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this e-mail or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you receive this e?mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. "Jorjani, Daniel" Sent: Thu Jun 21 2018 11:19:44 GMT-0600 (MDT) To: David Bernhardt?> CC: Karen Hawbecker Subject: Fwd: FS Superior National Forest (MN) withdrawal application To follow up on Karen's previous email - Forwarded message From: Aaron Moody Date: Thu, Jun 21, 2018 at 1:13 PM Subject: FS Superior National Forest (MN) withdrawal application To: Daniel Jorjani Cc: Cally Younger "Brown, Laura" "Hawbecker, Karen" Hi Dan- Karen asked me to send along this application -- it can be found online here. Let me know how else I can help. ?Aaron Aaron G. Moody Assistant Solicitor - Branch of Public Lands Division of Land Resources Of?ce of the Solicitor US. Department of the Interior 202-208-3495 (0) 202-309-6928 NOTICE: This e?mail (including attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, con?dential, or othenNise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby noti?ed that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this e-mail or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you receive this e?mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. Conversation Contents T?n'n hvletals Update? Attachments: /47. Twin Metals Stip request to USFS 06052018.pdf "Hawbecker, Karen" From: "Hawbecker, Karen" Sent: Thu Jun 07 2018 10:20:38 GMT-0600 (MDT) To: Briana Collier CC: Richard McNeer Subject: Twin Metals Update? Hi Briana, Could you check with Dean about Thank you. --Karen "Collier, Briana" From: "Collier, Briana" Sent: Thu Jun 07 2018 10:40:06 GMT-0600 (MDT) To: "Hawbecker, Karen" Subject: Re: Twin Metals Update? Will do. Briana Collier Attomey-Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources US. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248?5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 10:20 AM, Hawbecker, Karen wrote: Hi Briana, Could you check with Dean about ??Karen an you. "Collier, Briana" From: "Collier, Briana" Sent: Thu Jun 07 2018 14:17:33 GMT-0600 (MDT) To: "Hawbecker, Karen" Subject: Re: Twin Metals Update? Attachments: Stip request to USFS 06052018.pdf Karen, Richard: Dean sent the stip request letter to the Forest Service on Tuesday, June Sth. Relatedly, which I will describe to you in a separate email- (b) (5) Please let me know if you have other questions on this. Thank you. Briana Collier Attorney-Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248-5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 10:40 AM, Collier, Briana wrote: Will do. Briana Collier Attorney-Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248-5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 10:20 AM, Hawbecker, Karen wrote: Hi Briana, Could you check with Dean about (b) (5) Thank you. --Karen "Hawbecker, Karen" From: Sent: To: CC: Subject: "Hawbecker, Karen" Thu Jun 07 2018 15:51:19 GMT-0600 (MDT) "Collier, Briana" Richard McNeer Re: Twin Metals Update? Thanks so much for getting this update, Briana. I'll share a copy of the stip request letter with Dan. (b) (5) --Karen On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 4:17 PM, Collier, Briana wrote: Karen, Richard: Dean sent the stip request letter to the Forest Service on Tuesday, June 5th. Relatedly, (b) (5) Please let me know if you have other questions on this. Thank you. Briana Collier Attorney-Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248-5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 10:40 AM, Collier, Briana wrote: Will do. Briana Collier Attorney-Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248-5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 10:20 AM, Hawbecker, Karen wrote: Hi Briana, Could you check with Dean about (b) (5) Thank you. --Karen -Karen Hawbecker Acting Deputy Solicitor Energy and Mineral Resources Office of the Solicitor U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C Street N.W. MS 6348 Washington, D.C. 20240 Office: (202) 208-4507 karen.hawbecker@sol.doi.gov "Collier, Briana" From: Sent: To: CC: Subject: "Collier, Briana" Fri Jun 08 2018 10:04:11 GMT-0600 (MDT) "Hawbecker, Karen" Richard McNeer Re: Twin Metals Update? (b) (5) Briana Collier Attorney-Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248-5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 3:51 PM, Hawbecker, Karen wrote: Thanks so much for getting this update, Briana. I'll share a copy of the stip request letter with Dan. (b) (5) --Karen On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 4:17 PM, Collier, Briana wrote: Karen, Richard: Dean sent the stip request letter to the Forest Service on Tuesday, June 5th. Relatedly, (b) (5) Please let me know if you have other questions on this. Thank you. Briana Collier Attorney-Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248-5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 10:40 AM, Collier, Briana wrote: Will do. Briana Collier Attorney-Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources US. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor 505 Marguette Ave.I NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248-5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 10:20 AM, Hawbecker, Karen wrote: Hi Briana, Could you check with Dean about an you. -?Karen Karen Hawbecker Acting Deputy Solicitor Energy and Mineral Resources Of?ce of the Solicitor US. Department of the Interior 1849 Street NW. MS 6348 Washington, DC. 20240 Of?ce: (202) 20841507 karen.hawbecker@sol.doi .gov "Hawbecker, Karen" From: "Hawbecker, Karen" Sent: Fri Jun 08 2018 16:19:01 GMT-0600 (MDT) To: "Collier, Briana" CC: Richard McNeer Subject: Re: Twin Metals Update? Thanks, Bn'ana. Have a good weekend! On Fri, Jun 8, 2018 at 12:04 PM, Collier, Briana wrote: Briana Collier Attorney-Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor SOS Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248-5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 3:51 PM, Hawbecker, Karen wrote: Thanks so much for getting this update, Briana. I'll share a copy of the stip request letter with Dan. (b) (5) ? -Karen On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 4:17 PM, Collier, Briana wrote: Karen, Richard: Dean sent the stip request letter to the Forest Service on Tuesday, June 5th. Relatedly, (b) (5) Please let me know if you have other questions on this. Thank you. Briana Collier Attorney-Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248-5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 10:40 AM, Collier, Briana wrote: Will do. Briana Collier Attorney-Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248-5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 10:20 AM, Hawbecker, Karen wrote: Hi Briana, Could you check with Dean about (b) (5) Thank you. --Karen -Karen Hawbecker Acting Deputy Solicitor Energy and Mineral Resources Of?ce of the Solicitor US Department of the Interior 1849 Street NW. MS 6348 Washington, DC. 20240 Of?ce: (202) 208-4507 W991 Karen Hawbecker Acting Deputy Solicitor Energy and Mineral Resources Of?ce of the Solicitor US. Department of the Interior 1849 Street NW. MS 6348 Washington, DC. 20240 Of?ce: (202) 20841507 "Collier, Briana" From: "Collier, Briana" Sent: Fri Jun 08 2018 16:24:49 GMT-0600 (MDT) To: "Hawbecker, Karen" CC: Richard McNeer Subject: Re: Twin Metals Update? I have passed these questions along. Hope you have a good weekend too. Thanks Karen. Briana Collier Attomey-Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources US. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248-5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Fri, Jun 8, 2018 at 4:19 PM, Hawbecker, Karen wrote: an Briana. Have a go wee en On Fri, Jun 8, 2018 at 12:04 PM, Collier, Briana wrote: Briana Collier Attorney?Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248?5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 3:51 PM, Hawbecker, Karen wrote: Thanks so much for getting this update, Briana. I'll share a copy of the stip request letter with Dan. (b) (5) --Karen On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 4:17 PM, Collier, Briana wrote: Karen, Richard: Dean sent the stip request letter to the Forest Service on Tuesday, June 5th. Relatedly, (b) (5) Please let me know if you have other questions on this. Thank you. Briana Collier Attorney-Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248-5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 10:40 AM, Collier, Briana wrote: Will do. Briana Collier Attorney-Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248-5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 10:20 AM, Hawbecker, Karen wrote: Hi Briana, Could you check with Dean about (b) (5) Thank you. --Karen -Karen Hawbecker Acting Deputy Solicitor Energy and Mineral Resources Office of the Solicitor US Department of the Interior 1849 Street NW. MS 6348 Washington, DC. 20240 Of?ce: (202) 20841507 karen.hawbecker@sol.doi .gov Karen Hawbecker Acting Deputy Solicitor Energy and Mineral Resources Of?ce of the Solicitor US. Department of the Interior 1849 Street NW. MS 6348 Washington, DC. 20240 Of?ce: (202) 2084507 karenhawbecker sol_doi_ ov "Collier, Briana" From: "Collier, Briana" Sent: Mon Jun 11 2018 13:42:54 GMT-0600 (MDT) To: "Hawbecker, Karen" CC: Richard McNeer Subject: Re: Twin Metals Update? I'll follow up with Elena about the review. Briana Collier Attorney?Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248?5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Fri, Jun 8, 2018 at 4:24 PM, Collier, Briana wrote: I have passed these questions along. Hope you have a good weekend too. Thanks Karen. Briana Collier Attorney-Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248-5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Fri, Jun 8, 2018 at 4:19 PM, Hawbecker, Karen wrote: Thanks, Briana. Have a good weekend! On Fri, Jun 8, 2018 at 12:04 PM, Collier, Briana wrote: (b) (5) Briana Collier Attorney-Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248-5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 3:51 PM, Hawbecker, Karen wrote: Thanks so much for getting this update, Briana. I'll share a copy of the stip request letter with Dan. (b) (5) --Karen On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 4:17 PM, Collier, Briana wrote: Karen, Richard: Dean sent the stip request letter to the Forest Service on Tuesday, June 5th. Relatedly, (b) (5) Please let me know if you have other questions on this. Thank you. Briana Collier Attorney-Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248-5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 10:40 AM, Collier, Briana wrote: Will do. Briana Collier Attorney-Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248-5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 10:20 AM, Hawbecker, Karen wrote: Hi Briana, Could you check with Dean about (b) (5) Thank you. --Karen -Karen Hawbecker Acting Deputy Solicitor Energy and Mineral Resources Office of the Solicitor U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C Street N.W. MS 6348 Washington, D.C. 20240 Office: (202) 208-4507 karen.hawbecker@sol.doi.gov -Karen Hawbecker Acting Deputy Solicitor Energy and Mineral Resources Office of the Solicitor U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C Street N.W. MS 6348 Washington, D.C. 20240 Office: (202) 208-4507 karen.hawbecker@sol.doi.gov "Hawbecker, Karen" From: Sent: To: CC: Subject: Briana, (b) "Hawbecker, Karen" Tue Jun 19 2018 09:51:50 GMT-0600 (MDT) "Collier, Briana" Richard McNeer Re: Twin Metals Update? (5) ? Thanks. --Karen On Mon, Jun 11, 2018 at 3:42 PM, Collier, Briana wrote: (b) (5) I'll follow up with Elena about the review. Briana Collier Attorney-Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248-5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Fri, Jun 8, 2018 at 4:24 PM, Collier, Briana wrote: I have passed these questions along. Hope you have a good weekend too. Thanks Karen. Briana Collier Attorney?Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources US. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave.. NW Ste.1800 Albuguergue, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248?5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Fri, Jun 8, 2018 at 4:19 PM, Hawbecker, Karen wrote: an s, Bn'ana. Have a goo wee en On Fri, Jun 8, 2018 at 12:04 PM, Collier, Briana wrote: Briana Collier Attorney?Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources US. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248?5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 3:51 PM, Hawbecker, Karen wrote: Thanks so much for getting this update, Briana. I'll share a copy of the stip request letter with Dan. ?-Karen On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 4:17 PM, Collier, Briana wrote: Karen, Richard: Dean sent the stip request letter to the Forest Service on Tuesday, June 5th. Relatedly, Please let me know if you have other questions on this. Thank you. Briana Collier Attomey-Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor 505 Marguette Ave.l NW Ste.1800 Albuguergue, NM 87102 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, con?dential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 10:40 AM, Collier, Briana wrote: Will do. Briana Collier Attorney?Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources US. Department of the Interior, Of?ce of the Solicitor 505 Marguette Ave.I NW Ste.1800 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby noti?ed that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 10:20 AM, Hawbecker, Karen wrote: Hi Briana, Could you check with Dean about Thank you. -- Karen Karen Hawbecker Acting Deputy Solicitor Energy and Mineral Resources Of?ce of the Solicitor US. Department of the Interior 1849 Street NW. MS 6348 Washington, DC. 20240 Of?ce: (202) 20844507 karen.hawbecker@sol.doi.gov Karen Hawbecker Acting Deputy Solicitor Energy and Mineral Resources Of?ce of the Solicitor US. Department of the Interior 1849 Street NW. MS 6348 Washington, DC. 20240 Of?ce: (202) 2084507 karen.hawbecker@sol.doi.gov Karen Hawbecker Acting Deputy Solicitor Energy and Mineral Resources Of?ce of the Solicitor US. Department of the lnten'or 1849 Street NW. MS 6348 Washington, DC. 20240 Office: (202) 20841507 karenhawbecker sol.doi. ov "Collier, Briana" From: "Collier, Briana" Sent: Tue Jun 19 2018 12:42:34 GMT-0600 (MDT) To: "Hawbecker, Karen" CC: Richard McNeer Subject: Re: Twin Metals Update? Karen, I did follow up with Elena. She said that Please let me know i you ave urt er questions. an you. Briana Collier Attorney?Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources US. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor SOS Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248?5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Tue, Jun 19, 2018 at 9:51 AM, Hawbecker, Karen wrote: Briana,?? Thanks. On Mon, Jun 11, 2018 at 3:42 PM, Collier, Briana wrote: (b) (5) I'll follow up with Elena about the review. Briana Collier Attorney-Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248-5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Fri, Jun 8, 2018 at 4:24 PM, Collier, Briana wrote: I have passed these questions along. Hope you have a good weekend too. Thanks Karen. Briana Collier Attorney-Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248-5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Fri, Jun 8, 2018 at 4:19 PM, Hawbecker, Karen wrote: (b) (5) ? Thanks, Briana. Have a good weekend!​ On Fri, Jun 8, 2018 at 12:04 PM, Collier, Briana wrote: (b) (5) Briana Collier Attorney-Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248-5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 3:51 PM, Hawbecker, Karen wrote: Thanks so much for getting this update, Briana. I'll share a copy of the stip request letter with Dan. (b) (5) --Karen On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 4:17 PM, Collier, Briana wrote: Karen, Richard: Dean sent the stip request letter to the Forest Service on Tuesday, June 5th. Relatedly, (b) (5) (b) (5) Please let me know if you have other questions on this. Thank you. Briana Collier Attorney-Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248-5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 10:40 AM, Collier, Briana wrote: Will do. Briana Collier Attorney-Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248-5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 10:20 AM, Hawbecker, Karen wrote: Hi Briana, Could you check with Dean about (b) (5) Thank you. --Karen -Karen Hawbecker Acting Deputy Solicitor Energy and Mineral Resources Office of the Solicitor U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C Street N.W. MS 6348 Washington, D.C. 20240 Office: (202) 208-4507 karen.hawbecker@sol.doi.gov -Karen Hawbecker Acting Deputy Solicitor Energy and Mineral Resources Of?ce of the Solicitor US. Department of the Interior 1849 Street NW. MS 6348 Washington, DC. 20240 Of?ce: (202) 208-4507 Karen Hawbecker Acting Deputy Solicitor Energy and Mineral Resources Of?ce of the Solicitor US. Department of the Interior 1849 Street NW. MS 6348 Washington, DC. 20240 Of?ce: (202)208-4507 Conversation Contents OGC concerns re: FS stips for the Twin )Ietals lease renewals Attachments: /48. OGC concerns re: FS stips for the Twin Metals lease renewals/1.1 Stip request to USFS 06052018.pdf /48. OGC concerns re: FS stips for the Twin Metals lease renewals/1.2 MNES-01352 1966 Lease.pdf /48. OGC concerns re: FS stips for the Twin Metals lease renewals/2.1 2018.05.08 BLM MN Prospecting Permit status to rhm.docx /48. OGC concerns re: FS stips for the Twin Metals lease renewals/5.1 2018.05.08 BLM MN Prospecting Permit status to rhm.docx "Collier, Briana" From: "Collier, Briana" Sent: Thu Jun 07 2018 17:28:39 GMT-0600 (MDT) Karen Hawbecker Richard McNeer T0: CC: Roy Fuller Ryan Sklar Subject: OGC concerns re: FS stips for the Twin Metals lease renewals Attachments: Stip request to USFS 06052018.pdf MNES-01352 1966 Lease.pdf Karen, Richard: As I mentioned, Thank you. Briana Collier Attorney-Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources US. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248?5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. "Collier, Briana" From: "Collier, Briana" Sent: Fri Jun 08 2018 14:33:54 GMT-0600 (MDT) To: Karen Hawbecker Richard McNeer CC: Roy Fuller Ryan Sklar Subject: Re: OGC concerns re: FS stips for the Twin Metals lease renewals Attachments: 2018.05.08 BLM MN Prospecting Permit status to rhm.docx As a reminder, after a round of edits we did wind up with a dra? Bnana Collier Attorney?Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources US. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248?5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otheiwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 5:28 PM, Collier, Briana wrote: Karen, Richard: As I mentioned, Perhaps we can meet to discuss and identify the best approach to address these USDA concerns? Thank you. Briana Collier Attorney?Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources US. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248?5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. "Collier, Briana" From: Sent: "Collier, Briana" Fri Jun 08 2018 15:07:09 GMT-0600 (MDT) Karen Hawbecker , Richard McNeer Roy Fuller , Ryan Sklar Re: OGC concerns re: FS stips for the Twin Metals lease renewals To: CC: Subject: Today Dean reports that the (b) (5) . Briana Collier Attorney-Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248-5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Fri, Jun 8, 2018 at 2:33 PM, Collier, Briana wrote: As a reminder, after a round of edits we did wind up with a (b) (5) Briana Collier Attorney-Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248-5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 5:28 PM, Collier, Briana wrote: Karen, Richard: As I mentioned, (b) (5) Thank you. Briana Collier Attorney?Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources US. Depaitment of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248?5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. "Hawbecker, Karen" karen.hawbecker@sol.doi.gov> From: "Hawbecker, Karen? Sent: Tue Jun 19 2018 09:54:54 GMT-0600 (MDT) To: "Collier, Briana" Richard McNeer Roy Fuller Ryan Sklar Subject: Re: OGC concerns re: FS stips for the Twin Metals lease renewals Bn'ana, . Pe aps an agen cover a ases. an you. --Karen On Fri, Jun 8, 2018 at 4:33 PM, Collier, Briana wrote: As a reminder, after a round of edits we did wind up with a? Briana Collier Attorney?Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources US. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248?5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for deliveiy of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 5:28 PM, Collier, Briana wrote: Karen, Richard: As I mentioned, Thank you. Briana Collier Attorney?Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources US. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248?5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. Karen Hawbecker Acting Deputy Solicitor Energy and Mineral Resources Office of the Solicitor US. Department of the Interior 1849 Street NW. MS 6348 Washington, DC. 20240 Of?ce: (202) 20841507 "Collier, Briana" From: "Collier, Briana" Sent: Tue Jun 19 2018 11:16:20 GMT-0600 (MDT) To: "Hawbecker, Karen" Richard McNeer Roy Fuller CC. . Ryan Sklar Subject: Re: OGC concerns re: FS stips for the Twin Metals lease renewals Attachments: 2018.05.08 BLM MN Prospecting Permit status to rhm.docx I will create an agenda for our internal meeting on the pending Twin Metals issues. Good idea. Briana Collier Attorney?Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources US. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248?5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Tue, Jun 19, 2018 at 9:54 AM, Hawbecker, Karen wrote: Briana, . Per aps an agen cover a ases. an you. --Karen On Fri, Jun 8, 2018 at 4:33 PM, Collier, Briana wrote: As a reminder, after a round of edits we did wind up with a? Bn'ana Collier Attorney?Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources US. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248?5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended moment, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 5:28 PM, Collier, Briana wrote: Karen, Richard: As I mentioned, Thank you. Briana Collier Attorney?Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources US. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248?5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. -Karen Hawbecker Acting Deputy Solicitor Energy and Mineral Resources Office of the Solicitor U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C Street N.W. MS 6348 Washington, D.C. 20240 Office: (202) 208-4507 karen.hawbecker@sol.doi.gov Conversation Contents Re: Twin Metals response due by 2:30 PM Attachments: /50. Re: Twin Metals - response due by 2:30 /50. Re: Twin Metals - response due by 2:30 2018.06.14 /50. Re: Twin Metals - response due by 2:30 2018.06.14 "Collier, Briana" From: "Collier, Briana" Sent: Thu Jun 14 2018 13:02:47 GMT-0600 (MDT) To: "Fink, Elena" Wendy Dorman Karen Hawbecker CC: Aaron Moody Ryan Sklar Subject: Re: Twin Metals - response due by 2:30 PM Attachments: Elena, I edited as quickly as I could. I am not super comfortable with the contents of the BP at this point. Please consider these edits preliminary. I would very much like for DMR and DLR to have a further opportunity to review this brie?ng paper. Can we work with WO-100 to extend the timeframe here? Briana Collier Attomey-Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources U.S. Department of the Interior, Of?ce of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248?5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, con?dential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby noti?ed that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 12:18 PM, Collier, Briana wrote: Sure, I can look at this now. Briana Collier Attomey-Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources U.S. Department of the Interior, Of?ce of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248-5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, con?dential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby noti?ed that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 11:58 AM, Fink, Elena wrote: Hello Briana, Would you have time today to review the attached brie?ng table and summary table about the Twin Metal project? Please send me corrections by 2:45 PM today. I took the latest version that I think you had reviewed and updated the Third Lease Renewal section. Sorry for the short tum-around. Mike Nedd requested by 3:00 PM today. Thank you! best, Elena Fink Deputy State Director, Natural Resources Bureau of Land Mana 202-912-7730 desk; gement, Eastern States 202-689-4861 cell On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 10:15 AM, Fink, Elena wrote: Good morning, Mike, Mitch, Barbara, Yes, we can prepare All best, Elena Fink and submit before 3pm today. Deputy State Director, Natural Resources Bureau of Land Management, Eastern States 202-912-7730 desk; 202-689-4861 cell On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 10:10 AM, Michael Nedd wrote: Mitch/Bubara/Elena, ASLM by way of the BLM-Director O?ice (Kathy B) asked for an updated BP on Twin Metal by 5 PM today. . . I?m presuming you all can pull the last BP and go ?'om there. . . I?m looping in key staff (cc) to ensure we pull together and get this in to by maybe 3 "Hawbecker, Karen From: Sent: To: CC: Subject: Attachments: Elena, I've added my edits "Hawbecker, Karen" Thu Jun 14 2018 14:05:13 GMT-0600 (MDT) "Fink, Elena" "Collier, Briana" Wendy Dorman Aaron Moody Ryan Sklar Re: Twin Metals - response due by 2:30 PM 2018.06.14 to those that Briana made. I have a call into Mike Nedd to ask about what is driving the short deadline for this brie?ng paper. Thanks. ??Karen On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 3:02 PM, Collier, Briana wrote: Elena, I edited as quickly as I could. I am not super comfortable with the contents of the BP at this point. Please consider these edits preliminary Can we work with WO- Briana Collier . I would very much like for DMR and DLR to have a further opportunity to review this brie?ng paper. 100 to extend the timeframe here? Attorney-Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources US. Department of the Interior, Of?ce of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248?5604 Ste. 1800 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, con?dential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby noti?ed that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 12:18 PM, Collier, Briana wrote: Sure, I can look at this now. Briana Collier Attomey?Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources US. Department of the Interior, Of?ce of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248?5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, con?dential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby noti?ed that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 11:58 AM, Fink, Elena wrote: Hello Briana, Would you have time today to review the attached brie?ng table and summary table about the Twin Metal project? Please send me corrections by 2:45 PM today. I took the latest version that I think you had reviewed and updated the Third Lease Renewal section. Sorry for the short tum-around. Mike Nedd requested by 3:00 PM today. Thank you! All best, Elena Fink Deputy State Director, Natural Resources Bureau of Land Management, Eastern States 202-912-7730 desk; 202-689-4861 cell On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 10:15 AM, Fink, Elena wrote: Good morning, Mike, Mitch, Barbara, Yes, we can prepare and submit before 3pm today. All best, Elena Fink Deputy State Director, Natural Resources Bureau of Land Management, Eastern States 202?912-7730 desk; 202-689-4861 cell On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 10:10 AM, Michael Nedd wrote: Mitch/Barbara/Elena, ASLM by way of the ELM-Director O?ice (Kathy B) asked for an updated BP on Twin Metal by 5 PM I?m presuming you all can pull the last BP and go from there. . . I?m looping in key staff (cc) to ensure we pull together and get this in to WO-IOO by maybe 3 Karen Hawbecker Acting Deputy Solicitor Energy and Mineral Resources Of?ce of the Solicitor U.S. Department of the Inten'or 1849 Street NW. MS 6348 Washington, DC. 20240 Of?ce: (202) 2084507 karenhawbeckeeroigov "Collier, Briana" From: "Collier, Briana" Sent: Thu Jun 14 2018 14:14:25 GMT-0600 (MDT) To: "Fink, Elena" "Hawbecker, Karen" Wendy Dorman Aaron Moody CC: Ryan Sklar Subject: Re: Twin Metals - response due by 2:30 PM Attachments: 2018.06.14 Adding to Karen's and my pn'or edits, I made another adjustment here to the date that TMM ?led suit. I also added a line in the timeline for the date TMM dismissed their lawsuit. Briana Collier Attomey?Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources U.S. Department of the Interior, Of?ce of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248?5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, con?dential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby noti?ed that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is stricdy prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 2:05 PM, Hawbecker, Karen wrote: Elena, I've added my edits to those that Briana made. I have a call into Mike Nedd to ask about what is driving the short deadline for this brie?ng paper. Thanks. --Karen On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 3:02 PM, Collier, Briana wrote: Elena, I edited as quickly as I could. I am not super comfortable with the contents of the BP at this point. Please consider these edits preliminary. I would very much like for DMR and DLR to have a further opportunity to review this brie?ng paper. Can we work with WO-100 to extend the timeframe here? Briana Collier Attomey?Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources US. Department of the Interior, Of?ce of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248?5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, con?dential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby noti?ed that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 12:18 PM, Collier, Briana wrote: Sure, I can look at this now. Briana Collier Attorney-Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources US. Department of the Interior, Of?ce of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248-5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, con?dential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby noti?ed that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 11:58 AM, Fink, Elena wrote: Hello Briana, Would you have time today to review the attached brie?ng table and summary table about the Twin Metal project? Please send me corrections by 2:45 PM today. I took the latest version that I think you had reviewed and updated the Third Lease Renewal section. Sorry for the short tum-around. Mike Nedd requested by 3:00 PM today. Thank you! All best, Elena Fink Deputy State Director, Natural Resources Bureau of Land Management, Eastern States 202-912-7730 desk; 202-689-4861 cell On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 10:15 AM, Fink, Elena wrote: Good morning, Mike, Mitch, Barbara, Yes, we can prepare and submit before 3pm today. All best, Elena Fink Deputy State Director, Natural Resources Bureau of Land Management, Eastern States 202?912?7730 desk; 202-689-4861 cell On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 10:10 AM, Michael Nedd wrote: Mtch/Baxbara/Elena, ASLM by way of the ELM-Director Of?ce (Kathy B) asked for an updated BP on Twin Metal by 5 PM I?m presuming you all can pull the last BP and go from there. . . I?m looping in key staff (cc) to ensure we pull together and get this in to WO- 100 by maybe 3 Karen Hawbecker Acting Deputy Solicitor Energy and Mineral Resources Of?ce of the Solicitor U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 Street NW. MS 6348 Washington, DC. 20240 Of?ce: (202) 208-4507 "Hawbecker, Karen" From: "Hawbecker, Karen" Sent: Thu Jun 14 2018 14:18:18 GMT-0600 (MDT) To: "Collier, Briana" "Fink, Elena" Wendy Dorman Aaron Moody Ryan Sklar Subject: Re: Twin Metals - response due by 2:30 PM CC: Briana, Given an internal deadline, the version I just sent to Mike and Shelley may be the version that is sent forward. --Karen On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 4:14 PM, Collier, Briana wrote: Adding to Karen's and my prior edits, I made another adjustment here to the date that TMM ?led suit. I also added a line in the timeline for the date TMM dismissed their lawsuit. Briana Collier Attomey-Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources U.S. Department of the Interior, Of?ce of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248-5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, con?dential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby noti?ed that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 2:05 PM, Hawbecker, Karen wrote: Elena, I've added my edits to those that Briana made. I have a call into Mike Nedd to ask about what is driving the short deadline for this brie?ng paper. Thanks. --Karen On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 3:02 PM, Collier, Briana wrote: Elena, I edited as quickly as I could. I am not super comfortable with the contents of the BP at this point. Please consider these edits preliminary. I would very much like for DMR and DLR to have a further opportunity to review this brie?ng paper. Can we work with WO-100 to extend the timeframe here? Briana Collier Attomey?Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources U.S. Department of the Interior, Of?ce of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248?5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, con?dential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby noti?ed that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 12:18 PM, Collier, Briana wrote: Sure, I can look at this now. Briana Collier Attomey-Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources US. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248?5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, con?dential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not die intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby noti?ed that any dissemination, disUibution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is stric?y prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 11:58 AM, Fink, Elena wrote: Hello Briana, Would you have time today to review the attached brie?ng table and summary table about the Twin Metal project? Please send me corrections by 2:45 PM today. I took the latest version that I think you had reviewed and updated the Third Lease Renewal section. Sorry for the short tum-around. Mike Nedd requested by 3:00 PM today. Thank you! All best, Elena Fink Deputy State Director, Natural Resources Bureau of Land Management, Eastern States 202-912-7730 desk; 202-689-4861 cell On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 10:15 AM, Fink, Elena wrote: Good morning, Mike, Mitch, Barbara, Yes, we can prepare and submit before 3pm today. All best, Elena Fink Deputy State Director, Natural Resources Bureau of Land Management, Eastern States 202-912-7730 desk; 202-689-4861 cell On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 10:10 AM, Michael Nedd wrote: Mitch/Barbara/Elena, ASLM by way of the ELM-Director O?ice (Kathy B) asked for an updated BP on Twin Metal by 5 PM today. . . I?m presuming you all can pull the last BP and go from there. . . I?m looping in key staff (cc) to ensure we pull together and get this in to by maybe 3 Karen Hawbecker Acting Deputy Solicitor Energy and Mineral Resources Of?ce of the Solicitor US. Department of the Interior 1849 Street NW. MS 6348 Washington, DC. 20240 Of?ce: (202) 208-4507 karenhawbeckeeroigov Karen Hawbecker Acting Deputy Solicitor Energy and Mineral Resources Of?ce of the Solicitor US. Department of the Interior 1849 Street NW. MS 6348 Washington, DC. 20240 Of?ce: (202) 2084507 karenhawbeckerwdoigov "Collier, Briana From: "Collier, Briana" Sent: Thu Jun 14 2018 14:22:00 GMT-0600 (MDT) To: "Hawbecker, Karen" CC: "Fink, Elena" Wendy Dorman Aaron Moody Ryan Sklar Subject: Re: Twin Metals - response due by 2:30 PM Understood. Thanks. Briana Collier Attomey-Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources US. Department of the Interior, Of?ce of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248?5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, con?dential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby noti?ed that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 2:18 PM, Hawbecker, Karen wrote: Briana, Given an internal deadline, the version I just sent to Mike and Shelley may be the version that is sent forward. --Karen On Thu, Jun 14,2018 at 4. 14 PM, Collier, Briana wrote. Adding to Karen's and my prior edits, I made another adjustment here to the date that TMM ?led suit. I also added a line' In the timeline for the date TMM dismissed their lawsuit. Briana Collier Attomey-Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources US. Department of the Interior, Of?ce of the Solicitor 505 Marguette Ave.I NW Ste.1800 Albuguerguel NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248-5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, con?dential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby noti?ed that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 2:05 PM, Hawbecker, Karen wrote: Elena, I've added my edits to those that Briana made. I have a call into Mike Nedd to ask about what is driving the short deadline for this brie?ng paper. Thanks. --Karen On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 3:02 PM, Collier, Briana wrote: Elena, I edited as quickly as I could. I am not super comfortable with the contents of the BP at this point. Please consider these edits preliminary. I would very much like for DMR and DLR to have a further opportunity to review this brie?ng paper. Can we work with WO-100 to extend the timeframe here? Briana Collier Attomey?Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources US. Department of die Interior, Of?ce of the Solicitor Phone: (505) 248?5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, con?dential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 12:18 PM, Collier, Briana wrote: Sure, I can look at this now. Briana Collier Attomey-Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources US. Department of the Interior, Of?ce of the Solicitor 505 Marguette Ave.I NW Ste.1800 AlbuguergueI NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248?5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, con?dential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby noti?ed that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 11:58 AM, Fink, Elena wrote: Hello Briana, Would you have time today to review the attached brie?ng table and summary table about the Twin Metal project? Please send me corrections by 2:45 PM today. I took the latest version that I think you had reviewed and updated the Third Lease Renewal section. Sorry for the short tum-around. Mike Nedd requested by 3:00 PM today. Thank you! All best, Elena Fink Deputy State Director, Natural Resources Bureau of Land Management, Eastern States 202?912-7730 desk; 202-689-4861 cell On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 10:15 AM, Fink, Elena wrote: Good morning, Mike, Mitch, Barbara, Yes, we can prepare and submit before 3pm today. All best, Elena Fink Deputy State Director, Natural Resources Bureau of Land Management, Eastern States 202-912-7730 desk; 202-689-4861 cell On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 10:10 AM, Michael Nedd wrote: Mitch/Barbara/Elena, ASLM by way of the ELM-Director O?iee (Kathy B) asked for an updated BP on Twin Metal by 5 PM today. presuming you all can pull the last BP and go from there. looping 1n key sta? (cc) to ensure we pull together and get this In to wo-100 by maybe 3 Karen Hawbecker Acting Deputy Solicitor Energy and Mineral Resources Of?ce of the Solicitor US. Department of the Interior 1849 Street NW. MS 6348 Washington, DC. 20240 Of?ce: (202) 208-4507 Karen Hawbecker Acting Deputy Solicitor Energy and Mineral Resources Of?ce of the Solicitor US. Department of the Interior 1849 Street NW. MS 6348 Washington, DC. 20240 Of?ce: (202) 2084507 karen.hawbecker@sol.doi.ggv Conversation Contents Fwd: Twin Metals Attachments: /51. Fwd: Twin Metals/1.1 /51. Fwd: Twin Metals/1.2 /51. Fwd: Twin Metals/1.3 "Collier, Briana" From: "Collier, Briana" Sent: Thu Jun 14 2018 13:14:15 GMT-0600 (MDT) Wendy Dorman Karen Hawbecker To: Aaron Moody Ryan Sklar Subject: Fwd: Twin Metals Attachments: BriefPa per. HardrockMinerals.NoMN. 14June20 18. longer.version.docx SOL team, FYI, what Elena sent forward to WO-100 did not include my edits. Briana Collier Attomey?Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources U.S. Department of the Interior, Of?ce of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248?5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, con?dential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby noti?ed that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. Forwarded message From: Fink, Elena Date: Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 1:09 PM Subject: Fwd: Twin Metals To: Dean Gettinger Randall Anderson Lawrence Hobbs Sabry Hanna Mary Gunderman Sally Spencer Lesley Elser Alfred Elser Adam Merrill Briana Collier Hello Everyone, Attached is what was forwarded to Mike Nedd today. Thank you. best, Elena Fink Deputy State Director, Natural Resources Bureau of Land Management, Eastern States 202?912?7730 desk; 202-689-4861 cell Forwarded message From: Fink, Elena Date: Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 3:03 PM Subject: Re: Twin Metals To: Michael Nedd Cc: Mitchell Leverette Barbara Eggers Shelley McGinnis Jully McQuilliams Alfred Elser Steven Wells Good afternoon, Mike, Per your request, attached is the Twin Metal brie?ng paper. We have attached two versions, a longer, more detailed version and a shortened version, whichever you think serves best. Please let me know if you need anything else. Sincerely, Elena Fink Deputy State Director, Natural Resources Bureau of Land Management, Eastern States 202-912-7730 desk; 202?689-4861 cell On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 10:10 AM, Michael Nedd wrote: Mitch/Barbara/Elena, ASLM by way of the ELM-Director OEce (Kathy B) asked for an updated BP on Twin Metal by 5 PM today. . . I?m presuming you all can pull the last BP and go from there. . . I?m looping in key staff (cc) to ensure we pull together and get this in to WO-IOO by maybe 3 "Dorman, Wendy" From: "Dorman, Wendy" Sent: Thu Jun 14 2018 13:36:49 GMT-0600 (MDT) To: "Collier, Briana" Karen Hawbecker Aaron Moody CC: Ryan Sklar Subject: Re: Twin Metals Briana, I presume Mike Nedd and ASLMM will want to make sure that the Twin Metal brie?ng paper receives SOL review. Karen is aware of these developments. Thanks for keeping us posted. ?Wendy Wendy S. Donnan Division of Mineral Resources Of?ce of the Solicitor U.S. Department of the Interior Phone: (202) 208-5312 On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 3:14 PM, Collier, Briana wrote: SOL team, FYI, what Elena sent forward to did not include my edits. Briana Collier Attorney?Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources US. 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Forwarded message From: Fink, Elena Date: Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 1:09 PM Subject: Fwd: Twin Metals To: Dean Gettinger Randall Anderson Lawrence Hobbs Sabry Hanna Mary Gunderman Sally Spencer Lesley Elser Alfred Elser Adam Merrill Briana Collier Hello Everyone, Attached is what was forwarded to Mike Nedd today. Thank you. All best, Elena Fink Deputy State Director, Natural Resources Bureau of Land Management, Eastern States 202-912-7730 desk; 202-689-4861 cell Forwarded message From: Fink, Elena Date: Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 3:03 PM Subject: Re: Twin Metals To: Michael Nedd Cc: Mitchell Leverette Barbara Eggers Shelley McGinnis Jully McQuilliams Alfred Elser Steven Wells Good afternoon, Mike, Per your request, attached is the Twin Metal brie?ng paper. We have attached two versions, a longer, more detailed version and a shortened version, whichever you think serves best. Please let me know if you need anything else. Sincerely, Elena Fink Deputy State Director, Natural Resources Bureau of Land Management, Eastern States 202?912?7730 desk; 202-689-4861 cell On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 10:10 AM, Michael Nedd wrote: Mitch/Barbara/Elena, ASLM by way of the ELM-Director Of?ce (Kathy B) asked for an updated BP on Twin Metal by 5 PM today. . . I?m presuming you all can pull the last BP and go from there. . . I?m looping in key staff (cc) to ensure we pull together and get this in to by maybe 3 Label: "FOIA/January SOL 00089 FOIA search" Created by:karen.hawbecker@sol.doi.gov Total Messages in label:469 (82 conversations) Created: 02-04-2020 at 11:35 AM Conversation Contents Twin Metals Lease Renewal Process Update Attachments: /52. Twin Metals Lease Renewal Process Update/1.1 Stip request to USFS 06052018.pdf "Hawbecker, Karen" From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: "Hawbecker, Karen" Thu Jun 07 2018 16:05:31 GMT-0600 (MDT) Daniel Jorjani Twin Metals Lease Renewal Process Update Stip request to USFS 06052018.pdf Dan, FYI--BLM sent the attached stip request letter to the Forest Service on Tuesday, June 5. Twin Metals has asked whether it could get a copy of this letter. We're coordinating with BLM about that question. With regard to (b) (5) --Karen "Jorjani, Daniel" From: Sent: To: Subject: "Jorjani, Daniel" Thu Jun 07 2018 16:12:22 GMT-0600 (MDT) "Hawbecker, Karen" Re: Twin Metals Lease Renewal Process Update Excellent. Thank you. On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 6:05 PM, Hawbecker, Karen wrote: Dan, FYI--BLM sent the attached stip request letter to the Forest Service on Tuesday, June 5. Twin Metals has asked whether it could get a copy of this letter. We're coordinating with BLM about that question. With regard to (b) (5) --Karen Conversation Contents Accomplishments "McNeer, Richard" From: Sent: To: Subject: "McNeer, Richard" Wed Jun 06 2018 14:25:05 GMT-0600 (MDT) "Hawbecker, Karen" Accomplishments Karen: Here are some of the BOM's accomplishments thus far in FY 2018 for your selection. BLM's Hydraulic Fracturing (HF) Rescission Rule. BOM assisted BLM in promulgating the rescission of the 2015 HF Rule, as directed by the President and the Secretary. BLM's HF Rule Litigation. The Tenth Circuit denied motions of some plaintiffs to dismiss the appeal, in which BLM obtained the relief it had sought. The Tenth Circuit also issued the mandate to the District Court. That ends the litigation over the 2015 HF Rule. It also establishes in the Tenth Circuit that a pending rescission rulemaking can render litigation over a prior rule "prudentially unripe," at least when the prior rule has not gone into effect. Twin Metals. BOM assisted in issuing M-Opinion 37049 on Twin Metals (reversing M-37036 and concluding that the company has a nondiscretionary right to renewal of their mineral leases). As a result, Twin Metals dismissed their lawsuit against us, Franconia Minerals LLC v United States (D. Minn.). Twin Metals leases have been reinstated and BLM and the Forest Service will process Twin Metals' lease extension. BLM's Waste Prevention Rule Litigation. The Tenth Circuit denied the motion to lift the district court's stay of the Waste Prevention (V&F) Rule. (b) (5) . Petro-Hunt. The U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari sought by Petro-Hunt from the judgment by the Federal Circuit in favor of the U.S. That ended 18 years of litigation which started with a quiet title action against the U.S. over 96 mineral servitudes in Louisiana. After appeal to the Fifth Circuit, the district court held that Petro-Hunt owned six servitudes, and that the remaining 90 prescribed to the U.S. Petro-Hunt filed complaints in the Court of Federal Claims that the Fifth Circuit had judicially taken its property. The Court of Federal Claims ruled for the U.S.; the Federal Circuit affirmed. With the denial of cert., the litigation is finally over. "Hawbecker, Karen" From: Sent: To: Subject: "Hawbecker, Karen" Fri Jun 08 2018 12:40:33 GMT-0600 (MDT) "McNeer, Richard" Re: Accomplishments Thank you, Richard. --Karen On Wed, Jun 6, 2018 at 4:25 PM, McNeer, Richard wrote: Karen: Here are some of the BOM's accomplishments thus far in FY 2018 for your selection. BLM's Hydraulic Fracturing (HF) Rescission Rule. BOM assisted BLM in promulgating the rescission of the 2015 HF Rule, as directed by the President and the Secretary. BLM's HF Rule Litigation. The Tenth Circuit denied motions of some plaintiffs to dismiss the appeal, in which BLM obtained the relief it had sought. The Tenth Circuit also issued the mandate to the District Court. That ends the litigation over the 2015 HF Rule. It also establishes in the Tenth Circuit that a pending rescission rulemaking can render litigation over a prior rule "prudentially unripe," at least when the prior rule has not gone into effect. Twin Metals. BOM assisted in issuing M-Opinion 37049 on Twin Metals (reversing M-37036 and concluding that the company has a nondiscretionary right to renewal of their mineral leases). As a result, Twin Metals dismissed their lawsuit against us, Franconia Minerals LLC v United States (D. Minn.). Twin Metals leases have been reinstated and BLM and the Forest Service will process Twin Metals' lease extension. BLM's Waste Prevention Rule Litigation. The Tenth Circuit denied the motion to lift the district court's stay of the Waste Prevention (V&F) Rule. (b) (5) Petro-Hunt. The U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari sought by Petro-Hunt from the judgment by the Federal Circuit in favor of the U.S. That ended 18 years of litigation which started with a quiet title action against the U.S. over 96 mineral servitudes in Louisiana. After appeal to the Fifth Circuit, the district court held that Petro-Hunt owned six servitudes, and that the remaining 90 prescribed to the U.S. Petro-Hunt filed complaints in the Court of Federal Claims that the Fifth Circuit had judicially taken its property. The Court of Federal Claims ruled for the U.S.; the Federal Circuit affirmed. With the denial of cert., the litigation is finally over. -Karen Hawbecker Acting Deputy Solicitor Energy and Mineral Resources Office of the Solicitor U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C Street N.W. MS 6348 Washington, D.C. 20240 Office: (202) 208-4507 karen.hawbecker@sol.doi.gov Conversation Contents U.S. Department of the Interior News Brie?ng for Friday, June 1, 2018 Bulletin Intelligence From: Bulletin Intelligence Sent: Fri Jun 01 2018 03:58:45 GMT-0600 (MDT) To: Subject: U.S. Department of the Interior News Briefing for Friday, June 1, 2018 Mobile version and seuchable uchives available here. Please click here to subscribe. Department ot the Interior News Briefing DATE: FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 2018 6:00 AM EDT Today's Table Of Contents DOI In The News . Fox News: Zinke Details Efforts To Combat Opioid Trafficking On Native American Reservations. . Fox Business: US Oil Production Could Hit 11M Barrels Per Day This Year. . The Hill: Florida Senator Demands Answers On Interior?s Offshore Drilling Plan. 0 Cook-Orr (MN) Timberjay: Broad Coalition Voices Opposition To Proposed Twin Metals Mine. 0 Idaho Statesman: Idaho, Feds Partner To Remove Juniper, Let Sagebrush Grow. . Moab (UT) Sun News: Moab Volunteers Honored At BLM Awards Ceremony. . Lakota Country (SD) Times: Zinke Finally Meets With Tribal Officials. . Salisbury (MD): Governor Carney And US Deputy Secretary Host Roundtable For Offshore Drilling. 0 Washington Post: Interior?s Top Lawyer Plays Key Role As Troubleshooter, Records Reveal. . Garden City (KS) Telegram: Marshall, DeVito Optimistic About U.S. Energy Policy. Bureau Of Indian Affairs . Feds Clear Path For New Tribal Casino In Connecticut. . Elizabeth Warren Doubles Down On Bid To Make Way For Controversial Tribal Casino. 0 Interior Dept. Must Allow Review Of Tribal Casino Land Docs. Bureau Of Land Management 0 Durango (CO) Herald: BLM To Host Transportation Planning Meeting In Mancos. Bureau Of Reclamation . Feds Study Options For Managing Dams On Columbia, Snake Rivers. Fish And Wildlife Service . The Hill: Interior Receives First Application For Work In Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. 0 Associated Press: Activists Want To Block Refuge At Former Nuke Weapons Site. 0 Bozeman (MT) Daily Chronicle: Agreements, Fishing Regulation Changes On The Docket For Centennial Valley Grayling. . Associated Press: Bear Captured In Southern California Neighborhood. National Park Service . NextGov: Report: Citizens Have Better Experience With Airlines, Insurers Than Federal Agencies. 0 Cape Cod (MA) Times: Seashore Advisory Group Granted First Meeting In Year. . Joplin (MO) Globe: New US Citizens Take Oath At George Washington Carver National Monument. . Los Angeles Times: Pearl Harbor?s USS Arizona Memorial Is Closed Indefinitely For Repairs. . Traverse Magazine (MI): With Sleeping Bear Dunes Park Superintendent Scott Tucker. . Associated Press: Florida Python Hunters Will Work In Everglades National Park. 0 Bangor (ME) Daily News: Acadia National Park Traffic Problems, Need For Plan, Surface At Jordan Pond. . Bozeman (MT) Daily Chronicle: New Hot Springs Under Construction Near Yellowstone National Park. . Associated Press: Pacific Crest Trail Backpacker Found Safe In California. Insular And International Affairs . Interior Provides Complete FY2018 Funding For Bikini, Enewetak, Rongelap, and Utrok Healthcare Programs. US Geological Survey 0 CBS: Dangerous Lava Flow Patterns Leads To New Evacuation Order In Hawaii. Opinion Pieces . The Sage Grouse Isn?t Just A Bird. . Reauthorize The Conservation Fund For Florida?s Sake. 0 Additional Reading. Top National News . New York Times: Media Analyses: Trump Risking Global Trade War By Imposing Tariffs. . Washington Times: Trump Calls North Korea Meetings ?Very Positive? As Pompeo Touts ?Real Progress.? 0 Wall Street Journal: WSJoumal Lauds Trump?s Executive Orders 0n Civil Service Reform. Editorial Wrap-Up 0 New York Times. - ?Dinesh D'Souza. Really?? - ?America Declares War On Its Friends.? 0 Washington Post. ?Given How Trump Is Treating US Allies, America Could Soon Find Itself Short Of Friends." - ?Burma?s Crimes Against Humanity Went Unpunished. No Wonder It?s At It Again.? - ?Justin Wilson for Alexandria Mayor." . Wall Street Journal. - ?Trump?s Steel Destruction.? Very Italian Solution.? - ?Fresh Air In The Swamp." Big Picture . Headlines From Today?s Front Pages. Washington Schedule . Today's Events In Washington. Last Laughs 0 Late Night Political Humor. DOI In The News Zinke Details Efforts To Combat Opioid Trafficking On Native American Reservations. On Fox News? Fox Friends. (5/31, 7:18 a.m. EDT), Ainsley Earhardt said Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is ?spearheading" a ?new partnership between the interior Department and Native American tribal police to get drugs and dealers off the street.? Zinke said the initiative is intended to ?support the President?s directive on opioids? by focusing on reservations where there are ?far more drugs" than in other communities. Zinke pointed out that ?a lot of times the tribes have a lot of land," but ?not a lot of law enforcement on the land," which is why ?they need some help." Zinke added, ?The President has said this is a war on opioids. It's destroying communities. It's destroying communities on Indian reservations at a higher rate. And so we are targeting the problem, which is the drug dealers, and we have been enormously successful." The Washington Times (5/31, Persons) reports that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke ?said Thursday that his agency has been working with Native American tribes suffering under an in?ux of opioids and other hard drugs." During an appearance on Fox News, Zinke said, ?The reservations, a lot of them, are land?based. A lot of them are millions of acres. It's hard to patrol." Zinke ?said his agency formed a task force of 4,000 of?cers with tribal leaders and police." Also providing coverage are News (5/31) and Mama); (5/31, Fitzgerald). Feds Seize Thousands Of Fentanyl Pills In Indian Country. The (5/31) reports that the Interior Department ?says it?s seized nearly 10,000 fentanyl pills and other drugs during a weeklong operation on Arizona tribal land.? The bust also ?netted 48 pounds of methamphetamine, 863 pounds of marijuana, $30,000 in cash and 86 arrests." In all, ?the street value of all the drugs seized was nearly $4.8 million." The department ?says its opioid reduction task force conducted the operation on the Tohono O'odham and Gila River reservations from May 15 to May 26 with the assistance of tribal police and other law enforcement authorities." Also reporting are Breitbart (5/31, Starr), the Fronteras (5/31, Morales), and WAD, Glendale, AZ US Oil Production Could Hit 11M Barrels Per Day This Year. Fox Business (5/31, Henney) reports that ?oil production in the US. could soar to 11 million barrels per day by the end of 2018, especially if the Trump administration puts the necessary infrastructure pipelines, refineries, export facilities in place, according to Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke." In a Thursday interview, Zinke told FOX Business' Stuart Vamey, ?There's no reason why we can't produce over 11 barrels a day. If we have the infrastructure in place, my God, we could be at 14 million barrels a day." Additional coverage was provided by Fox Business Florida Senator Demands Answers On Interior?s Offshore Drilling Plan. Ib_e_lj?l (5/31, Green) reports Sen. Ben Nelson sent a letter Thursday urging Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to clarify his position on exempting Florida from the department's plan to expand offshore drilling. Nelson wrote, ?Despite your initial announcement in January that Floridians should not worry about your new plan, you later told Congressional committees that ?Florida did not get an exemption? and is ?still under consideration.? Nelson also ?pressed Zinke for failing to provide any details about the pact he made with? Gov. Rick Scott about a potential exemption and reiterated his opposition to drilling off Florida's coast, saying, ?Any plan that allows oil drilling one inch closer to Florida’s shores is unacceptable.” Broad Coalition Voices Opposition To Proposed Twin Metals Mine. The Cook-Orr (MN) Timberjay (5/31, Helmberger) reports that “a broad coalition of over 170 businesses, conservation organizations, and sportsmen’s groups from around the U.S. have voiced their opposition to the recent renewal of federal mineral leases for Antofagasta’s proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine on the Superior National Forest.” The organizations have submitted letters to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and Agriculture Secretary Sonny Purdue “requesting an immediate suspension of all mineral development activities on federal lands in the Rainy River watershed while a two-year study of a proposed 20-year mineral withdrawal is completed.” The Duluth (MN) News Tribune (5/31, Lovrien) that Twin Metals spokesman Bob McFarlin “responded to the letters in an emailed statement Thursday.” McFarlin said, “Twin Metals Minnesota recognizes environmental stewardship as a core value and strives to be a leader in protecting Minnesota’s wilderness, natural environment, and recreational and cultural resources. Unfortunately, opponents of mining and mining jobs in Northeast Minnesota are fighting facts with fear.” Idaho, Feds Partner To Remove Juniper, Let Sagebrush Grow. The Idaho Statesman (5/31, Sewell) reports that “over the next 15 years, crews will remove western juniper from more than half a million acres of Owyhee County’s signature sagebrush sea.” Federal and state officials view the plant as “a major threat to sagebrush ecosystems.” The article notes that “the effort is a partnership among three federal agencies – the Bureau of Land Management, Fish and Wildlife Service, and Natural Resources Conservation Service – and Idaho’s Department of Fish and Game, Department of Lands and Governor’s Office of Species Conservation.” Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said, “This vital landscape project demonstrates the Department of the Interior’s commitment to shared conservation stewardship through collaboration with our state partners.” Moab Volunteers Honored At BLM Awards Ceremony. The Moab (UT) Sun News (5/31) reports that the Bureau of Land Management “recognized two Moab volunteers as winners of the 2018 ‘Making a Difference’ National Volunteer Awards on May 23.” Sandra and Geoff Freethey received the Lifetime Achievement award “for volunteer work done with the Moab Field Office.” Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said, “Through the years, volunteers on our public lands have ensured that Teddy Roosevelt’s ideal – the American conservation ethic – would endure. The BLM volunteers being celebrated today are champions of this conservation ethic, and it is an honor to recognize them for their extraordinary efforts.” Zinke Finally Meets With Tribal Officials. The Lakota Country (SD) Times (5/31, Waln) reports that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke “met with several elected officials from South Dakota Tribal Governments last week at the Wakpa Sica Center.” Discussion focused on “reorganization of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) as well as other federal agencies, opioid and meth abuse, as well as education on Indian Reservations.” Also providing coverage on the reorganization proposal is the Lakota Country (SD) Times (5/31, Ecoffey). Governor Carney And US Deputy Secretary Host Roundtable For Offshore Drilling. WMDT-TV Salisbury, MD (5/31, Coronel) reports that Delaware Gov. John Carney on Thursday hosted a roundtable on new offshore oil and gas drilling. According to the article, “the roundtable consisted of businesses and environmental leaders expressing their opposition to the U.S. Deputy Secretary.” Carney said, “In Sussex county, you’re talking about the biggest part of the economy is tourism, the beaches, and agriculture and we work hard every day to protect those industries. I can’t think of a more critical issue than the opposition to offshore drilling to the future of the economy in Sussex County.” Interior’s Top Lawyer Plays Key Role As Troubleshooter, Records Reveal. The Washington Post (5/31, Eilperin, Grandoni) reports on the “influential role” that the Interior Department’s principal deputy solicitor Daniel Jorjani has “played...since President Trump took office.” Interior spokeswoman Faith Vander Voort “said Jorjani’s involvement in so many policy matters stems from the nature of his position, which the released documents show ranges from broad policy interpretations to local land-use questions.” Vander Voort said in an email, “As Principal Deputy Solicitor, Mr. Jorjani’s responsibilities include any and all legal issues within the Department of the Interior, which is obviously of an immense scope and depth.” Marshall, DeVito Optimistic About U.S. Energy Policy. The Garden City (KS) Telegram (5/31, Harbour) reports that Rep. Roger Marshall and Vincent DeVito, counselor to the Secretary for Energy Policy, “both stopped in Garden City, along with representatives from the Kansas Chamber of Commerce, on Thursday for a discussion with constituents on U.S. energy policy.” During the visit, DeVito “talked about the importance of managing the nation’s energy portfolio, something for which he was hired to do.” DeVito said, “From the beginning, it has always had an ‘America First’ policy. ... The most remarkable thing about this president and his leadership team is that it’s not a political-based mindset. It is an America-first base mindset. What I mean by that is this president has kept all of his campaign promises so far. But it’s not because he is a typical politician with an itemized list of promises that he wants to check off the box on. That’s who he is intuitively. Folks need to understand that about him…” Bureau Of Indian Affairs Feds Clear Path For New Tribal Casino In Connecticut. The AP (5/31) reports that “plans by Connecticut’s two federally recognized tribes to jointly build a casino in East Windsor have received a boost from federal regulators.” The Interior Department “says it will publish a notice of approval on Friday for amendments to a revenue-sharing agreement between the state of Connecticut and the Mohegan tribe.” According to a spokesman for the tribal joint venture, “the department is also expected to approve changes ‘in the very near future,’ to the state’s compact with the Mashantucket Pequots.” Also reporting are the New London (CT) Day (5/31, Hallenbeck), the Connecticut Mirror (5/31, Pazniokas), Connecticut Public Radio (5/31, Jones), and Law360 (5/31, Westney). Elizabeth Warren Doubles Down On Bid To Make Way For Controversial Tribal Casino. The Washington Times (5/31, Richardson) reports that Sen. Elizabeth Warren is “defending her bill to clear the way for a Massachusetts tribal casino as she fights to overcome her ‘Pocahontas’ problem.” Warren and Sen. Edward Markey released a statement Thursday saying the legislation “was aimed at protecting the Mashpee Wampanoag reservation, but made no mention of the gaming issue.” It said, “Our bill is about recognizing the Mashpee Wampanoag tribal homelands and the tribe’s right to keep their reservation. ... The federal government should not renege on yet another deal with Native Americans.” The Times says “Warren’s decision to weigh in on behalf of the tribe comes as she tries to shake the ‘Pocahontas’ label by embracing Native American issues ahead of a possible 2020 presidential run.” Interior Dept. Must Allow Review Of Tribal Casino Land Docs. Courthouse News (5/31, Eakin) reports that “after losing an initial challenge in February to the Interior Department’s decision to set aside land for a tribal casino, a nonprofit scored a rare court victory that will allow it to assess whether the government wrongly withheld documents from the court record.” U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden said this week “that nonprofit Stand Up for California and three residents of Elk Grove, Calif. made an initial showing of bad faith that warrants production of a privilege log, a document that describes what items are exempt from disclosure in a civil lawsuit.” McFadden “denied their request to supplement the administrative record with the missing information, saying the unusual circumstances that warrant such a remedy do not exist in this case.” However, “he did find that they are entitled to review a privilege log to assess whether the government properly withheld some information from the administrative record.” Bureau Of Land Management BLM To Host Transportation Planning Meeting In Mancos. The Durango (CO) Herald (5/31) reports that the Bureau of Land Management Tres Rios Field Office on June 12 will “host a Transportation and Access Plan open house to share information about inventoried routes near Mancos.” Connie Clementson, BLM Tres Rios field manager, said, “We’re specifically holding this open house in response to community questions about access to and within the Weber and Menefee Mountain Wilderness Study Areas as well as the Aqueduct Special Recreation Management Area.” Bureau Of Reclamation Feds Study Options For Managing Dams On Columbia, Snake Rivers. The Salem (OR) Capital Press (5/31, Weaver) reports that “three agencies are considering 13 options as they develop a draft environmental impact statement for operating the federal dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers.” U.S. District Judge Michael Simon in 2016 held “that federal government plans for operating facilities violated the Endangered Species Act.” Simon “ordered the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Army Corps of Engineers and the Bonneville Power Administration to study new alternatives to protect threatened and endangered fish.” Fish And Wildlife Service Interior Receives First Application For Work In Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. In its “Blog Briefing Room” blog, The Hill (5/31, Delk) reports that the Interior Department is “pushing back on the first permit application for development work in the newly-opened Arctic National Wildlife Refuge amid criticism from environmental groups.” The Washington Post (5/31, Mufson, Eilperin) reports that “two Alaska Native corporations and a small oil services firm together have applied to do extensive seismic work next winter in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.” In a reply to the seismic application, the Fish and Wildlife Service said, “This plan is not adequate,” adding that it showed “a lack of applicable details for proper agency review.” The Washington Examiner (5/31, Siegel) reports that Gavin Shire, a Fish and Wildlife Service spokesman, said, “Such responses are part of a normal, iterative process whereby we work collaboratively with both the applicant and our sister federal agencies to identify shortcomings or gaps in information in the application so that we can fully and appropriately evaluate it.” Also reporting are the Alaska Public Radio Network (5/31, Harball), the Alaska Public Radio Network (5/31, Harbal), KTOO-FM Juneau (AK) Juneau, AK (5/31, Harbal), and KTOO-FM Juneau (AK) Juneau, AK (5/31, Harbal). Activists Want To Block Refuge At Former Nuke Weapons Site. The AP (5/31) reports that “environmental activists have filed a preliminary injunction request to keep Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge from opening at the site of a former nuclear weapons facility.” The refuge is “set to open in the summer,” but “activists claim the refuge has not been proven to be safe for visiting members of the public.” However, “state and federal officials have said a $7 billion cleanup and remediation has made the area safe for both animals and humans.” Also reporting is the Boulder (CO) Daily Camera (5/31, Brennan). Agreements, Fishing Regulation Changes On The Docket For Centennial Valley Grayling. The Bozeman (MT) Daily Chronicle (5/31, Wright) reports that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service this week released a draft of a candidate conservation agreement for the Arctic grayling “that would create a program for landowners to take certain conservation measures in exchange for assurances that federal protection of the species wouldn’t affect their operations.” The program would “ask landowners to leave some water in streams or keep cows away from riparian areas. In exchange, it would protect participating landowners in the event of a listing by allowing a certain level of incidental take, which includes accidental kills and any inadvertent harm or harassment of the fish.” Bear Captured In Southern California Neighborhood. The AP (5/31) reports that “a bear found in a Southern California neighborhood has been captured and relocated.” USA Today (5/31) reports that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was “summoned and the bear was tranquilized before being taken to a wooded area north of the city.” National Park Service Report: Citizens Have Better Experience With Airlines, Insurers Than Federal Agencies. NextGov (5/31, Boyd) reports that a study was released Thursday on “the way citizens interact with and experience government services.” The 2018 U.S. Federal Customer Experience Index published by Forrester said that “U.S. citizens gave federal agencies an average score of 59 percent across customer experience metrics, the same score the federal government received for the last two years.” The article notes that “at the top of the index, the National Park Service scored 77 percent.” Seashore Advisory Group Granted First Meeting In Year. The Cape Cod (MA) Times (5/31, Fraser) reports that “after a year without being authorized to hold a meeting pending review by the U.S. Department of the Interior, the Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission finally has an agenda for an approved June 18 meeting.” Among the topics to be discussed are “emergency planning for Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, reports on storm damage and erosion, the park’s herbicide and shorebird management programs, Herring River wetland restoration and other complex issues.” However, “it is likely to be the only meeting held before the advisory board’s 10-year authorization expires at the end of September.” New US Citizens Take Oath At George Washington Carver National Monument. The Joplin (MO) Globe (6/1, Karst) reports that “in a special session of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, 57 applicants from 30 countries stood and raised their right hand to take their oath of allegiance Thursday at George Washington Carver National Monument to become U.S. citizens.” Jim Heaney, superintendent of the site, said, “It is so fitting and so right that we celebrate your citizenship at a national park, one of over 400 set aside for the enjoyment, enlightenment and inspiration of all Americans.” According to the article, “the naturalization ceremony took place at the national monument as part of the yearlong celebration of the 75th anniversary of the National Park Service.” Pearl Harbor’s USS Arizona Memorial Is Closed Indefinitely For Repairs. The Los Angeles Times (5/31, Jones) reports that the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor has been “closed indefinitely for repairs.” According to a National Park Service statement on Facebook, “Boat transportation to the USS Arizona Memorial is temporarily suspended until further notice, due to a recently detected crack in the supporting structure for the visitor loading ramp.” In the meantime, the National Park Service and U.S. Navy are “operating free boat tours of Pearl Harbor that pass close to the sunken battleship, where nearly 1,200 crew members are entombed.” Q&A With Sleeping Bear Dunes Park Superintendent Scott Tucker. In an interview with Traverse Magazine (MI) (5/31, Smith), Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore superintendent Scott Tucker talked about his “favorite things in Sleeping Bear.” Tucker discussed upcoming projects, including “construction on the Kettles trail system this summer.” Asked if Sleeping Bear drawing too many visitors, Tucker said that his objective is to “ensure [visitors] get that experience and keep it the rest of their lives.” Florida Python Hunters Will Work In Everglades National Park. The AP (5/31) reports that “hunters paid by the state of Florida will be allowed to remove invasive Burmese pythons from Everglades National Park.” The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission “said Thursday that expanding its python hunt from state wetlands into the national park will help remove invasive species from the wild and advance python research.” Park Superintendent Pedro Ramos “says that hunting remains prohibited in Everglades National Park, but allowing state contractors to remove pythons ‘will be welcomed by concerned citizens.’” Also reporting are the Tampa Bay (FL) Times (5/31, Rodriguez) and the Miami Herald (5/31, Staletovich). Acadia National Park Traffic Problems, Need For Plan, Surface At Jordan Pond. The Bangor (ME) Daily News (5/31, Kong, Ring) reports tat Acadia National Park is “planning one more public engagement session on its draft plan to relieve traffic congestion in the park, following some tense Acadia traffic near Jordan Pond on Sunday.” According to the article, “after holding five information sessions in May, the National Park Service is offering a live webinar from 7 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, June 13 on the draft transportation plan, which proposes the reservation system as its centerpiece." Christie Denzel Anastasia, public affairs specialist for Acadia National Park, ?said it?s been great to receive input from people at the sessions that came after the release of the draft transportation plan.? New Hot Springs Under Construction Near Yellowstone National Park. The Bozeman (MT) Daily Chronicle (5/31, Kendall) reports that ?a new public hot springs? is being built ?on the bank of the Yellowstone River.? The hot springs will ?operate as a for-pro?t under the umbrella of the nonpro?t Royal Teton Ranch, the longtime headquarters of Church Universal and Triumphant." According to the article, ?more than 30 years in the planning, the hot springs have historically been a source of tension between the church and Yellowstone National Park.? The National Park Service has ?since agreed to the use," and Yellowstone Hot Springs project manager Martine Grif?ths ?said the group has been working closely with Yellowstone of?cials, as well as Gardiner and surrounding businesses." Paci?c Crest Trail Backpacker Found Safe In California. The (5/31) reports that ?a Paci?c Crest Trail hiker from Washington state who was reported overdue has been found safe in California." The National Park Service ?says 67?year?old Stephen McGuire hiked into Devils Postpile National Monument on Monday and was contacted by rangers.? McGuire was ?described as tired and hungry, but did not need any emergency assistance." Insular And International Affairs Interior Provides Complete FY2018 Funding For Bikini, Enewetak, Rongelap, and Utrok Healthcare Programs. Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs Doug Domenech ?this week provided a $713,359 grant for the Four Atoll Healthcare program in the Marshall Islands, which serves the people of Bikini, Enewetak, Rongelap, and Utrok.? Domenech said,"We continue to depend on the US. Congress to help us meet these important commitments on behalf of the US. Government for the people of Bikini, Enewetak, Rongelap, and Utrok. Initially provided for under the first Compact of Free Association, these services are now provided through the Of?ce of Insular Affairs' discretionary Technical Assistance Program and require Congressional authorization and appropriation every year.? OIA Director Nik Pula said, ?Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has a strong commitment to health concerns in the atolls of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and we are pleased to be able to provide this assistance on behalf of the United States.? US Geological Survey Dangerous Lava Flow Patterns Leads To New Evacuation Order In Hawaii. The CBS Evening News-I (5/31, lead story, 2:35, Glor) reported that a dangerous lave flow pattern has prompted authorities to order that certain Hawaii residents evacuate an active volcano danger zone. The National Guard ?has helicopters on standby just in case" such a development occurs. An online CNN (5/31, Andone) report says Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim has ordered any residents who have not evacuated a Leilani Estates subdivision to do so or they will be ?subject to arrest.? Opinion Pieces The Sage Grouse Isn?t Just A Bird. In a piece for WM (5/31, Freemuth), John Freemuth, Professor of Public Policy and Executive Director, Andrus Center for Public Policy, Boise State University, writes that the battle over the sage grouse is ?the latest skirmish in a continuing narrative over management of Western public lands.? Freemuth believes that if the Trump Administration goes through with weakening the Obama?era sage grouse plan, ?it could have much broader effects on relations between federal agencies and Western states." Freemuth argues that ??nding a lasting solution will require the Trump administration to collaborate with states and other stakeholders, including environmental advocates, and allow local land managers to do the same." Reauthorize The Conservation Fund For Florida?s Sake. In an op-ed for the Palm Beach (FL) Post (5/31, THURLOW-LIPPISCH), Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch, a former mayor of Sewall?s Point, who serves on the Florida Constitution Revision Commission, warns that the ?vital" Land and Water Conservation Fund will ?expire at the end of September without action from Congress.? She asserts that ?the LWCF is our most important tool for meeting our communities? conservation and outdoor recreation needs.? She urges Congress ?to set aside politics and stand up for Floridians who agree that the LWCF is essential to protecting our local economies and access to the great outdoors that we all deserve." Additional Reading. 0 Power Plant Closure Hurts Tribes That Offered Land, Energy. AW: (5/31, Farnsworth). 0 Murphy Gets State, Fishing Industry More Time For Wind Energy Plan. 1). Marsha Mercer Column: Capital Disgrace: Still No National WWI Memorial. Richmond (VA) Times- Dispatch (5/31, Mercer). Migratory Bird Act Faces Challenge; Anglers Cashing In. Florida Today 1, Sargent). 0 Another Step Toward Less Access To Public Lands;. Bend (OR) Bulletin 0 Elizabeth Warren Takes Gamble On Wampanoag Casino. (5/31, Graham). Top National News Media Analyses: Trump Risking Global Trade War By Imposing Tariffs. The announcement that the US will impose tariffs on imported aluminum and steel generated a great deal of negative coverage of the Administration, including many reports warning that the decision would spark a trade war between the US and some its most important allies. Typical of much of the media analysis was the New York Times (5/31, Swanson), which reports that ?in trying to create leverage in trade negotiations by keeping its trading partners guessing, the administration sowed an atmosphere of chaos among allies as well as manufacturers uncertain about the ultimate impact on their vast supply chains." Along similar lines, the W5, (5/31, Lee) referred to the ?specter of an expanding global trade war, triggered by the and the AB (5/31, Thomas, Wiseman) to an Administration ?gut punch to America's closest allies," with ?import duties [that] threaten to drive up prices for American consumers and companies and are likely to heighten uncertainty for businesses and investors around the globe." USA Today (5/31, Fritze) reports Commerce Secretary Ross ?said that Canada, Mexico and the European Union would be subject to a 25% tariff on steel and a 10% tariff on aluminum beginning at midnight on Thursday.? Ross told reporters, ?The President's overwhelming objective is to reduce our trade de?cit." Ross also said ?Brazil, Argentina and Australia agreed to limit steel exports to the US to avoid tariffs.? Fears about a trade war were fanned by retaliatory measures by the EU, Canada and Mexico even as the latter two and the US continue to negotiate changes to NAFTA. Bantam (5/31) reports that in response to die US move, however, members" gave ?broad support to a European Commission plan to set duties on 2.8 billion euros billion) of US exports," and Bloomberg News (5/31, Mayeda, Leonard, Deaux) says that ?Mexico vowed to impose duties on everything from US ?at steel to cheese? and that ?Canada?s government said it will impose tariffs on as much as billion ($12.8 billion) of US steel, aluminum and other products.? Bloomberg adds that ?worries are mounting about the prospect of a trade war as the Trump administration also considers tariffs on US auto imports which could hit top suppliers from Mexico, Canada, Japan and Germany and plans to levy duties on $50 billion in Chinese goods.? mm (5/31, Clark) says the EU and Canada ?plan to take trade swipes at bourbons and whiskeys in retaliation,? and that ?could put a crimp in Kentucky's bourbon boom, of?cials say." European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker ?said the administration's decision ?leaves us with no choice' but to take its case to the World Trade Organization and impose ?additional duties on a number of imports from the That ?would include bourbon, whiskey and other politically targeted goods like Harley-Davidson manufactured in House Speaker Paul Ryan?s home state of Wisconsin." Kristin Welker said on Win (5/31, story 3, 2:10, Guthrie) that the White House is ?triggering a trade war,? and Win (5/31, story 3, 1:55, Muir) that it is ?escalating" a ?trade battle" which, ?for American mean higher prices on everything from appliances to airplanes, canned drinks and cars." Further, ?Canada and our allies countering with their own new tariffs on hundreds of US goods." ABC showed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau saying, ?These tariffs are totally unacceptable." WWO: (5/31) also showed Trudeau making that statement, as well as Juncker saying it is ?totally unacceptable that the country is imposing these unilateral measures." French Finance Minister Bruno Le Marie was shown saying, ?Global trade is not a gun?ght at an 0.K. Corral.? Margaret Brennan said on the (5/31, story 4, 0:50, Glor) that ?what this could do is actually push up the cost of American-made products," while Situation Room In (5/31) referred to a ?lot of fear of retaliation and potential trade war." The Wall Street Journal (5/31, Mauldin), the New York Post (5/31, Moore), Breitbart (5/31, Moons), and The Hill (5/31, Needham), among other news outlets, also report on the expected retaliation from US trading partners. Chades Lane of the Washington Post said on Fox News Wit would guess to these other countries I happen to agree that this is a mistake - but I would say to them in a way, what part of America First did you not understand? He is following through on something that he declared in his inaugural address, that he deeply believes in." The New York Times (5/31, Irwin) reports that ?there?s a longer?term danger for the American economy that?s a lot bigger than the 25 percent tax on imported steel and 10 percent on imported aluminum,? and that ?is that the administration's trade policy is displaying an erratic, improvised, us?against?the-world quality that is anathema to businesses that must make long- term decisions about how to deploy capital." Under the headline ?Trump Ends His Nice-guy Routine 0n Trade,? the (5/31, Morrongiello) reports ?Trump is done playing nice with the European Union and other US trading partners,? and Reuters (5/31) that the announcement is ?reigniting investor fears of a global trade war as Washington's allies took steps to retaliate against US goods," and that the move ?suggested a hardening of the Trump administration?s approach to trade negotiations." The Washington Times (5/31, Dinan, Miller) notes, meanwhile, that ?Ross downplayed the chances of a trade war," telling The Street. ?These are blips on the radar screen I don't think they change the fundamentals of the relationship. Everybody has spats every now and again. Every family does, every country does with others there?s nothing weird about that. I think everybody will get over this in due course.? Ross also told CNBC's Sguawk On The Street. ?As you know, this has been under discussion for quite a long time, and it's a very small percentage of the respective economy. The tariffs are a fraction of one percent on products. The beer, soft drink and soup cans, it's all a fraction of a penny on each of those. In terms of an automobile, that's also a fraction of one percent. And for the economy overall, it?s a very small fraction of one percent. Remember, we're an $18 trillion economy." EQ??cg (5/31, Palmer) reports that ?despite the tensions," Ross ?said the Trump administration wants to continue negotiations," and that ?he's still planning to make a trip to Beijing this weekend even after the US announced it would slap tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese goods, jeopardizing a fragile agreement to reduce the US trade de?cit with China." Ross also ?said there's still scope for negotiations with Canada, Mexico and the EU that could reduce or eliminate the tariffs.? He remarked, ?There is potential ?exibility going forward. The fact that we took a tariff action does not mean there cannot be a negotiation." According to the (5/31, Paletta, McAuley), ?the root of the current trade mess lies in excess global steel production capacity, which most blame on China.? The Post notes that the Commerce Department ?says that worldwide steelmakers produce 700 million tons of steel beyond annual demand, or seven times total US production," which the Commerce Department says ?has depressed prices, making it dif?cult for many American steelmakers to compete.? The Post also notes that Ross said President Trump ?acted on national security grounds, seeing a rising tide of imports as a threat to the domestic metals industry." Ross is quoted as saying, ?Without a strong economy, you can?t have a strong national security." Under the headline, ?Trump's Tariffs Anger US Manufacturers, Business Groups," Bloomberg News (5/31, Niquette) reports that the US Chamber of Commerce has ?urged the to proceed because the tariffs would hit U.S. manufacturers with higher costs, impede construction-sector growth and hurt job creation in both industries." In addition, Bloomberg says President Trump ?got pushback from members of his own party in Congress, who traditionally have supported free trade, including the leaders of both the House and Senate.? Poll: Public Backs ?Agreements To Open New Markets? Over "Taxes On Foreign Products. Politico (5/31, Cassella) reports that according to a new Politico/Moming Consult poll, 70% of responders ?would prefer the Trump administration focus more on ?negotiating trade agreements to open new markets to sell American-made products and goods,? while ?only 14 that they would prefer the administration focus on ?imposing tariffs or taxes on foreign products to slow down their sales in the United States.? Politico Analysis Highlights Trump Team "In?ghting." EQliIlcQ (5/31, White, Restuccia, Cook) reports that ?senior administration of?cials profess privately to not know exactly what Trump will ultimately decide to do on trade at any given moment," and that ?uncertainty has led the president?s advisers to compete for his attention in a bid to sway him, leading to nasty behind-the- scenes fights that are increasingly bursting into public View." Politico adds that ?the result of die in?ghting is a trade policy that?s neariy impossible for anyone to understand or predict and which risks undermining Trump's economic and stock market gains." Navarro: Trump?s Tax, Tariff Policies Are Lifting Fortunes Of Working Americans. In an op-ed for USA Today National Trade Council Director Peter Navarro writes that President Trump's has done more than any other President ?to defend the American manufacturing base from unfair trade practices" and that ?no president since Lyndon B. Johnson declared a ?war on poverty? has done more to lift the prospects of low? and moderate?income families." Navarro argues that Trump's ?tariffs and tax policies are strengthening our manufacturing and defense industrial base and lifting the fortunes of America?s working men and women." WPost, WSJournaI, NYTimes Slam New Tariffs. In an editorial, the Wall Street Journal 31) casts doubt on the President?s talent to craft deals, likening him to Herbert Hoover and accusing him of endangering his strong economic record by starting a trade war with close US allies. The Washington Post (5/31) editorializes that ?by invoking national security as a rationale for tariffs on political and military allies, Mr. Trump goes beyond hardball to bad faith,? as ?the national-security exception to tariff-reducing international trade rules is and was meant to be applied narrowly and sparingly, lest the exception swallow the rules." Trump, however, ?applies it promiscuously." To the Post, ?the trust in US leadership that took generations to build will have been dangerously eroded." The New York Times (5/31) writes in an editorial, meanwhile, that if Trump's ?intent is to establish a reputation as a champion of industry and workers, he is making a hash of it,? because ?his decision to impose tariffs on American allies will only weaken American leadership while doing nothing to address the underlying problems in the steel and aluminum indusU'ies." Trump Calls North Korea Meetings ?Very Positive? As Pompeo Touts ?Real Progress.? President Trump and Secretary of State Pompeo yesterday signaled that talks underway to convene a summit between Trump and Kim Jong-un are making progress. Speaking to reporters on his way to Texas, the (5/31, Boyer) reports, Trump said ?negotiations to restart a denuclearization summit with North Korea are ?going along very well,"? and added, ?To me, it?s been very posiu've," and ?hopefully, we'll have a meeting on the 12th [of June].? Earlier yesterday, Trump tweeted, ?Very good meetings with North Korea." Reuters (5/31) indicates that Trump also ?played down the chances of a quick breakthrough in getting North Korea to abandon its nuclear arms," and the CBS Evening News. (5/31, story 3, 2:00, Glor) showed him saying, ?It doesn't mean it gets all done at one meeting. Maybe you have to have a second or a third, and maybe we'll have none." CQ Roll Call (5/31, Bennett) reports the President also told reporters ?he expects a North Korean delegation to hand deliver a letter to him" from Kim, and the NEW Times (5/31, Harris, Macfarquhar) that ?Trump?s decision to personally meet the North Korean envoy displayed his eagerness to be at the center of the action for the high-stakes talks." The LQS, Angeles Times (5/31, Demick) quotes Trump as saying, look forward to seeing what?s in the letter.? Pompeo also took to reporting ?good our meetings with Kim Yong Chol and his team," and adding that North Korea ?and the world would bene?t greatly from the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula." Pompeo also tweeted,, ?The proposed summit offers a historic opening for and Chairman Kim to boldly lead US. and into a new era of peace, prosperity, and security. Our countries face a pivotal moment in which it could be nothing short of tragic to let this opportunity go to waste. has made it clear that if Kim Jong? un denuclearizes, there is a brighter path for We envision a strong, connected, secure, and prosperous #NorthKorea that maintains its cultural heritage but is integrated into the community of nations.? The (5/31, Lee, Lederman) notes Pompeo told reporters in New York, am con?dent we are moving in the right direction. Our two countries face a pivotal moment in our relationship, and it would be nothing short of tragic to let this opportunity go to waste.? The Washington Examiner (5/31, Gehrke) reports that, asked whether the ?North Korean visit to the White House on Friday would produce a ?nal decision about the meeting," Pompeo said, don't know the answer to that," but ?we've made real progress in the last 72 hours towards setting the conditions" for the summit to take place. The Washington Post (5/31, Morello, Gearan) reports that ?after more than two hours of formal talks with Kim?s right?hand aide, Vice Chairman Kim Yong Chol, Pompeo spoke as though the summit Trump canceled last week was likely to be reinstated, though he still framed it as an ?expected? ?rst meeting." (5/31, story 2, 2:10, Guthrie) reported there is a ?frantic dash on three fronts towards a likely June 12 summit," while Martha Raddatz said on Wit (5/31, story 4, 2:00, Muir) that she asked Pompeo, ?Why do you keep calling it a proposed summit? Do we know anything more? And [Pompeo] said, ?Frankly, I don't know, but we do have that letter delivered Friday ?so, hopefully we will know more.? Jonathan Swan of Axios said on Fox News Special Report. talked to a senior White House official yesterday about this. They said that they are still hoping that it is June 12, but there is still some uncertainty. They?re working through details with North Korea. It could be pushed out by a few days. And of course, who knows, it's Kim Jong-un, something could happen between now and then that blows the whole thing up." The (5/31, Boyer) says that ?for decades, North Korea?s reclusive communist regime has viewed the development of nuclear weapons as the key to its security and its survival," and ?Pompeo said the main challenge is still to convince North Korea that Mr. Trump is sincere in his assurances that the U.S. doesn't want regime change in Pyongyang." Added Pompeo, ?This Administration completely understands how hard this problem is. There is a long history where North Korea has viewed its nuclear program as providing the security that it needed for the regime. The effort now is to come to a set of understandings which convince the North Koreans of has said." The (5/31, Bender, Gordon), M11 (5/31, Kheel), the New York Post (5/31, Fredericks), Politico (5/31, Nelson), and Townhall (5/31, O'Brien), among other news outlets, also note the comments by Pompeo and Trump. At Singapore Conference, Mattis To Face Allies Seeking Answers On North Korea. The (5/31, Baldor) reports that at the annual Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, of?cials will face a barrage of questions from allies struggling to unravel the chaotic ?ts and starts of American and North Korean diplomacy" and ?may have very few answers as high?level diplomacy plays out back at home." Traveling to the event, Defense Secretary Mattis ?batted away? such questions, saying the State Department is handling it, but he may address the issue in greater depth for his counterparts at the conference. Mattis said that his message to allies will be: ?We're unwavering in our focus out here. We?re unapologetic about standing with our allies and our partners and ensuring freedoms from freedom of navigation and use of airspace to countries making their own sovereign decisions." Rogin: Japanese Foreign Minister Says US Assured Him It Will Stick To "Hard Line" In North Korea Talks. In his Washington Post (5/31) column, Josh Rogin writes that ?as Japan's security is now largely hands, Tokyo's mission is to keep Trump close and hold him to tough terms as he prepares for a potential sitdown with Kim.? Rogin adds, ?Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono told me in an interview he has received assurances from senior Trump administration of?cials that the United States will stick to a hard line in negotiations with Pyongyang." Kono ?believes Trump will insist on complete, veri?able and irreversible dismantlement (CVID) of North Korea?s nuclear weapons and all ballistic missile programs before giving the Kim regime any sanctions relief or other economic bene?ts." Adds Rogin, ?If that sounds like what national security adviser John Bolton controversially referred to as ?the Libya model' in April, it is.? Kim Meets With Lavrov, Praises Putin?s Efforts To Oppose Dominance. USA Today (5/31, Onyanga-Omara) reports that Kim ?met Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Pyongyang on Thursday, where Kim said he values President Vladimir Putin?s government for opposing US dominance, Russian state media reported." According to Tass, ?the talks with Lavrov were the ?rst of?cial face-to-face meeting between a Russian government ?gure and Kim." Tass quotes Kim as saying, highly value the fact that Putin's administration strictly opposes the US's dominance." Lavrov, meanwhile, ?said Moscow supported a declaration last month in which North and South Korea agreed to work to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula." South Korean Firms Buy $100 Million Of Debt In Building Partly Owned By Kushner Family. Bloomberg News (5/31, Melby) reports ?two South Korean ?nancial ?rms have bought $100 million of debt on a New Jersey residential building that's part-owned by the family of Jared Kushner." Nonghyup Bank and ?trusts af?liated with 1615 Asset Management purchased junior pieces of a $200 million loan made by Citigroup Inc. on 65 Bay St., an apartment tower in Jersey City, Kroll Bond Rating Agency said in a research report Thursday." Bloomberg adds ?a spokeswoman for Kushner C05. and a representative for Citigroup declined to comment," while ?a representative for Nonghyup in New York referred questions to offices in Seoul." WSJournal Lauds Trump?s Executive Orders On Civil Service Reform. The Wall Street Journal (5/31) editorializes that three executive orders issued by President Trump last week are designed to curb abuses by civil servants, who constitute the vast majority of federal employees. The Journal argues that while most civil servants are honest professionals, the civil-service system has not been updated in 40 years and has been overly in?uenced by unions. The ?rst order streamlines procedures to remove poor employees, while the other two limit the power of taxpayer-funded union activiu'es, according to the Journal, which praises the measures and urged Congress to pursue legislation that would make the changes permanent. Editorial Wrap-Up New York Times. “Dinesh D’Souza. Really?” The New York Times (5/31) writes in an editorial that Dinesh D’Souza is a “right-wing troll known for, among other things, posting racist tweets” about President Obama, “spreading the lie that George Soros was a Nazi collaborator and writing that ‘the American slave was treated like property, which is to say, pretty well.’” The Times adds that for President Trump, “pardons are a means of vengeance,” and “those he’s issued to date are only a small hint of what could be coming as the Russia investigation heats up. ... That is the real message of these pardons – and that, more than Mr. Trump clearing the record of some noxious clown, is what should really worry us.” “America Declares War On Its Friends.” The New York Times (5/31) writes in an editorial that if President Trump’s “intent is to establish a reputation as a champion of industry and workers, he is making a hash of it,” because “his decision to impose tariffs on American allies will only weaken American leadership while doing nothing to address the underlying problems in the steel and aluminum industries.” Washington Post. “Given How Trump Is Treating US Allies, America Could Soon Find Itself Short Of Friends.” The Washington Post (5/31) editorializes that “by invoking national security as a rationale for tariffs on political and military allies, [President] Trump goes beyond hardball to bad faith,” as “the national-security exception to tariff-reducing international trade rules is and was meant to be applied narrowly and sparingly, lest the exception swallow the rules.” Trump, however, “applies it promiscuously.” To the Post, “the trust in US leadership that took generations to build will have been dangerously eroded.” “Burma’s Crimes Against Humanity Went Unpunished. No Wonder It’s At It Again.” In an editorial, the Washington Post (5/31) writes that the Burmese military is following its “horrific campaign of ethnic cleansing against the Muslim Rohingya minority” with an offensive against the mostly Christian Kachin people, feeling “free to pursue this genocidal policy because it has suffered virtually no consequences for what human rights groups and senior U.N. officials describe as blatant crimes against humanity.” The Post criticizes the Trump Administration for anemic actions on the issue and warns that congressional movement to address it is “in danger of stalling.” The Post concludes that without a “serious response” to these “grave crimes...against defenseless civilians,” such “atrocities will be repeated – and not only in Burma.” “Justin Wilson for Alexandria Mayor.” In an editorial, the Washington Post (5/31) endorses Alexandria, Virginia City Councilman Justin Wilson in his primary bid for the Democratic nomination for mayor over incumbent Alexandria Mayor Allison Silberberg. The crux of the contest, according to the Post, is whether Alexandria “should cling to a gauzy, hidebound, ossified version of itself or embrace forward-leaning policies that would prepare the city for a new era.” According to the Post, Silberberg “represents the former vision” and Wilson “the latter.” Wall Street Journal. “Trump’s Steel Destruction.” In an editorial, the Wall Street Journal (5/31) casts doubt on President Trump’s talent to craft deals, likening him to Herbert Hoover and accusing him of endangering his strong economic record by starting a trade war with close US allies. “A Very Italian Solution.” In an editorial, the Wall Street Journal (5/31) welcomes the formation of Italy’s new government, saying it is good for financial markets and preferable to more elections, with populist parties running against elites they blame for overruling the will of the people. While the two parties disagree on policy positions, they will have the chance to fail on their own, and the Journal concludes that Italian governments don’t last long anyway. “Fresh Air In The Swamp.” The Wall Street Journal (5/31) editorializes that three executive orders issued by President Trump last week are designed to curb abuses by civil servants, who constitute the vast majority of federal employees. The Journal argues that while most civil servants are honest professionals, the civil-service system has not been updated in 40 years and has been overly influenced by unions. The first order streamlines procedures to remove poor employees, while the other two limit the power of taxpayer-funded union activities, according to the Journal, which praises the measures and urged Congress to pursue legislation that would make the changes permanent. Big Picture Headlines From Today’s Front Pages. Wall Street Journal: U.S. Tariffs Prompt Anger, Retaliation From Trade Allies Deutsche Bank’s U.S. Operations Deemed Troubled By Federal Reserve Self-Driving Cars Lead SoftBank, Waymo To Detroit A Calm Chinese Stock Market? It’s Engineered By The State New York Times: White House To Impose Metal Tariffs On Key U.S. Allies, Risking Retaliation In South Sudan, A Never-Ending Hunger Season Puts Millions In Danger Trump Wields Pardon Pen To Confront Justice System Italy’s Populist Parties Win Approval To Form Government N.F.L.’s Alternate ‘Cheerleaders’ Don’t Cheer Or Dance New York Public Housing Set To Get Federal Monitor And $1 Billion In Repairs Washington Post: Hamas On Precarious Footing As Gaza Strip’s Misery Grows Pompeo Touts Progress In Talks With N. Koreans Trump Imposes Tariffs On E.U., Canada, Mexico With Pardon, President Sends Signal Atlantic City’s Existential Bet Isn’t About Gambling Financial Times: Us Fires First Shot In Trade War With Allies Spain’s Opposition Secures Votes To Oust Mariano Rajoy Scientists Explain How Human Brains Grew So Big Deutsche Bank US Business Put On Federal Problem Bank List Washington Times: Trump Threatens NAFTA After Imposing Tariffs On U.S. Allies To Punish ‘Unfair Competition’ ‘Unfairly Treated’: Trump Delivers Own Brand Of Presidential Mercy With Power Of Pardon ‘Natural Ally’: Hungary Leads Fight Against Anti-U.S. ‘Hysteria’ In Europe Republicans Pressured To Join Leadership Rebellion And Pass ‘Dreamer’ Rights Cultural Conflicts: Love The Work, Hate The Acts Or Simply Tune Out Both? Hard-Line Conservative Candidate In Colombia Taps Fear Of Venezuelan-Style Collapse To Win Votes Story Lineup From Last Night’s Network News: ABC: Trump-Surprise Pardon; Tennessee-Sheriff Deputy Killed; Severe Weather; Trump-Steel and Aluminum Tariffs; US-North Korea Relations; Samantha Bee-Tweet; Border Security-Immigrant Children; Allegiant Air-Pilot Seizure; Hawaii Volcano Eruption; Pennsylvania-Golfing Dispute; Sears Closing Stores; NBA Finals. CBS: Hawaii Volcano Eruption; Severe Weather; US-North Korea Relations; Trump-Steel and Aluminum Tariffs; Trump-Surprise Pardon; Trump-DOJ Investigation; Tennessee-Sheriff Deputy Killed; Samantha Bee-Tweet; Deceased Soldier’s Baby. NBC: Samantha Bee-Tweet; US-North Korea Relations; Trump-Steel and Aluminum Tariffs; Trump-Surprise Pardon; Tennessee-Sheriff Deputy Killed; Severe Weather; Midterm Elections; Cosby Trial-Accuser Speaks; Oregon-Overturned Car Rescue; Deceased Soldier’s Baby; Weezer Song Cover. Network TV At A Glance: Trump-Surprise Pardon – 7 minutes, 35 seconds Samantha Bee-Tweet – 7 minutes, 0 seconds US-North Korea Relations – 6 minutes, 10 seconds Trump-Steel and Aluminum Tariffs – 4 minutes, 55 seconds Severe Weather- 3 minutes, 35 seconds Story Lineup From This Morning’s Radio News Broadcasts: ABC: Trump-Steel and Aluminum Tariffs; US-North Korea Relations; Catholic Church-Sex Abuse; Trump-DOJ Investigation. CBS: US-North Korea Relations; North Korea-Russia Meeting; Trump-Steel and Aluminum Tariffs; Severe Weather; NBA Finals; Wall Street. FOX: US-North Korea Relations; Trump-Steel and Aluminum Tariffs; National Spelling Bee Winner. NPR: Trump-Steel and Aluminum Tariffs; US-North Korea Relations; Hawaii Volcano Eruption; Severe Weather. Washington Schedule Today’s Events In Washington. White House: PRESIDENT TRUMP — Participates in the U.S. Coast Guard Change-of-Command Ceremony; meets with the Secretary of State. VICE PRESIDENT PENCE — No public schedule announced. US Senate: On Recess Until 4 June. US House: On Recess Until 4 June. Other: 8:30 AM ‘Promoting Due Process in Global Antitrust Enforcement’ CFR discussion – ‘Promoting Due Process in Global Antitrust Enforcement’ Council on Foreign Relations discussion, with Department of Justice Antitrust Division Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim Location: Council on Foreign Relations, 1777 F St, NW, Washington, DC www.cfr.org https://twitter.com/CFR_org 11:00 AM U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Change of Command Ceremony – U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Change of Command Ceremony, with Area Commander Vice Adm. Karl Schultz relieving Adm. 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Trevor Noah: ?President Trump is formally imposing tariffs on three of America's biggest trading partners, allies: Canada, Mexico and the European Union. So welcome to 2018, where America is now bee?ng with Canada, but is somehow making friends with North Korea.? Trevor Noah: ?Yesterday, Kim Kardashian made a visit to the White House for a one-on-one meeting with President Trump. And I know that some of you are thinking, can?t believe this moron is in the Oval Of?ce,' but don?t forget, he was elected by the American people. So, show some respect." Trevor Noah: ?I'm not surprised to see Kim Kardashian meeting with Donald Trump. They have so much in common: both reality stars, big on social media, Kanye loves both of them. They believe in employing everyone in their family, no matter how useless they are." Jimmy Kimmel: ?Kim Kardashian met with President Trump to discuss prison reform. Did this actually happen or did Roseanne slip us all an Ambien?? 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The Department of the Interior News Brie?ng is published ?ve days a week by Bulletin Intelligence, which creates custom brie?ngs for government and corporate leaders. We can be found on the Web at Bulletinlntelligence.com, or called at (703) 483-6100. Conversation Contents Fwd: [EXTERNAL] Superior National Forest and Boundary Waters Attachments: /55. Fwd: [EXTERNAL] /55. Fwd: [EXTERNAL] Letter May 2018.pdf /55. Fwd: [EXTERNAL] /55. Fwd: [EXTERNAL] Letter May 2018.pdf Superior National Forest and Boundary Waters/1.1 ATT00001 Superior National Forest and Boundary Waters/1.2 ConservationGroupFinal Sign on Superior National Forest and Boundary Waters/3.1 ATT00001 Superior National Forest and Boundary Waters/3.2 ConservationGroupFinal Sign on "Leverette, Mitchell" From: Sent: To: CC: Subject: Attachments: "Leverette, Mitchell" Thu May 31 2018 09:37:07 GMT-0600 (MDT) KAREN HAWBECKER , Barbara Eggers , "Fink, Elena" Alfred Elser , Adam Merrill , "Curnutt, Lindsey" , Richard McNeer , "Collier, Briana" Fwd: [EXTERNAL] Superior National Forest and Boundary Waters ATT00001 ConservationGroupFinal Sign on Letter May 2018.pdf FYI. Mitchell Leverette Acting State Director Eastern States Bureau of Land Management 20 M. Street, SE Washington, DC 20003 202-912-7702 (w) 202-431-2262 (c) ---------- Forwarded message ---------From: Rebecca Rom <(b) (6) Date: Thu, May 31, 2018 at 10:33 AM Subject: [EXTERNAL] Superior National Forest and Boundary Waters To: agsec@osec.usda.gov, ryan zinke@ios.doi.gov Cc: Brian Klippenstein , Dan Jiron , Glenn Casamassa , david bernhardt@ios.doi.gov, James Cason , Joe Balash , Kathy Benedetto , Mitch Leverette , "Christiansen, Victoria C -FS" , Kathleen Atkinson , Connie Cummins Dear Secretaries Perdue and Zinke On behalf of forty-five regional and national conservation organizations, I am delivering to you our letter explaining our grave concerns about proposed sulfide-ore copper mining on national public lands in the watershed of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Thank you for considering our concerns and our request for suspension of all mineral development authorizations on the Superior National Forest lands in the watershed of the Boundary Waters during the Forest Service’s study of a mineral withdrawal of national public lands and minerals in this area. We look forward to your responses. Sincerely, Becky Rom Chair, Campaign to Save the Boundary Waters Ely, MN (home) (b) (6) (mobile) (b) (6) "Hawbecker, Karen" From: "Hawbecker, Karen" Sent: To: CC: Subject: Thu May 31 2018 11:49:49 GMT-0600 (MDT) "Leverette, Mitchell" Barbara Eggers , "Fink, Elena" , Alfred Elser , Adam Merrill , "Curnutt, Lindsey" , Richard McNeer , "Collier, Briana" Re: [EXTERNAL] Superior National Forest and Boundary Waters Thanks, Mitch. --Karen On Thu, May 31, 2018 at 11:37 AM, Leverette, Mitchell wrote: FYI. Mitchell Leverette Acting State Director Eastern States Bureau of Land Management 20 M. Street, SE Washington, DC 20003 202-912-7702 (w) 202-431-2262 (c) ---------- Forwarded message ---------From: Rebecca Rom (b) (6) Date: Thu, May 31, 2018 at 10:33 AM Subject: [EXTERNAL] Superior National Forest and Boundary Waters To: agsec@osec.usda.gov, ryan zinke@ios.doi.gov Cc: Brian Klippenstein , Dan Jiron , Glenn Casamassa , James Cason , Joe Balash , b(6) David Bernhardt , Kathy Benedetto , Mitch Leverette , "Christiansen, Victoria C -FS" , Kathleen Atkinson , Connie Cummins Dear Secretaries Perdue and Zinke On behalf of forty-five regional and national conservation organizations, I am delivering to you our letter explaining our grave concerns about proposed sulfide-ore copper mining on national public lands in the watershed of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Thank you for considering our concerns and our request for suspension of all mineral development authorizations on the Superior National Forest lands in the watershed of the Boundary Waters during the Forest Service’s study of a mineral withdrawal of national public lands and minerals in this area. We look forward to your responses. Sincerely, Becky Rom Chair, Campaign to Save the Boundary Waters Ely, MN (home) (b) (6) (mobile) (b) (6) -Karen Hawbecker Acting Deputy Solicitor Energy and Mineral Resources Office of the Solicitor U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C Street N.W. MS 6348 Washington, D.C. 20240 Office: (202) 208-4507 karen.hawbecker@sol.doi.gov "Hawbecker, Karen" From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: "Hawbecker, Karen" Thu May 31 2018 11:51:16 GMT-0600 (MDT) Daniel Jorjani Fwd: [EXTERNAL] Superior National Forest and Boundary Waters ATT00001 ConservationGroupFinal Sign on Letter May 2018.pdf Dan, FYI--BLM sent us a copy of a letter to the Secretary from 45 environmental groups who are opposed to mining within the watershed of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. --Karen ---------- Forwarded message ---------From: Leverette, Mitchell Date: Thu, May 31, 2018 at 11:37 AM Subject: Fwd: [EXTERNAL] Superior National Forest and Boundary Waters To: KAREN HAWBECKER , Barbara Eggers , "Fink, Elena" Cc: Alfred Elser , Adam Merrill , "Curnutt, Lindsey" , Richard McNeer , "Collier, Briana" FYI. Mitchell Leverette Acting State Director Eastern States Bureau of Land Management 20 M. Street, SE Washington, DC 20003 202-912-7702 (w) 202-431-2262 (c) ---------- Forwarded message ---------From: Rebecca Rom <(b) (6) Date: Thu, May 31, 2018 at 10:33 AM Subject: [EXTERNAL] Superior National Forest and Boundary Waters To: agsec@osec.usda.gov, ryan zinke@ios.doi.gov Cc: Brian Klippenstein , Dan Jiron , Glenn Casamassa , James Cason , Joe Balash b(6) David Bernhardt , Kathy Benedetto , Mitch Leverette , "Christiansen, Victoria C -FS" , Kathleen Atkinson , Connie Cummins Dear Secretaries Perdue and Zinke On behalf of forty-five regional and national conservation organizations, I am delivering to you our letter explaining our grave concerns about proposed sulfide-ore copper mining on national public lands in the watershed of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Thank you for considering our concerns and our request for suspension of all mineral development authorizations on the Superior National Forest lands in the watershed of the Boundary Waters during the Forest Service’s study of a mineral withdrawal of national public lands and minerals in this area. We look forward to your responses. Sincerely, Becky Rom Chair, Campaign to Save the Boundary Waters Ely, MN (home) (b) (6) (mobile) (b) (6) -Karen Hawbecker Acting Deputy Solicitor Energy and Mineral Resources Office of the Solicitor U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C Street N.W. MS 6348 Washington, D.C. 20240 Office: (202) 208-4507 karen.hawbecker@sol.doi.gov "Collier, Briana" From: Sent: To: CC: Subject: "Collier, Briana" Thu May 31 2018 14:46:37 GMT-0600 (MDT) "Hawbecker, Karen" , "Leverette, Mitchell" Barbara Eggers , "Fink, Elena" , Alfred Elser , Adam Merrill , "Curnutt, Lindsey" , Richard McNeer , Roy Fuller , Ryan Sklar Re: [EXTERNAL] Superior National Forest and Boundary Waters FYI. I didn't realize that the House passed HR. 3905 last November. But I don't think the bill has moved in the Senate. . . MINING Minn. lease reversal sparks backlash Dylan Brown, News reporter Published Thursday. May 31. 2018 copper-nickel mine, which has divided public opinion in nearby Ely, Minn. Daniel CusicklE8-E News More than 170 businesses and organizations urged the Trump administration today to delay any further action on a controversial Minnesota mining project until the ongoing study of a mining ban is complete. The trio of letters from sportsmen, conservationists and businesses anived a month after the Interior Department reversed an Obama-era decision to reject two mineral leases in the Superior National Forest (mm May 3). Reinstating the leases was vital to the proposed copper?nickel mine that Twin Metals Minnesota LLC, a subsidiary of Chilean copper giant Antofagasta PLC, wants to construct near Ely, Minn. The letters today demanded that Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, who oversees the Forest Service, and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke not make any more decisions until their departments ?nish a study of how mining affects a region home to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, the nation's most visited wilderness. "We're not about to back down now,? said Land Tawney, president of Backcountry Hunters Anglers, which signed the sportsmen's letter. "These iconic public lands must be conserved." In 2016, the Obama administration imposed a two-year mining ban across 234,328 acres of the Superior National Forest to give federal of?cials time to determine whether to extend the prohibition for another 20 years. The study has continued under President Trump, but the Forest Service downgraded the required environmental impact statement to a simpler environmental assessment Jan. 26). Then Interior reinstated the Twin Metals leases, arguing in a December mean that the government can only impose new terms on the renewal application, not reject it outright. "This approach severely undercuts the study and violates the spirit of the two-year moratorium," conservation groups, including the Sierra Club and League of Conservation Voters, wrote in their m. Mining advocates have attacked the review as politically motivated. That criticism was taken up by House Republicans who passed legislation to give Congress ?nal say over any mining in the Superior National Forest Nov. 30, 2017). But Democrats have joined opponents to protect a "crown jewel? of public lands. "We simply can't afford to let a foreign mining conglomerate with a long history of pollution put an industrial copper mining pit less than a mile from one of America's most popular wilderness areas,? said Lisa Pike Sheehy, who leads environmental activism for outdoor apparel retailer Patagonia Inc., which signed the business letter, Briana Collier Attomey-Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248?5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Thu, May 31, 2018 at 11:49 AM, Hawbecker, Karen wrote: Thanks, Mitch. ??Karen On Thu, May 31, 2018 at 11:37 AM, Leverette, Mitchell wrote: FYI. Mitchell Leverette Acting State Director Eastern States Bureau of Land Management 202-912?7702 202-431-2262 Forwarded message From: Rebecca Rom Date: Thu, May 31,2018 at 10: 33 AM Subject: Supenor National Forest and Boundary Waters T0: Cc: Brian Klippenstein Dan Jiron Glenn Casamassa , Joe Balash WW Kathy Benedetto Mitch Leverette "Christiansen, Victoria fed. us Kathleen Atkinson katkinson@fs. fed. us Connie Cummins ccummins@fs. fed. us s> Dear Secretaries Perdue and Zinke - On behalf of forty??ve regional and national conservation organizations, I am delivering to you our letter explaining our grave concerns about proposed sul?de-ore copper mining on national public lands in the watershed of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Thank you for considering our concerns and our request for suspension of all mineral development authorizations on the Superior National Forest lands in the watershed of the Boundary Waters during the Forest Service's study of a mineral withdrawal of national public lands and minerals in this area. We look forward to your responses. Sincerely, Becky Rom Chair, Campaign to Save the Boundary Waters Ely, MN (mobile) Karen Hawbecker Acting Deputy Solicitor Energy and Mineral Resources Office of the Solicitor US. Department of the Interior 1849 Street NW. MS 6348 Washington, DC. 20240 Of?ce: (202) 208-4507 karen.hawbecker@sol.doi.gov Conversation Contents Twin Metals - BLM letter to the FS requesting stips for surface protection Attachments: /56. Twin Metals - BLM letter to the FS requesting stips for surface protection/1.1 2018.05.09 Request for Stips on renewal of leases 1352_1353 + bwc.docx /56. Twin Metals - BLM letter to the FS requesting stips for surface protection/3.1 2018.05.29 Request for Stips on renewal of leases 1352_1353 + bwc.docx "Collier, Briana" From: Sent: To: CC: Subject: Attachments: "Collier, Briana" Wed May 09 2018 14:34:27 GMT-0600 (MDT) Karen Hawbecker , Richard McNeer Roy Fuller Twin Metals - BLM letter to the FS requesting stips for surface protection 2018.05.09 Request for Stips on renewal of leases 1352_1353 + bwc.docx Karen, Richard: Attached below for your review is Dean Gettinger's draft letter from the BLM ESO to the Superior Forest Supervisor regarding surface use stipulations for the Twin Metals lease renewal EA. I have included my edits. Thanks very much. Briana Collier Attorney-Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248-5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. "Hawbecker, Karen" From: Sent: To: CC: Subject: "Hawbecker, Karen" Tue May 29 2018 11:04:29 GMT-0600 (MDT) "Collier, Briana" Richard McNeer , Roy Fuller Re: Twin Metals - BLM letter to the FS requesting stips for surface protection Briana, Sorry for the delay. I am looking at this now. Can you confirm for me that the language we use in this letter about adjusting the terms and conditions is consistent with the lease terms? Thanks. --Karen On Wed, May 9, 2018 at 4:34 PM, Collier, Briana wrote: Karen, Richard: Attached below for your review is Dean Gettinger's draft letter from the BLM ESO to the Superior Forest Supervisor regarding surface use stipulations for the Twin Metals lease renewal EA. I have included my edits. Thanks very much. Briana Collier Attorney-Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248-5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. -Karen Hawbecker Acting Deputy Solicitor Energy and Mineral Resources Office of the Solicitor U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C Street N.W. MS 6348 Washington, D.C. 20240 Office: (202) 208-4507 karen.hawbecker@sol.doi.gov "Hawbecker, Karen" From: Sent: To: CC: Subject: Attachments: "Hawbecker, Karen" Tue May 29 2018 11:10:32 GMT-0600 (MDT) "Collier, Briana" Richard McNeer , Roy Fuller Re: Twin Metals - BLM letter to the FS requesting stips for surface protection 2018.05.29 Request for Stips on renewal of leases 1352_1353 + bwc.docx Briana, I've added my suggested edits to the version with your edits. Once you confirm that the lease adjustment language is consistent with the lease terms, this is ready to send to Dean with our approval to send to the Forest Service. Thanks. --Karen On Tue, May 29, 2018 at 1:04 PM, Hawbecker, Karen wrote: Briana, Sorry for the delay. I am looking at this now. Can you confirm for me that the language we use in this letter about adjusting the terms and conditions is consistent with the lease terms? Thanks. --Karen On Wed, May 9, 2018 at 4:34 PM, Collier, Briana wrote: Karen, Richard: Attached below for your review is Dean Gettinger's draft letter from the BLM ESO to the Superior Forest Supervisor regarding surface use stipulations for the Twin Metals lease renewal EA. I have included my edits. Thanks very much. Briana Collier Attorney-Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248-5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. -Karen Hawbecker Acting Deputy Solicitor Energy and Mineral Resources Office of the Solicitor U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C Street N.W. MS 6348 Washington, D.C. 20240 Office: (202) 208-4507 karen.hawbecker@sol.doi.gov -Karen Hawbecker Acting Deputy Solicitor Energy and Mineral Resources Office of the Solicitor U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C Street N.W. MS 6348 Washington, D.C. 20240 Office: (202) 208-4507 karen.hawbecker@sol.doi.gov "Collier, Briana" From: Sent: To: CC: Subject: "Collier, Briana" Tue May 29 2018 11:21:41 GMT-0600 (MDT) "Hawbecker, Karen" Richard McNeer , Roy Fuller Re: Twin Metals - BLM letter to the FS requesting stips for surface protection Hi Karen, Welcome back. Thank you for reviewing the BLM's letter to the FS requesting stips for the TMM lease renewals. The 1966 leases state that "[t]he Lessor shall have the right to . . readjust other terms and condi ions of the lease, including the revision of or imposition of stipulations for the protection of the surface of the land as may be required by the agency having jurisdiction thereover . . . The 2004 leases state that the lessee has a right "to renew for successive periods of 10 years under such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior, unless otherwise provided by law . . . I believe I'll send the letter back to Dean with our approval to send it to the FS. Briana Collier Attorney?Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor SOS Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248-5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Tue, May 29, 2018 at 11:04 AM, Hawbecker, Karen wrote: Briana, Sorry for the delay. I am looking at this now. Can you con?rm for me that the language we use in this letter about adjusting the terms and conditions is consistent with the lease terms? Thanks. --Karen On Wed, May 9, 2018 at 4:34 PM, Collier, Briana wrote: Karen, Richard: Attached below for your review is Dean Gettinger's draft letter from the BLM ESO to the Superior Forest Supervisor regarding surface use stipulations for the Twin Metals lease renewal EA. I have included my edits. Thanks very much. Briana Collier Attorney-Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248-5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. Karen Hawbecker Acting Deputy Solicitor Energy and Mineral Resources Of?ce of the Solicitor U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 Street NW. MS 6348 Washington, DC. 20240 Of?ce: (202) 208-4507 karen.hawbecker@sol.doi.gov "Hawbecker, Karen" From: "Hawbecker, Karen" Sent: Tue May 29 2018 12:03:21 GMT-0600 (MDT) To: "Collier, Briana" CC: Richard McNeer Roy Fuller Subject: Re: Twin Metals - BLM letter to the FS requesting stips for surface protection Thanks, Briana. Sounds good. --Karen On Tue, May 29, 2018 at 1:21 PM, Collier, Briana wrote: Hi Karen, Welcome back. Thank you for reviewing the BLM's letter to the FS requesting stips for the TMM lease renewals. The 1966 leases state that "[t]he Lessor shall have the right to . . . readjust other terms and conditions of the lease, including the revision of or imposition of stipulations for he protection of the surface of the land as may be required by the agency having jurisdiction thereover . . . The 2004 leases state that the lessee has a right "to renew for successive periods of 10 years under such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior, unless otherwise provided by law . . . I believe? anguage. I'll send the letter back to Dean with our approval to send it to the FS. Briana Collier Attorney-Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources U.S. Department of the Interior, Of?ce of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. On Tue, May 29, 2018 at 11:04 AM, Hawbecker, Karen wrote: Briana, Sorry for the delay. I am looking at this now. Can you con?rm for me that the language we use in this letter about adjusting me terms and conditions is consistent with the lease terms? Thanks. --Karen On Wed, May 9, 2018 at 4:34 PM, Collier, Briana wrote: Karen, Richard: Attached below for your review is Dean Gettinger's draft letter from the BLM ESO to the Superior Forest Supervisor regarding surface use stipulations for the Twin Metals lease renewal EA. I have included my edits. Thanks very much. Briana Collier Attorney-Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. Karen Hawbecker Acting Deputy Solicitor Energy and Mineral Resources Of?ce of the Solicitor US. Department of the Interior 1849 Street NW. MS 6348 Washington, DC. 20240 Of?ce: (202) 208-4507 karen.hawbecker@sol.doi.gov Karen Hawbecker Acting Deputy Solicitor Energy and Mineral Resources Of?ce of the Solicitor US. Department of the Interior 1849 Street NW. MS 6348 Washington, DC. 20240 Of?ce: (202) 208?4507 karen.hawbecker@sol.doi.gov Conversation Contents U.S. Department of the Interior News Brie?ng for Friday, May 25, 2018 Bulletin Intelligence From: Bulletin Intelligence Sent: Fri May 25 2018 04:01:22 GMT-0600 (MDT) To: Subject: U.S. Department of the Interior News Briefing for Friday, May 25, 2018 Mobile version and seuohable schives available here. Please click here to subscribe. Department of the Interior News Briefing DATE: FRIDAY, MAY 25, 2018 6:00 AM EDT Holiday Message In observance of the U.S. federal Memorial Day holiday, we will not publish on Monday, May 28, 2018. Service will resume on Tuesday, May 29, 2018. We wish our readers a safe holiday. Today's Table Of Contents DOI In The News 0 AmmoLand: Zinke Select Boone Crockett Members To Serve On Conservation Council. . Deseret (UT) News: Assistant Director Of Utah Dine Bikeyah Appointed To Native American Graves PaneL . Wisconsin State Farmer: Share The Experience 2017 Photo Contest Winners Announced. . Deseret (UT) News: BLM Honors Utah Couple For Volunteerism. The Hill: Green Groups Sue Interior Over Bird Protection Rollback. . Politico: Group Files Suit To Show Whether Offshore Drilling Announcement Was Supposed To Boost Scott. . Dayton (OH) Daily News: Ohio World Heritage Site Bid Moves Ahead. . Salem (OR) Capital Press: Columbia River Treaty Negotiations Set For May 29-30 In Washington DC. 0 Salem (OR) Capital Press: Klamath Tribes Sue To Protect Endangered Suckers. . Salem (OR) Capital Press: Grizzly Plan Worries Washington Ranchers. . CNN: Zinke Claims To Be Geologist, Again. . ABC News: Interior Sec. Ryan Zinke Plays ?Big Buck Hunter? With Employees Video. Bureau Of Indian Affairs . Katko Wants Longer Comment Period For Cayuga Nation's Land Trust Application. Bureau Of Indian Education 0 Havasupai School Ends Another Troubled Year In Grand Canyon. Bureau Of Land Management 0 Denver Post: Navajo Nation, EPA Question Plan To Open Land Near Great Sand Dunes For Oil, Gas Drilling. . Minneapolis Star Tribune: Twin Metals Wants To Build Mine Processor Closer To BWCA. 0 Bend (OR) Bulletin: House Built On Public Land In Crook County Has Path Forward; BLM Provides Options For Home, Draws Ire From Homeowner. . Southern Utah News: BLM Invites Local Participation In Economic Strategies Workshop To Help Shape Monument Planning Effort. Bureau Of Safety And Environmental Enforcement . Headline: Top Offshore Regulator Says ?Renewal Of Optimism" Behind Drilling Rise In Gulf Of Mexico. Fish And Wildlife Service 0 Associated Press: Plan Aims To Protect Largest Grizzly Population In Lower 48. 0 Associated Press: Officials: Efforts Failing To Save US West Sagebrush Land. . New Orleans Advocate: Firefighters Continue To Battle Wildfire At Big Branch National Wildlife Refuge. National Park Service . Associated Press: Plaque Shows Landmark Status For Civil Rights Leaders' Home. . Associated Press: Federal Lawsuit Seeks $14.8m In Deadly Tennessee Wildfires. . Washington Post: It's Copperhead Mating Season. One Of The Snakes Was Spotted Near The Mall This Week. 0 Curbed Washington: The Poppy Memorial Pops Up On The Na?onal Mall This Weekend. . Forum of Fargo-Moorhead (ND): Mount Rushmore To Undergo Facelift, But Not The Faces Themselves. . Delmarva (MD) Daily Times: As Assateague Attracts Visitors, Businesses Boorn Nearby. . Pensacola (FL) News Journal: Pensacola Bay Ferries Are In The Water And Undergoing Tests, Training Runs. . Pensacola (FL) News Journal: Gulf Islands National Seashore Starting Shutdown Procedures Friday. 0 Honolulu Star-Advertiser: Part Of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Now Open 5 Days A Week. . Tennessean: Natchez Trace Land Illegally Excavated, Native American Artifacts Removed. . Wildfire Today: Grand Canyon FMO Named Intennountain Region Fire Management Of?cer. Insular And International Affairs . Statement From Assistant Interior Secretary Doug Domenech On The Passing of Former Governor Teno. Of?ce Of Surface Mining . Company Plans To Open King County Coal Mine Later This Year. US Geological Survey 0 CBS: Continuing Coverage Of Hawaii Volcanic Eruptions. Opinion Pieces . What Are Critical Minerals And What Is The US Going To Do About Them?: Andy Home. 0 Fixing A Colossal Mistake In The Tax Bill. 0 E86 Investors Rumble Into The Fight Over ANWR. 0 Additional Reading. Top National News 0 The Hill: Trump Leaves Door Open To Kim Summit, Leaves ?Maximum Pressure Campaign" In Place. . Washington Times: Trump Says Clapper Admitted There Was A ?Spy? In His Campaign. 0 Fox News: Trump Says He Will Not Sign An Immigration Bill Without ?Real Wall? And ?Strong Border Security.? 0 Associated Press: Trump Signs Dodd-Frank Revisions Into Law. 0 Associated Press: Trump Issues Posthumous Pardon To Former Heavyweight Champion Johnson. Editorial Wrap-Up . New York Times. ?The Populists Take Rome.? ?The Supreme Court Sticks It To Workers, Again." - ?The Off-Again Meeting With North Korea." . Washington Post. - ?Sterling Brown?s Arrest Shows Why NFL Players Have A Reason To Kneel.? ?Muriel Bowser?s Newborn Baby Is A Mark of Progress.? ?Trump Impulsively Blow Up The North Korea Summit." . Wall Street Journal. - ?Trump's Trade Confusion.? - ?Protecting Nonprofit Donors.? ?Dodging A Korean Summit Failure.? Big Picture 0 Headlines From Today's Front Pages. Washington Schedule . Today?s Events In Washington. Last Laughs . Late Night Political Humor. DOI In The News Zinke Select Boone 8: Crockett Members To Serve On Conservation Council. AmmoLand (5/24) reports that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has ?selected ?ve Boone and Crockett Club members for the Interior's Hunting and Shooting Sports Conservation Council along with three more members serving as alternates.? Ben B. Hollingsworth Jr., president of the Boone and Crockett Club, said, ?Conservation is a complex business that has no ?nish line. It takes strong leadership, knowledge, passion, and commitment especially today when so many seem to have lost sight of what conservation is and what it can deliver. Secretary Zinke is to be commended. His new council is loaded top-to-bottom with some of the brightest minds in the business.? Also, AW (5/24) reports that the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation ?accepted an invitation to serve on the Hunting and Shooting Sports Conservation Council." Zinke said, "We have assembled here some of the best conservationists in America. Over a century ago, Teddy Roosevelt established the American conservation ethic - best science, best practices, greatest good, longest term. These sportsmen carry on the American conservation ethic in the modern day. Bringing these experts together will be key to ensuring the American tradition of hunting and shooting, as well as the conservation benefits of these practices, carries on.? Assistant Director Of Utah Dine Bikeyah Appointed To Native American Graves Panel. The Deseret (UT) News (5/24) reports that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has ?appointed Honor Keeler, assistant director for Utah Dine Bikeyah, to the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee.? Keeler," who cited ongoing looting issues happening at Bears Ears National Monument,? said in a statement, ?Repatriation is important and dif?cult work. It involves bringing forward injustice and intergenerational trauma for many tribes. And for many institutions, the repatriation process causes a deep re?ection of institutional history and current practices." Share The Experience 2017 Photo Contest Winners Announced. The Wisconsin State Farmer (5/24) reports that the Interior Department, ?along with the National Park Foundation and other participating federal recreation land agencies, announced the winners of the 2017 Share the Experience photography contest on Interior's popular Instagram account and launched the 2018 contest.? According to the article, ?the grand prize winner of the annual contest is a captivating starry night at Acadia National Park by Manish Mamtani of Peabody, Massachusetts.? The picture will be ?featured on the annual America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass." Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke.said, ?Many times before you visit a national park, you first experience it through an iconic photograph. While most think of historic images of Yosemite and Grand Teton captured by Ansel Adams, amateur photographers like the winners of the Share the Experience contest help tell the story of our public lands. As we continue to work at providing greater access and recreation opportunities, it?s important that a love of these places is shared through amazing photos. They showcase that these places are truly for ?the benefit and enjoyment of the people.? Hopefully they inspire some young people to get outside and enjoy it." Also reporting is the (5/24, Forgione). BLM Honors Utah Couple For Volunteerism. The Deseret (UT) News (5/24) reports that the Bureau of Land Management has ?recognized a Utah couple as exceptional volunteers who have contributed thousands of hours improving the public lands." According to the article, ?Sandra and Geoff Freethey, nominated for a 2018 Making a Difference Award by the BLM's Moab Field Of?ce, were honored for lifetime achievement during a ceremony that connected winners across the country via video teleconferences at BLM offices in several states and in Washington, The Moab (UT) Times-Independent (5/24) reports that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said, ?Through the years, volunteers on our public lands have ensured that Teddy Roosevelt?s ideal - the American conservation ethic - would endure. The BLM volunteers being celebrated today are champions of this conservation ethic, and it is an honor to recognize them for their extraordinary efforts." Green Groups Sue Interior Over Bird Protection Rollback. Iherill (5/24, Cama) reports that a coalition of conservation groups on Thursday sued the Interior Department ?to overturn a policy that holds ?incidental' killings of certain birds are not illegal." The groups claim that the Trump Administration's interpretation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act ?contradicts decades of enforcement by Interior and the law itself.? Defenders of Wildlife President Jamie Rappaport Clark said in a statement, ?The Trump administration?s meddling with the Migratory Bird Treaty Act threatens to reverse decades of progress to conserve birds that are essential to ecosystems, economies and our enjoyment of nature.? Also reporting are Reuters (5/24) and (5/24, Powell). Group Files Suit To Show Whether Offshore Drilling Announcement Was Supposed To Boost Scott. Rulings: (5/24, Ritchie) reports that ?a left-leaning group based in Washington ?led a lawsuit Thursday against the Interior Department seeking records related to Secretary Ryan Zinke's decision to exempt Florida from a federal offshore drilling proposal.? American Oversight ?said Wednesday it was suing for records to shed light on the department?s decision to exempt Florida." The lawsuit ?seeks emails and other records related to offshore drilling in 14 coastal states, including Florida." Ohio World Heritage Site Bid Moves Ahead. The Dayton (OH) Daily News (5/24, Budd) reports that ?The Fort Ancient Earthworks in Warren County and other sites comprising Ohio?s Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks are big step closer to being designated as World Heritage sites.? A press release issued Thursday by the Ohio History Connection stated, ?The U.S. Department of the Interior is scheduled to publish a notice in the Federal Register tomorrow inviting Ohio?s Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks as the United States' next nomination to be prepared for World Heritage List consideration by the World Heritage Committee." According to an announcement by the Interior Department, ?The ?nal decision on inclusion on the list will be made by the World heritage Committee, composed of representatives from 21 nations elected from the members of the World Heritage Convention, and advised by the International Council on Monuments and Sites.? Also reporting are the Chillicothe (OH) Gazette (5/24, Balusik) and WHIO-TV Da?on (OH) Dayton, OH (5/24, Budd). Columbia River Treaty Negotiations Set For May 29-30 In Washington D.C. The Salem (OR) Capital Press (5/24) reports that ?the U.S. and Canada will begin negotiating to modernize the Columbia River Treaty May 29-30 in Washington, The article notes that ?key objectives include continued, careful management of ?ood risk; ensuring a reliable and economical power supply and better addressing ecosystem concerns.? The U.S. negotiating team will be ?led by the State Department and includes Bonneville Power Administration and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Northwestern Division both comprising the entity? that implements the treaty in the United States; the Department of the Interior and the National Oceanic and AUnospheric Administration." Klamath Tribes Sue To Protect Endangered Suckers. The Salem (OR) Capital Press (5/24, Plaven) reports that ?the Klamath Tribes are suing three federal agencies over management of endangered shortnose and Lost River suckers in Upper Klamath Lake." The tribes ??led the lawsuit Thursday against the US. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Reclamation and National Marine Fisheries Service, arguing conditions in the lake have led to plummeting fish populations." The (5/24) reports that the lawsuit requests that the federal agencies take ??immediate, emergency measures' to provide suf?cient water for the tribal ?sheries to address de?ciencies in the 2013 Biological Opinion." Also reporting are Oregon Public Broadcasting (5/24, Burns), Law360 (5/24, Phillis), and Medford, OR (5/24, Par?tt)- Grizzly Plan Worries Washington Ranchers. The Salem (OR) Capital Press (5/24, Wheat) reports that a plan by the National Park Service and US. Fish and Wildlife Service to reintroduce grizzly bears into the North Cascades has ?ranchers, orchardists, backcountry out?tters and residents experiencing emotions ranging from concern to anger." They are concerned ?the huge predators will only make carving a livelihood out of the region that much more difficult." Ranchers ?say they were shocked, baf?ed and angered" by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's ?surprise endorsement" on March 23 and ?felt betrayed by the Trump administration, which they believed was on their side on the grizzly issue." Zinke Claims To Be Geologist, Again. CNN (5/24) reports that Interior Ryan Zinke again claimed he is a geologist during his address at the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference. CNN has previously reported that ?he has never held the job professionally." Interior Sec. Ryan Zinke Plays ?Big Buck Hunter? With Employees Video. Am (5/24) posted a video of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke playing ?Big Buck Hunter? with employees. Bureau Of Indian Affairs Katko Wants Longer Comment Period For Cayuga Nation?s Land Trust Application. The Auburn (NY) Citizen (5/24, Harding) reports that Rep. John Katko ?urged the Bureau of Indian Affairs to extend the comment period for the Cayuga Indian Nation?s land trust application, according to a letter provided to The Citizen Thursday.? Katko ?requested that the bureau extend the comment period ?to allow more time for all interested parties to prepare and submit comprehensive comments for review and consideration.? He wrote, ?It is critically important that the local municipalities, governing bodies and constituents who may be impacted by the land-into- trust application have the necessary time to gather and prepare the information that they wish to submit for consideration.? Bureau Of Indian Education Havasupai School Ends Another Troubled Year In Grand Canyon. The A?zm?enuhljc (5/24, Woods) reports that more than a year after ?nine Havasupai children and their families filed a landmark lawsuit against the federal government over its management? of the Havasupai Elementary School, little has changed. In April, Bureau of Indian Education director Tony Dearman faced ?desperate parents and a skeptical school board," who ?demanded answers, solutions and promises." Dearman ?found himself in the tribal council chambers, faced with a question the tribe had asked for decades: How could it have gotten worse? How could another school year have slipped away?" Bureau Of Land Management Navajo Nation, EPA Question Plan To Open Land Near Great Sand Dunes For Oil, Gas Drilling. The Denver Post (5/24, Finley) reports that the Environmental Protection Agency has asked the Bureau of Land Management to consider delaying a ?push to open some of Colorado?s most pristine and delicate high country near two sacred Navajo mountains and touching the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness to oil and gas drilling." Meanwhile, ?thousands of residents have weighed in against the planned auction of access to underground minerals." Also, Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye on Thursday ?vowed to protect the beauty and sacredness of the land." Twin Metals Wants To Build Mine Processor Closer To BWCA. The (5/24, Marcotty) reports that ?Twin Metals announced Thursday that if its ?ercely contested copper-nickel mining project is approved, it will build a 100-acre ore- processing facility on the banks of Birch Lake and closer to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness than originally planned." The announcement ?drew immediate criticism from environmentalists, who said that the new location for the ore processing facility, the heart of the mine operation, will increase the threat to pristine waters of the wilderness, because any polluted runoff from the site would be much closer." Of?cials from the company ?said that regardless of the location, the facility has to meet environmental standards set by state and federal regulators.? House Built On Public Land In Crook County Has Path Forward; BLM Provides Options For Home, Draws Ire From Homeowner. The Bend (OR) Bulletin (5/24, Hamway) reports that the Bureau of Land Management on Wednesday ?released an environmental assessment regarding a legal case where a house and several other structures, intended to be built on a private Crook County parcel, were inadvertently built on public land managed by the BLM, a situation known as a civil trespass." The assessment outlines ?the impact of the structures on environmental and cultural resources in the area, and identi?es ?ve options for resolving the situation." However, the BLM and an attorney ?representing one of the owners differ on aspects of the long?running case and could butt heads again in the future." BLM Invites Local Participation In Economic Strategies Workshop To Help Shape Monument Planning Effort. The (5/24) reports that the Bureau of Land Management will ?host a public economic strategies workshop May 31 as part of ongoing planning efforts for Grand Staircase- Escalante National Monument and the lands excluded from the Monument." Bureau Of Safety And Environmental Enforcement Headline: Top Offshore Regulator Says ?Renewal Of Optimism? Behind Drilling Rise In Gulf Of Mexico. The Houston Chronicle (5/23, Osborne) reports that Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement director Scott Angelle ?said Wednesday that a recent rise in drilling activity in the Gulf of Mexico was in part the result of a ?renewal of optimism' following the Trump administration's push to roll back regulation.? Angelle said in an interview, ?This administration is very clear on offshore [oil and gas] being a prominent part of America?s energy portfolio, and that impacts companies' desire to invest. At the same energy prices have helped their spirits." Fish And Wildlife Service Plan Aims To Protect Largest Grizzly Population In Lower 48. The (5/24) reports that federal wildlife of?cials on Thursday ?released a recovery plan for an estimated 1,000 gn'zzly bears in Montana the largest grizzly population in the lower 48 as they lay the groundwork to potentially lift protections for the animals.? The habitat plan ?includes limits on motorized travel, recreational sites and livestock grazing." The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service document is ?meant to protect bears in a conservation area encompassing 9,000 square miles (23,000 square kilometers) along the U.S.?Canada border, including Glacier National Park.? Also reporting is the Missoulian (MT) (5/24, Chaney). Of?cials: Efforts Failing To Save US West Sagebrush Land. The A2 (5/24, Ridler) reports that ?public lands managers are losing a battle against a devastating combination of invasive plant species and wildfires in the vast sagebrush habitats in the U.S. West that support cattle ranching and recreation and are home to an imperiled bird, of?cials said." The Western Association of Fish Wildlife Agencies ?in a 58-page report released this month says invasive plants on nearly 160,000 square miles (414,400 sq. kilometers) of public and private lands have reached enormous levels and are spreading." The article notes that ?the top problem identi?ed in the report is the limited ability at all levels of government to prevent invasive plants such as fire?prone cheatgrass from spreading and displacing native plants." Fire?ghters Continue To Battle Wild?re At Big Branch National Wildlife Refuge. The New Orleans Advocate (5/24, Canulette) reports that ??re?ghters are continuing to battle a blaze that began Wednesday afternoon in Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge east of Lacombe.? The blaze was ?discovered after heavy smoke was reported in the area of Paquet and Transmitter roads about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, according to Rebecca Larkins with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service." National Park Service Plaque Shows Landmark Status For Civil Rights Leaders? Home. The (5/24, Pettus) reports that the National Park Service on Thursday ?unveiled a bronze plaque showing that the Mississippi home of civil rights leaders Medgar and Myrlie Evers is a national historic landmark." According to the article, ?more than 100 people, including the couple?s friends and relatives, gathered for" the ceremony. Bill Justice, superintendent of the Vicksburg National Military Park, read a letter from Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, lauding the work of Medgar Evers: ?He fought to shine a spotlight on injustice. He fought to realize the humanity and dignity of all people.? Federal Lawsuit Seeks $14.8m In Deadly Tennessee Wild?res. The (5/24, Mattise) reports that ?two survivors of deadly Tennessee wildfires that began in Great Smoky Mountains National Park have sued the federal government, claiming they lost loved ones and a home because of the negligence of park workers." The lawsuit ?led Wednesday by the two victims of the November 2016 Gatlinburg area fire ?seek a combined $14.8 million in damages." Michael Reed, ?whose wife and two daughters died," and James England, whose house burned down, ?blame their losses on claims that federal parks employees violated established fire- management policies, failed to prioritize the safety of citizens and property, and failed to notify and warn of threats posed by the Also reporting are WFMY-TV Greensboro (NC) Greensboro, NC (5/24) and WATE-TV Knoxville LIN), Knoxville, TN It?s Copperhead Mating Season. One Of The Snakes Was Spotted Near The Mall This Week. The Washington Post (5/24, Chason) reports that ?it's mating season for copperhead snakes, which means the snakes are traveling more than normal and this week, the National Park Service spotted a northern copperhead near the Mall.? Of?cers took ?a picture of the snake wrapped around a chain?link fence Monday in East Potomac Park." According to the NPS. ?although infrequently seen at the Mall, copperheads which are venomous, but rarely have fatal bites are common in the Washington area." Also reporting are Washington (5/24) and Washington The Poppy Memorial Pops Up On The National Mall This Weekend. The (5/24, Chapin) reports that ?a new, temporary monument is headed to the National Mall this weekend in honor of Memorial Day." USAA, together with the National Park Service, will ?bring The Poppy Memorial to the southwestern side of the Lincoln Memorial Re?ecting Pool.? Mount Rushmore To Undergo Facelift, But Not The Faces Themselves. The (5/24, Amundson) reports that the Mount Rushmore National Memorial will be ?getting a $5 to $7 million facelift." According to the article, ?the focus will be upgrading the visitor's center and replacing pavers that are cracking and dissolving on the main pathway to the landmark, the Avenue of Flags, that displays ?ags from all 50 states." Maureen McGee-Ballinger, chief of interpretation and education, ?said they are awaiting bids on the project that will begin this fall and continue into 2020, so the exact cost of the two?year project isn?t known yet." As Assateague Attracts Visitors, Businesses Boom Nearby. The (5/24, Maake) reports that ?despite overall National Park visitation dropping from 2016 to 2017, Assateague Island National Seashore saw continued, steady prosperity in its economy, bringing in nearly $111 million last year.? Liz Davis, spokeswoman for the National Park Service, in an email, ?National park tourism is a critical economic driver for gateway communities and the nation. Assateague Island National Seashore?s visitation has remained very stable looking back over the last 10 years." The site ?attributes its steady economic output to the ever-bustling tourist attraction the island attractive, particularly in the late spring and summer months." Pensacola Bay Ferries Are In The Water And Undergoing Tests, Training Runs. The (5/24, Gabriel) reports that ?Pensacola?s two double?decker ferries are in the water and undergoing testing and training runs.? Dan Brown, superintendent of Gulf Islands National Seashore, ?said Thursday that the National Park Service was finalizing its contract with Gulf Coast Maritime Services.? Brown expected the contracts to be signed by the end of May. Gulf Islands National Seashore Starting Shutdown Procedures Friday. The (5/24) reports that Gulf Islands National Seashore of?cials will start ?shutdown procedures at the park?s island units Friday as the area braces for severe weather over Memorial Day weekend." According to the article, ?closure of the Fort Pickens, Santa Rosa and Perdido Key Areas is likely and could take place as early as Saturday afternoon." Part Of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Now Open 5 Days A Week. The WHEEL (5/24, Wu) reports that ?the National Park Service said that its Kahuku Unit, about an hour?s drive south of Hawai?i Volcanoes National Park?s main entrance, will now remain open ?ve days a week, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday." The additional days were ?added after two-thirds of the park closed on May 11 due to increased volcanic hazards." Natchez Trace Land Illegally Excavated, Native American Artifacts Removed. The Tennessean (5/24, Sauber) reports that ?a company hired to complete work for a new housing development under construction in Davidson and Williamson counties illegally excavated National Parkway lands, removing century-old Native American artifacts." Cultural Resources Inc. ?entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice last month to avoid criminal charges for violating the Archaeological Resources Protection Act, according to a press release from the The firm ?agreed to pay a $15,024 ?ne, the amount of damages assessed from the unauthorized excavation, and was ordered to return all artifacts discovered during the process." Grand Canyon FMO Named Intermountain Region Fire Management Of?cer. (5/24, Gabbert) reports that ?Jay Lusher, a 15?year veteran of the National Park Service (NPS), has been named Regional Fire Management Officer of the NPS Intermountain Region." Lusher, chief of fire and aviation of Grand Canyon National Park, will ?begin his new assignment July 22, 2018." Lusher said, ?The NPS Intermountain Region ?re management program is diverse and complex. I look forward to being part of the team and managing wildland ?re to protect the public, park communities and maintain and restore natural ecosystem process.? Insular And International Affairs Statement From Assistant Interior Secretary Doug Domenech On The Passing Of Former Governor Teno. Marianas Variety (5/25) published a statement from Doug Domenech, the assistant secretary Insular and International Affairs of the Office of Insular Affairs, on the passing of former CNMI governor Pedro ?Teno? Pangelinan Tenori0.. The statement also appears at the SaiQan (MNP) I?hune Of?ce Of Surface Mining Company Plans To Open King County Coal Mine Later This Year. The Bellevue (WA) Reporter (5/24, Kunkler) reports that the Paci?c Coast Coal Company has ?secured a federal permit that allows for the extraction of coal from a mine near Black Diamond." According to the article, ?while the company still requires two more permit updates before it can resume operations, the approval by the US. Department of the Interior marks a major step toward reopening the mine, which has been closed since 1999." The permit to re-open the John Henry No.1 mine was approved April 18 by the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement US Geological Survey Continuing Coverage Of Hawaii Volcanic Eruptions. The CBS Evening News-I (5/24, story 7, 0:20, Glor) reported, ?Spectacular new images from Hawaii's Big Island. Rising from rivers of lava, blue ?ames fueled by combustible methane gas. It's the result of lava burning plants and trees beneath the surface. Of?cials are concerned the methane could cause explosions if it?s ignited while trapped underground." (5/24, story 5, 1:45, Holt) reported, ?In Hawaii, there is growing concern tonight over narrowing options for mass evacuations three weeks after eruptions began at Kilauea. The National Guard says there may soon be one evacuation route left for those who have refused to leave as dangerous amounts of lava and gas continue to spew.? Also reporting are the Windham (5/24) and Opinion Pieces What Are Critical Minerals And What Is The US Going To Do About Them?: Andy Home. In a column for Ram (5/24, Home), Andy Home writes that the Interior Department has identi?ed 35 minerals as ?critical". Home argues that ?identifying which minerals are ?critical? is the easy part.? However, ?working out what to do about them is going to be much harder." Fixing A Colossal Mistake In The Tax Bill. For the ?Congress Blog" of The Hill (5/24, DumontOpinion Contributor Erik DuMont, the Stop Drilling Campaign Director for Environment America, hopes that Congress will repeal a provision in the 2017 tax billdiat allows oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. DuMont argues that the measure was ?de?nitely a mistake allowing industrial-scale oil development there is short- sighted and irresponsible.? DuMont notes that ?opinion polls have shown a majority of Americans are against development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.? He hopes that Congress ?listens to the people, and wisely chooses to repeal this short-sighted effort to squeeze oil from one of the most special wild places we have left." ESG Investors Rumble Into The Fight Over ANWR. In a contribution to (5/23, Blackmon), David Blackmon discussed opposition among ?activist institutional investors" to plans to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. In an open letter, investors managing a total of ?more than $2.5 trillion in assets urged oil and gas companies to avoid drilling in the Refuge, claiming that companies who do so face ?enormous reputational risk and public backlash.? Blackmon suggests that ?is not an invalid point,? observing that ?some companies, like Shell, who have attempted to drill in other areas in the Alaskan arctic region in recent years, have found themselves on the receiving end of a withering onslaught of negative media attention and seemingly endless administrative and court challenges." Blackmon concludes that the decision on whether to drill in ANWR ?will come down to a calculation that determines whether the potential prize outweighs the combination of business risk and reputational risk the company expects to incur." Additional Reading. 0 Congress Should Renew Conservation Fund. Pueblo (CO) Chieftain (5/25, McNamara). 0 Sergio Avila: Recovery Of Mexican Wolves Is In Jeopardy. (5/25, Avila). 0 Editorial: It?s Time To Free The Hammonds. Salem (OR) Capital Press 0 Best Solution Is Missing For Home On BLM Land. Bend (OR) Bulletin 0 American Workers Will Power The Renewables Revolution. Let?s Make Sure They Have The Skills To Succeed. The Hill (5/24, Cairns). Top National News Trump Leaves Door Open To Kim Summit, Leaves ?Maximum Pressure Campaign? In Place. President Trump wrote Kim Jong-un yesterday to tell him he was canceling a planned summit next month between the two due to North Korea's ?tremendous anger and open hostility" directed at the US. Trump also wrote, ?You talk about your nuclear capabilities, but ours are so massive and powerful that I pray to God they will never have to be used." A ?senior White House of?cial" tells Iherill (5/24, Fabian) ?the president dictated every word of the letter," in which according to USA Today (5/24, Fritze, Korte) he ?returned to some of the ??re and fury? rhetoric he used as he tried to force North Korea to the table last year." The New York Post (5/24, Steinbuch) also reports that the President, ?who has referred to Kim as ?Little Rocket Man? and boasted about the size? of the US ?nuclear button, appeared to reignite his bellicose rhetoric." Later yesterday, the (5/24, Lucey, Miller, Lee) recounts, Trump ?said a ?maximum pressure campaign? will continue against North Korea," though he ?added that it was ?possible that could take place.? The (5/24, Boyer) notes Trump said, ?Hopefully positive things will be taking place. But if they don't, we are more ready than we have ever been before." Fox News (5/24, Singman) quotes Trump as further stating, is going to work out well with North Korea. A lot of things can happen, including the fact it's possible the existing summit could take place, or a summit at a later date. Nobody should be anxious. We have to get it right.? In its lead story, ABC World News Tonight. (5/24, lead story, 3:35, Muir) questioned whether Trump?s statement about the ?existing summit" is ?still realistic," and concluded that while ?there is no doubt the President would like to see this summit get back on track at some won?t be on June 12.? However, Ed Henry reported on Fox News? Hannig. (5/24) that while earlier Thursday, ?Trump?s critics were having a ?eld short time ago the President seemed to have been vindicated out some of?cials" who ?basically backed down, and to say they want to revive face-to-face talks and believe they can bridge some of the tensions they have with the Trump Administration." Tucker Carlson similarly stated on Fox News' Tucker Carlson Tonight. (5/24) that, ?astonishingly," the North's response ?is not angry. North Korea?s foreign minister says his government is still willing to sit down? with the US ?at any time, in any form,? and is ?willing to give the United States time and opportunities to reconsider" Trump?s ?cancellation." (5/24, Fritze, Korte) also notes ?Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan issued a statement Friday saying North Korea is ?willing to give the US time and opportunities' to reconsider talks," and the W5 (5/24, Choe) that he added, ?We have been internally giving President Trump a high score for making a decision any other American president couldn?t and for exerting efforts to make a historic summit event happen. Our chairman too has been making preparations, saying that if he meets with President Trump, it will be a good beginning.? The (5/25, Lucey, Miller, Lee) reports Kim also ?called Trump?s decision ?unexpected? and ?very regrettable,? and said the ?how grave the status of historically deep?rooted hostile North Korea-US relations is and how urgently a summit should be realized to improve ties.? Politico (5/24, Lima) remarks on the North's ?conciliatory language," which ?stood in contrast to a statement, made overnight Wednesday, in which another vice minister of foreign affairs, Choe Son Hui, warned that Pyongyang could ?make the US taste an appalling tragedy it has neither experienced nor even imagined.? The Washington Examiner (5/24, Correll) and mm (5/24, Caplan), among other news outlets, run similar accounts. At any rate, Trump?s decision sparked criticism from Democrats and unfavorable media analyses that took issue with his management and negotiating styles even as most agreed he had made the right call in canceling his meeting with Kim. The coverage also predicts Trump's cancellation is likely to lead to renewed diplomatic efforts to get the talks back on track - something that apparently is already happening, at least on North Korea?s side. Writing for Politico Magazine for example, Jon B. tells his readers, ?Don't be fooled. Trump wants the meeting as badly as ever, and will jump at the chance to reschedule if and when the time suits him. So, where do we go from here? All roads lead back to the negotiating table.? NBC News. (5/24, story 3, 1:25, Holt) similarly reported ?the US says it is willing to meet under the right conditions," but the WI: (5/24, story 2, 3:20, Glor) cautioned that ?the North Koreans are going to have to take some very strong steps diplomatically and procedurally to convince this White House." Along similar lines, Pamela Brown reported on Situation Room in (5/24) that a ?senior White House of?cial [is] in order for the summit to be put back on that the Administration would need to see the opposite from North Korea than it?s seen in the past week, but what is clear? is that ?Trump does want this summit to happen eventually." The Washington Times (5/24, Taylor) also says the cancellation ?sets the stage for a new wave of brinkmanship that will center on a quick and dramatic expansion of the administration's already biting ?maximum pressure? sanctions campaign," and that ?the key, according to close to the White House, will be the role played by China and the extent to which Beijing stands behind Mr. Kim." Nicholas Kristof, writing for the New York Times concludes ?both Trump and Kim would still like to make a summit happen. So I'm hoping for the best, but fearing for the worst." The A2 (5/24, Riechmann, Pennington) says ?Trump?s withdrawal from? the ?hastily arranged strong criticism and some praise in Washington,? even as ?some North Korea watchers said it was the right thing to do" if he ?wasn't convinced that Pyongyang was serious about giving up its nuclear weapons capabilities.? Olli Heinonen, ?a former deputy director-general at the UN nuclear agency,? said, don?t think that this closes the door. He is testing how willing Kim is." Dan Balz, in the questions whether ?with this president," there be certainty about anything," though ?that?s not to say that" he ?was wrong to call off the summit." Balz adds that ?given North Korea's history, it's likely that that country bears heavy responsibility for the sudden change in plans," but bemoans the fact that ?from the time of his candidacy, Trump insisted that being unpredictable was a central attribute of his approach to problems and negotiations," and ?so far, his unpredictability has produced few of the dividends he often promises." The Washington Post (5/24, Jaffe, Sonne) also reports, ?At the core foreign policy is a belief that he can use his personal charisma to charm his way to world peace," and ?the collapse Thursday of the planned summit the limits of Trump?s me-?rst approach to diplomacy." The Los Angeles Times (5/24, Stokols) refers to ?a dramatic diplomatic setback" and to an ?about?face? for Trump, and another W5, (5/24, Wilkinson) analysis says ?the cancellation may have saved Trump from a meeting in which the goal he had set appeared increasingly unlikely to be achieved and the risk of being outfoxed by the young North Korean leader seemed unacceptably high.? The (5/24, Lucey, Miller, Lee) reports, meanwhile, that ?Trump?s allies in Congress applauded the president, saying he was justi?ed in pulling out of the meeting." Said Sen. Tom Cotton, ?North Korea has a long history of demanding concessions merely to negotiate. While past administrations of both parties have fallen for this ruse, I commend the President for seeing through Kim Jong-un's fraud." CQ Roll Call (5/24, Bennett) reports ?Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Bob Corker signaled he was not disappointed with Trump's decision to cancel the summit,? saying, ?We need to make sure that when we have the meeting, it?s going to be something that?s productive." Sen. Cory Gardner, ?chairman of a Foreign Relations subcommittee that oversees South Asia policy, said in a statement that Trump ?has made the right decision to cancel the North Korea is ready to act in good faith to fully denuclearize." Meanwhile, he added, the US ?must double down on our strategy of maximum pressure and engagement." (5/24, Hayes) reports Senate Majority Leader McConnell decision on ?exactly the right thing' to do," telling Fox News? Bret Baier, ?You know, we?ve seen three generations of North Korean leaders engage in similar ploys in order to get relief from sanctions. It seems that the Kim Jong?un is a chip off the old block and I think the President didn?t want to be played with." Breitbart (5/24, Key) reports House Minority Leader Pelosi said Kim ?was the ?big winner' canceled? the summit, adding that Kim ?must be having a giggle ?t right there in North Korea.? The (5/24, Lucey, Miller, Lee) notes Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY), ranking member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, ?called the development ?another embarrassment for the country?? and that ?this is not ding dong school. It?s serious." USA Today (5/24, Fritze, Korte) similarly reports ?Democrats said the Trump administration?s own missteps were to responsible for the breakdown." Said Sen. Bob Menendez, ?The art of diplomacy is a lot harder than the art of the deal.? Menendez ?blamed the administration's ?lack of preparation? and also questioned why the White House was ?constantly quoting' the Libya model.? Breitbart (5/24, Mora) reports that during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, Secretary of State Pompeo ?blasted? Menendez for his comments, saying, think the American team is fully prepared. I think we?re rocking. I think we?re ready. I think we?re prepared for this meeting. I think President Trump is prepared for this meeting. We were fully, fully engaged over the weeks to prepare for this meeting. So I disagree with your assessment that the Americans are not ready." Menendez retorted, ?When I said, ?Not ready,? I?m talking about, you know, we needed to test all of the propositions and lay out all of the elements of what was ultimately to be decided in a way to ?nd out whether North Koreans were really [telling the truth]." Pompeo replied, ?Yes, sir. That's been done three times before in American history, and Kim Jong-un today possesses the most robust nuclear program he has ever had.? The (5/24, Rucker, Parker, Dawsey) reports that ?Tony Schwartz, who co? authored ?The Art of the Deal' with Trump, said the president scotched the summit to save his ego." Said Schwartz, ?Trump has a morbid fear of being humiliated and shamed. This is showing who's the biggest and the strongest, so he is exquisitely sensitive to the possibility that he would end up looking weak and small. There is nothing more unacceptable to Trump than that.? NYTimes Analysis: Cancellation Gives China Leverage In Trade Talks With US. The New York lime; (5/24, Perlez) reports that as a result of the President's decision, China is ?in the strongest position of all,? and ?may now be able to use any delays in negotiations with North Korea to its advantage in trade talks with the United States." The Times says Chinese President Xi Jinping nervous about the pace of the talks and the prospect of Mr. Kim's getting too close to the Americans," so ?the cancellation of the meeting allows Mr. Xi to use his in?uence with North Korea including his ability to tighten or weaken enforcement of economic sanctions against it as leverage while Beijing negotiates a trade deal with Washington.? The CBS Evening Newsm (5/24, story 3, 2:00, Glor) reported that ?Trump believes that China might be partially to blame here, and he has pointed publicly to a meeting earlier this month between President Xi Jinping and a point at which the US diplomacy soured.? This ?coincides with that recent spike in trade tensions between the United States and China, and the US of?cials wonder now if Beijing may be using its in?uence on North Korea to slow down progress with the Media Analyses: Timing Of Trump Announcement Could Make Kim Feel Like He Was ?Tricked. The Washington Post (5/24, Taylor) reports that ?only hours" before Trump issued his letter, ?North Korea had taken foreign reporters to an event at which it had demolished its only known nuclear testing what was intended as a gesture of goodwill ahead of the summit." The Post adds that ?in his did not mention the demolition of the test site.? The Post also reports that ?now, it may be that North Korea feels it made important concessions for a summit that was canceled before it even began,? as ?Pyongyang will be asking what exactly it got in return." Lee Seong?hyon, ?a research fellow at the left?leaning Sejong Institute in Seoul," said ?the US was also not delivering what North Korea was expecting in return," while ?Hu Xijin, editor of the Chinese state newspaper Global Times," wrote on Twitter that ?Kim may think he was tricked by Trump,? and ?many people would think so too." The A2 (5/24, Lucey, Miller, Lee) also reports Trump?s letter ?could possibly make the situation worse in a culture where saving face can be pivotal." According to die AP, Kim ?could take offense at Trump making this move after he released American detainees and destroyed a nuclear site.? Reuters (5/24) notes that Trump ?canceled the summit a few hours after North Korea followed through on a pledge to blow up tunnels at its main nuclear test site, which Pyongyang said was proof of its commitment to end nuclear testing.? According to Reuters, ?The apparent destruction of what North Korea said was its only nuclear test site had been widely welcomed as a positive, if largely symbolic, step.? Another Washington Post (5/24, Fi?eld) also says ?the fact that Kim's regime went ahead with the destruction of the Punggye-ri nuclear testing site appeared to signal it was still willing to embark on a diplomatic journey with the United States.? Reporting on the demolition, the New, York Times (5/24, Choe) notes ?some feared the moves would be reversible as when the North disabled and then restarted a nuclear reactor years ago.? However, wThursday's reported demolition at the test site was the ?rst concrete step North Korea has taken toward what Washington had been hoping would be a complete nuclear dismantlement under Mr. Kim." The CBS Evening News. (5/24, lead story, 3:00, Glor) reported, ?What they did is in front of us, they strung explosives up inside these tunnels. They had three tunnels that were still remaining at the site. And they blew them up. These were major explosions. They let us walk right up to the entrance of the tunnel, see the explosives. They then put us on a viewing stand further away and blew them up and walked us right back up to those entrances, so we could see with our own eyes that indeed those entrances had been destroyed.? Adds CBS, ?Now, the problem is this was a group of journalists. Nobody there is a nuclear expert. So we have no way of knowing if what they did in front of us actually does render that site completely unusable, or if it?s simply just destroyed the entrances to these tunnels that could then eventually be ?xed." North Koreans Had Stood Up US Delegation In Singapore. The Washington Examiner (5/24, Morrongiello) reports ?a group of Trump administration of?cials were given the brushoff by North Korean of?cials last week after traveling to Singapore to make arrangements now- canceled summit.? The Examines adds ?both the US and Pyongyang had agreed to send of?cials to Singapore to prepare for a meeting between the two leaders, but when Trump administration of?cials arrived, they were not met by their North Korean counterparts." A ?senior White House of?cial" said, ?They waited and they waited. The North Koreans never showed up. The North Koreans didn't tell us anything, they just stood us up." The Washington Times (5/24, Boyer), meanwhile, notes the ?senior White House of?cial" also said ?the major snub was one part of a ?trail of broken promises? by North Korea in recent weeks that led Mr. Trump to cancel the June 12 summit,? and Win (5/24, story 2, 2:35, Holt) attributes the same quote to ?a senior administration of?cial.? Moon, Seemingly Blindsided By Trump, Calls For Immediate Efforts To Restore Summit. The Washington Times (5/24, Taylor) reports ?South Korean President Moon Jae-in and quickly ?nd a way to talk directly in hopes of avoiding a total meltdown in diplomacy or a military clash Thursday, hours after Mr. Trump canceled his planned summit with the North Korean leader amid hostile posturing from Pyongyang." Said Moon, ?Denuclearizatjon of the Korean Peninsula and the establishment of permanent peace are historic tasks that can neither be abandoned nor delayed. I am very perplexed and it is very regrettable that the North Korea-US summit will not be held on June 12 when it was scheduled to be (5/24, Maresca, Onyanga-Omara) says ?the cancellation appeared to take the South Korean leader by surprise," and notes that ?in an initial response, Moon's spokesman, Kim Eui?kyeom, told reporters, ?We are trying to ?gure out what President Trump?s intention is and what its exact meaning The (5/24, Nicholas, Gordon) also reports this morning that Trump sent his letter without informing US allies in order to avoid leaks, and the CBS Evening News. (5/24, story 2, 3:20, Glor) that ?the White House admitted" yesterday that Moon ?only learned of the President?s growing frustration and hesitation about attending this mid?June summit at their face to off face meeting on Tuesday, undercutting long-standing White House representations that the two allies are in constant communication." NBC News. (5/24, story 3, 1:25, Holt) said ?the biggest loser" for yesterday's developments is ?Moon, blindsided,? and ?the biggest winner China." Administration References To "Libya Model? Blamed For Alarming North Koreans. Politico (5/24, Lima) notes ?Trump directly linked the decision to recent in?ammatory remarks made by North Korean of?cials," where ?Choe Son Hui, the North Korean vice minister of foreign affairs, had warned overnight that Pyongyang could ?make the US taste an appalling tragedy it has neither experienced nor even imagined.? Choe also ?said that if talks were canceled, the US and North Korea could instead engage in a ?nuclear-to-nuclear showdown.? The statement also ?referred to Vice President Mike Pence as a ?political dummy? for his recent comments defending national security adviser John Bolton,? who ?had warned that North Korea could face the same fate as Muammar Gadda?, who gave up Libya's nuclear weapons only to later be ousted from power." Rick Noack of the (5/24) says Pence ?brought up Libya as an example of North Korea's possible fate in a Fox News interview Monday, even though similar comments by" Bolton ?had previously drawn ire in Pyongyang." Noack says Libya ?chose to voluntarily give up its nuclear weapons program in 2003 and to comply with Western conditions but the United States and Europe later helped topple the Gadda? regime anyway.? According to Noack, ?It?s easy to see why Pyongyang was becoming more agitated the more Washington brought up Libya.? The New York Times (5/24, Landler, Sullivan) also notes that North Korean of?cials ?were infuriated last week when" Bolton ??rst ?oated the voluntary disarmament of Libya in 2003 as a precedent for North Korea." The Times goes on to report that the cancellation ?creates a major crisis for South Korea?s president, Moon Jae?in, who orchestrated the diplomatic thaw that led to the agreement by Mr. Trump to meet." In a piece titled, ?John Bolton's Wrecking Ball Takes Down North Korea Summit," Ankit Panda of the Daily Beast (5/24, Panda) says, ?for weeks, Bolton has been working to set impossibly high expectations for the summit," and ?appeared to be willing to settle for nothing other than Kim showing up to Singapore to turn over the keys to his nuclear program." On the other hand, Eli Lake of Bloomberg (5/24, Lake) says Bolton ?is valuable," and ?the fact that the North Koreans despise him is a good thing for American interests." According to Lake, Bolton ?is also a good insurance policy for an egotist president who could embrace any deal, even a weak one, just so he can declare a win." More Commentary. The Washington Post (5/24) editorializes that ?North Korea appeared interested only in a multistage process in which denuclearization would be a vague and long-tenn goal, and the regime would be rewarded for every step forward. Such a process carries obvious risks, but the administration should have been willing to carefully explore what Mr. Kim was prepared to do. Instead Mr. Trump has impulsively blown up the process - with potential consequences that he and his administration have not bothered to calculate." In an editorial, the Wall Street Journal (5/24) offers a similar analysis of North Korea?s intentions, and praises Trump for pulling out of the summit rather than engage in the fruitless diplomacy of his predecessors. The New York Times (5/24) editorializes that Trump?s decision is ?not necessarily bad news if it means that the Trump administration will now take the time to do the preparation needed to make such a high-stakes meeting successful.? However, ?it will prove deeply regrettable, and ultimately dangerous, if it winds up meaning mat the two hotheaded leaders sulk off and resume the schoolyard taunts that they exchanged over the past 16 months. That would only make con?agration more likely." The Times concludes, ?If we are lucky, this is just a hiccup in negotiating a standoff that has de?ed resolution for nearly 70 years. There is still time to get diplomacy back on track." In an editorial titled ?Donald Trump, Deal-Breaker In Chief," (5/24) writes that ?Trump's deal-making failures would be almost comical if the stakes weren?t so high. As anyone who has watched a bully on the beach knows, knocking down sand castles is easy. Building them is hard work." Josh Rogin writes in the Washington Post (5/24) that ?it's possible is setting up a future negotiation where the United States gets a better deal. But it's far more likely that Trump's reversal will lower the chances for successful diplomacy, strain alliances, harm US credibility, increase tensions and make peace and security harder to achieve." David Ignatius, in his Washington Post (5/24) column, calls Trump?s letter to Kim ?a coy piece of manipulation ?attering and threatening Kim at the same time. It's like the letters people send when breaking up a romance that hasn?t quite ripened. The words seem heartfelt, even as they stick in the knife." Trump ?thinks the prospect of US investment may draw Kim back to the table. But it's just as likely that the nimble Kim will decide he has escaped a trap. If he wants modernization, China may be a more reliable bet.? Former Defense Department of?cial Lindsey Ford, who ?served as senior adviser to the assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Paci?c security affairs," writes in the New York Times (5/24) that ?by once again catching American allies off guard and publicly antagonizing North Korea, the administration has further undermined its own leverage. The Trump administration, meanwhile, has attitude, swagger, and now a breakup letter for the ages. What it doesn't yet have is a viable strategy. Hopefully, Mr. Trump will seize this chance to ?nd one." Trump Says Clapper Admitted There Was A ?Spy? In His Campaign. President Trump continued his criticism of the FBI on Thursday, claiming the bureau placed a spy in his campaign, and alleging that former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper admitted this in a recent interview. Trump's claim continues to garner heavy media coverage, with many reports highlighting that he has offered no proof for the allegation and several saying he is inaccurately portraying Clapper's remarks. In a pair tweets Thursday morning, Trump said that Clapper has admitted to spying on his campaign and that people in the FBI are ?starting to speak out." Trump wrote, ?Clapper has now admitted that there was Spying in my campaign. Large dollars were paid to the Spy, far beyond normal. Starting to look like one of the biggest political scandals in U.S. history. SPYGATE - a terrible thing!" Trump added in another tweet, ?Not surprisingly, the GREAT Men Women of the FBI are starting to speak out against Comey, McCabe and all of the political corruption and poor leadership found within the top ranks of the FBI. Comey was a terrible and corrupt leader who in?icted great pain on the The Washington Times (5/24, Persons) says Trump's tweet about Clapper was an apparent reference to his comments on ABC's The View earlier this week. A3195 (5/24, Lawler) reports that Clapper said of Trump?s claim, ?He deliberately spun it, distorted it. I mean this is George Orwell up is down, black is white, peace is war. That's exactly what I didn't say. I took aversion to the word spy, it was the most benign version of information gathering. The important thing is the whole reason the FBI was doing this was concern over what the Russians were doing to in?ltrate the campaign, not spying on the campaign. Of course, he turned that completely upside-down in his tweet, as he is wont to do." (5/24, Spiering) reports that in an interview with gun; The Lead In (5/23) Wednesday, Clapper ?declined to rule out whether intelligence agencies sent additional informants to spy on members of" Trump's campaign. Asked by Jake Tapper about the possibility of other informants, Clapper said, ?Well, there could have been. Never say never, but I'm not aware." The New York Times (5/24, Qiu) says Trump's claim about what Clapper said is ?inaccurate." Asked on ?The View" if the FBI was spying on Trump's campaign, Clapper said, ?No, they were not. They were spying on, a term I don't particulariy like, but on what the Russians were doing.? Clapper ?maintained" through several television appearances, ?that F.B.I. agents did not in?ltrate Mr. Trump's campaign for political purposes." Similarly the AB (5/24, Woodward) says Trump is ?twisting" Clapper's words ?as part of his stepped-up effort to trash the credibility of the special counsel?s Russia investigation." Comey said on Conan OI ?The best I can tell it's made up. I don't know where he?s getting that from, honestly. And a number of things he has announced were the biggest scandals since Watergate. My guess is two weeks from now there will be something different than this. I don't know anything about those facts." Comey added, don't ?nd it possible and I know it not to be true. The facts are knowable and I gather today there was a meeting on Capitol Hill where Democrats and Republicans got to see the actual facts which is why I'm con?dent somediing else will be bigger than Watergate next week. He'll find something to tweet about." Eugene Robinson writes in the Washington Post (5/24) that Trump ?is brilliant at the dark art of branding," and cites his use of ?the word ?spy? as a weapon against the FBI, the Justice Department and special counsel Robert S. Mueller investigation of Russian interference in the election." Trump's performance, Robinson writes, ?has been totally dishonest and, let's be honest, quite effective." On ABC's Good Mominq America I: (5/24, 7:03 a.m. EDT), George Stephanopoulos said there is ?no evidence that the FBI in?ltrated the Trump campaign." Cecilia Vega agreed that there is ?zero evidence" that the Trump campaign was in?ltrated, but added that the President ?seems to have cleariy made up his mind,? and is ?no longer implying spies have in?ltrated his campaign, he is insisting it happened." On Win Joe Scarborough said, ?It's really remarkable listening to the President of the United States going out there lying about ?Spygate' and then lying and saying, ?That?s what you all are calling it.? Nobody is calling it that because there was no ?Spygate."' Meanwhile, Fox News (5/24) reports on its website that ?prominent members of the mainstream media are accusing President Trump of lying about" Clapper ?admitting that there were spies in the campaign two days after Clapper said there were spies in his campaign." According to Fox, Clapper ?admitted informants were ?spying,? but said the focus was on Russians and their potential ties to the campaign - which many insiders claimed was splitting hairs." Trump Says He Did Country A ?Great Service? By Firing Comey. The (5/24, Persons) reports that Trump told Fox News? Fox Friends. (5/24) Thursday morning that he did the country a ?great service? by ?ring former FBI Director James Comey. Trump said, think a thing that I've done for the country, the firing of James Corney, is going to go down as a very good thing. FBI is great. I know so many people in the FBI. The FBI is a fantastic institution, but some of the people at the top were rotten apples, and James Comey was one of them. I've done a great service for this country by getting rid of him, by ?ring him." Trump?s comments came after Comey criticized Trump for ?accusing the intelligence agencies of spying on his campaign," saying he is ?lying.? DOJ Briefs Lawmakers On FBl?s Informant In Russia Probe. The Justice Department on Thursday held two brie?ngs on the investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, one which included DNI Coats, FBI Director Wray, Chief of Staff Kelly, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes, House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Trey Gowdy, and House Intelligence Committee ranking member Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA). A second briefing included lawmakers from the ?Gang of Eight? which includes the top Republicans and Democrats in each chamber and the top Republicans and Democrats from the House and Senate intelligence committees. In addition, Kelly and Emmet Flood, the lawyer representing him in the Russia investigation, were present at the beginning of the meetings. Hallie Jackson said on Wait (5/24, story 6, 1:40, Holt) that the presence of Kelly and Flood ?has critics questioning whether the Justice Department is sharing information about an investigation with people tied to that very investigation," while The Hill (5/24, Williams) says their presence ?was a reversal from [White House Press Secretary Sarah] Sanders' previous claims that no White House staff would be present at the meetings.? The New York Times (5/24, Fandos, Benner) reports that while the White House said both left the meetings after sharing introductory remarks ?to relay the president's desire for as much openness as possible under the law? and before the brie?ngs began, their presence ?infuriated Democrats, and it gave what legal experts described as at least the appearance that the White House might have abused its authority to gain insight into an investigation that implicates the president." Politico (5/24, Cheney) reports that Rudy Giuliani said Thursday that the brie?ngs could help accelerate a possible interview between Trump and special counsel Robert Mueller. Giuliani told Politico, ?We want to see how the brie?ng went to today and how much we learned from it. If we learned a good deal from it, it will shorten that whole process considerably." Politico says Giuliani?s comments, alongside the presence of Kelly and Flood at the meetings ?are likely to further enrage Democrats, who have bashed the brie?ngs from the start as a partisan sham meant to undercut Mueller's scrutiny of the president." Jeffrey Toobin said on CNN's The Lead In ?The fundamental question about this part of the investigation is, is this a good faith effort by Congress to determine whether there was some unfairness in the FBI's investigation of the Trump campaign? Or, is this simply a political exercise to defend the President? If you have the White House chief of staff and the White House lawyer in charge of defending the President at this brie?ng, it sure suggests that this is much more of a political effort to defend the President rather than a fact-?nding enterprise.? The CBS Evening NewsII (5/24, story 5, 0:25, Glor) called the brie?ng ?unusual," and (5/24, Johnson, Kelly) says they were ?most extraordinary in that they were ?rst brokered by President Trump, who remains the most prominent subject of the wide-ranging investigation headed by Justice special counsel Robert Mueller." The Wall Street Journal (5/24, Viswanatha, Gurman) reports that the decision to hold two brie?ngs came after complaints from Democrats that they were excluded. However, even after being included, Democrats indicated they were still unhappy. Senate Intelligence Vice Chairman Mark Warner said the White House?s decision to have a separate brie?ng for its political allies shows that it wants to undercut the investigation. The (5/24, Mordock, Boylan) says Warner said the brie?ng to Nunes and Gowdy was ?a farce? that will ?do permanent, longstanding damage to the practice of bipartisan congressional oversight of intelligence." The Washington Post (5/24, Zapotosky, Kim, Barrett) reports that after the brie?ngs ?there seemed to be little in the way of resolution. Instead, the meetings spawned classic Washington ?ghts over who was there, who wasn't, and how it all might look." Pierre Thomas said on Wit (5/24, story 4, 2:00, Muir) that after the brie?ngs, ?Republicans disappeared, not saying a word" but Democrats offered a ?blunt assessment." Reuters (5/24, reports that Schiff said that ?he heard nothing to support Trump's allegation" that a ?spy" was sued against his campaign. Schiff, who said he was speaking on behalf of Senate Minority Leader Schumer and House Minority Leader Pelosi, said, ?Nothing we heard today has changed our view that there is no evidence to support any allegation that the FBI or any intelligence agency placed a spy in the Trump campaign or otherwise failed to follow appropriate procedures and protocols.? McConnell Saw "Nothing Particularly Surprising? In Brie?ng. Stressing the classified nature of the brie?ng, Senate Majority Leader McConnell told Fox News chial Report. (5/24) only that there was ?nothing particularly surprising" in it. (5/24, Strohm, House) reports that as the meetings were being held, House Speaker Ryan said Republicans are now ?getting the cooperation necessary" in response to ?their demands for classi?ed information stemming from early stages of the FBI's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.? Trump Lawyers, Mueller Discussed Date For Trump Interview. Gloria Borger said on CNN's Situation Room II (5/24) that the President's legal team met with the special counsel ?some time in eariy to mid?January.? The President?s lawyers ?really wanted to get this investigation of the President over with and so, they were talking about a potential interview and the special counsel suggested a date, Saturday, January 27" for ?an interview that would last anywhere between four and ?ve hours." On January 29, ?two days after the interview was supposed to take place, John Dowd, who was then the President's lead attorney, wrote them a 20-page letter saying absolutely not." Kushner?s Security Clearance Said To Quiet Speculation About Mueller?s Probe Of His Contacts. On (5/24, 7:03 a.m. EDT), George Stephanopoulos said Jared Kushner has had ?his top security clearance restored after months in limbo and a second extensive interview with Robert Mueller's team." Cecilia Vega went on to report that ?this delay in granting Kushner the security clearance had raised questions that team maybe found some kind of evidence that made him a security threat." Vega noted that Kushner ?sat down for a second very long, seven-hour interview with the Mueller team" and faced ?questions focused on Kushner?s time in the campaign, during his time in the transition and, of questions about his foreign contacts.? However, according to Vega, ?Kushner's attorney says Mueller?s team and other prosecutors made it clear they do not believe Kushner has done anything to merit him being charged." Mueller Team Looking Into Stone?s Finances. On CNN's Anderson Cooper 360.: Anderson Cooper reported that ?sources? have told CNN that ?prosecutors from Robert Mueller's team have been looking into the ?nances of President Trump?s long?time adviser Roger Stone. Mueller is also seeking to interview witnesses to gather more information about Stone.? Politico (5/24, Samuelsohn) considers the possibility of Stone ?ipping on the President, noting that while Michael Cohen ?is considered the keeper of Trump's most private secrets, Stone has known me president for much longer, and is a self-described dirty trickster with broad knowledge of his personal, business and political histories." Stone, Politico adds, ?may also feel limited loyalty to his former boss, with whom he has at times bitterly feuded." According to ?law enforcement experts," Mueller is likely considering those factors ?as he zeroes in on Stone." Politico cites ?some people who know him well" who say if Stone is indicted, it is unlikely he ?will stay devoted to a president who has embraced him but also dubbed him a ?stone?cold loser.? Caputo Opens Legal Fund To Others Caught Up In Russia Investigations. The (5/24, Ross) reports that former Trump campaign adviser Michael Caputo ?is opening up his legal defense fund to other campaign aides ensnared" in the Russia investigations. Caputo, who started the Michael Caputo Legal Fund ?to help cover $125,000 in legal bills he?s racked up over the course of the Russia investigation,? said he is opening up the fund ?to witnesses interviewed by special counsel Robert Mueller and the three congressional committees investigating the campaign." Most DOJ Employee Political Donations Went To Democrats. The Washington Free Beacon (5/24, Schoffstall) reports that political by Justice Department employees ?overwhelmingly favor Democratic candidates so far this cycle, data shows." In this cycle, ?individuals at the DOJ have contributed a total of $192,534 so far this election cycle, with $159,800 (83 percent) of this amount going to Democrats." Republicans ?have been the recipients of just 14 percent of the total contributions from those at the agency, pulling in $27,129 in donations." Following Trump Comments, Avenatti Seeks To Lift Hold On Hush Agreement Suit. News (5/24, Larson) reports that Stormy Daniels' lawyer, Michael Avenatti, argued in a court ?ling Thursday that Trump?s acknowledgment of the hush agreement with his client ?means that a judge?s hold on her lawsuit to void the deal can be lifted." According to Avenatti, Trump's ?admission that he knew about the pact shows there?s no need to question his lawyer, Michael Cohen.? Said Avenatti, ?Mr. Trump?s newfound voice on facts concerning this lawsuit demonstrates he will be able to testify in his defense." Avenatti was asked on CNN's Situation Room I (5/24) why he cannot wait the 90 days the judge has recommended. Avenatti said, ?The reason is because we're a little concerned that it may far beyond 90 days. And we are highly con?dent that Michael Cohen and his attorneys and Mr. Trump are going to make an effort to prolong this inde?nitely and 90 days will turn into 180 and then 270, and before you know it, we'll be looking at a delay of two or three years and we want to avoid that because there's no need for it. We believe the case should proceed forthwith, and we believe that I should be provided an opportunity to depose the President.? Judge Rules State Department Must Help Lawsuit Against Russia Over Hack. Bloomberg News (5/24, Larson) reports that on Wednesday, the DNC ?won a court order forcing? the State Department ?to help in the group?s lawsuit accusing Russia of interfering in the 2016 election.? According to Bloomberg, US District Judge John Koeltl ?granted the DNC's request to enlist" the State Department ?to formally serve Russia with the complaint through a provision of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act." Bloomberg says the DNC ?will also get the State Department?s help in serving the complaint on the GRU, Russia?s military spy service, and the GRU operative using the pseudonym Guccifer 2.0, who had claimed to have hacked the computers." Trump Says He Will Not Sign An Immigration Bill Without ?Real Wall? And ?Strong Border Security.? In an interview taped on Wednesday and aired on Fox News? Fox Friends. (5/24) on Thursday morning, President Trump said he would not sign any immigration reform bill ?unless it includes a wall, a real wall,? and ?very strong border security." The President also said he wants to get rid of the diversity visa lottery and ?chain migration," which he said is ?a disaster.? In addition, the President said he will insist that any immigration legislation ends the practice of ?catch and release." The A2 (5/24, Lucey) reports that Trump ?said the United States had ?the worst immigration laws in the entire world by far? and said he wanted a comprehensive deal that included all of his priorities.? Trump Signs Dodd-Frank Revisions Into Law. The (5/24, Gordon) reports that President Trump yesterday ?signed into law a measure that loosens key restraints for banks imposed after the 2008 ?nancial crisis and Great Recession," calling it ?the next step in America?s unprecedented economic comeback.? According to the AP, the ?Republican-crafted bill passed Congress on Tuesday with the help of some Democratic votes and allowed Trump to ful?ll his campaign pledge of dismantling the landmark Dodd?Frank law.? The AP says the legislation the President signed into law ?raises the threshold at which banks are deemed so big and plugged into the ?nancial grid that if one were to fail it would cause major havoc." Bloomberg News (5/24, Dexheimer) quotes the President as saying, ?This is all about the Dodd? Frank disaster, and they ?xed it or at least have gone a long way to ?xing it." Bloomberg notes that the new law means ?small banks are also freed from Volcker Rule restrictions." In addition, ?the legislation makes a technical ?x that would let some investment ?rms like BlackRock Inc. continue trading with some funds," according to Bloomberg. The Washington Times (5/24, Miller) quotes Trump as saying, ?By liberating small banks from excessive bureaucracy and that?s what it was, bureaucracy we are unleashing the economic potential of our people.? However, Reuters (5/24) points out, the new law ?stops short of eliminating much of Dodd? Frank," and ?most of that law?s core provisions remain intact.? Reuters reports that Congress now ?may consider an additional package of bills aimed at relaxing securities laws to make it easier for companies to raise capital." The Hill (5/24, Lane) reports that the legislation was introduced in November by Senate Banking Chairman Mike Grape ?and a group of moderate Democrats on the panel,? including Sens. Joe Donnelly, Heidi Heitkamp, Jon Tester, and Mark Warner. Trump ?praised ?a lot of great Democrats? who had written the bill, but did not invite most of its Democratic authors to the signing ceremony.? The President ?only invited Heitkamp to the event, snubbing Tester, Donnelly and Warner.? Trump Issues Posthumous Pardon To Former Heavyweight Champion Johnson. The A2 (5/24, Colvin) reports that President Trump yesterday ?granted a rare posthumous pardon to boxing?s ?rst black heavyweight champion, clearing Jack Johnson's name more than 100 years after what many see as his racially-charged conviction." The AP notes that in the Oval Of?ce today, the President was ?joined by boxer Lennox Lewis and actor Sylvester Stallone, who has drawn awareness to Johnson?s cause." Johnson ?was convicted in 1913 by an all?white jury for violating the Mann Act, which made it illegal to transport women across state lines for ?immoral? purposes, for traveling with his white girifriend." The Wit (5/24, story 9, 0:30, Glor) noted ??lmmaker Ken Burns organized a petition for a presidential pardon for Johnson in 2004, and recently actor Sylvester Stallone called President Trump to make a new request." NBC Newslu (5/24, story 8, 1:45, Holt) showed former champ Lennox Lewis saying, ?Jack Johnson is a great inspiration to me, especially throughout my career." The (5/24, Bogage) reports that also present was ?current heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder," and goes on to report that ?congressional leaders had long lobbied presidents to pardon Johnson." Trump said yesterday, ?No president ever signed it, surprisingly." The New York Times (5/24, Eligon, Shear) says ?the Obama administration passed on pardoning Johnson, citing in part allegations of domestic violence against women.? The Washington Times (5/24, Boyer) also reports Trump ?said the Congressional Black Caucus and others in Congress had supported a pardon several times for Johnson, and he noted that people were surprised that Mr. Obama did not grant the pardon." Said Trump, am taking this very righteous step to correct a wrong that occurred in our history." The Washington Examiner (5/24, Joyce) reports that ?for the African?American community, seeing Johnson pardoned is especially signi?cant,? as it amounts to ?an admission of the mistreatment of blacks in the pre-civil rights era." The Daily Caller (5/24, Rodgers) notes the pardon ?was met with praise by many, including former heavyweight champion George Foreman." The Los Angeles Times (5/24, Pugmire) reports WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman ?looked around the Oval Of?ce on Thursday and was shaken by the moment ?nally receiving his full, posthumous pardon." Said Sulaiman, ?We're so happy. It's a victory for humanity, human equality and inclusion. And it's a great day for boxing.? Editorial Wrap-Up New York Times. "The Populists Take Rome. The New York Times (5/24) editorializes that the formation of a new, populist government in Italy has ?sent a chill through markets and capital cities on a continent already battered by Brexit, Euroskeptic governments in Eastern Europe and the rise of populist parties elsewhere, and an ?America First? Trump administration in Washington with faint respect for European allies." But the Times says ?how much damage the coalition can actually do is not clear.? The ?allure of populists," it argues, ?can fade rapidly if they fail to come up with concrete solutions to the resentments that brought them to power." Now, the task for French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel and their allies ?is to stay the course on the bloc's values, coherence and rules, but also to recognize and address the anger that has fed the rebellion." ?The Supreme Court Sticks It To Workers, Again. In an editorial, the New York Times (5/24) criticizes the Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling in Epic Systems v. Lewis, which ?involved claims by workers at three companies that their employers underpaid them. The companies? employment contracts required their workers to pursue any pay disputes in arbitration rather than in a regular court, and to do so individually - which is prohibitively expensive for most workers." But the court ruled ?for the employers and their bars against class actions even in arbitration.? The Times writes that if Merrick Garland, ?who should be sitting in Justice Gorsuch's seat but for the outrageous machinations of Senate Republicans," was on the court, ?the odds are good that Monday?s ruling would have gone the other way.? ?The Off-Again Meeting With North Korea.? The New York Times (5/24) editorializes that President Trump?s decision to pull out of the North Korea summit is ?not necessarily bad news if it means that the Trump administration will now take the time to do the preparation needed to make such a high?stakes meeting successful.? However, ?it will prove deeply regrettable, and ultimately dangerous, if it winds up meaning that the two hotheaded leaders sulk off and resume the schoolyard taunts that they exchanged over the past 16 months. That would only make con?agration more likely.? The Times concludes, ?If we are lucky, this is just a hiccup in negotiating a standoff that has defied resolution for nearly 70 years. There is still time to get diplomacy back on track." Washington Post. ?Sterling Brown ?5 Arrest Shows Why NFL Players Have A Reason To Kneel. A (5/24) editorial cites the Milwaukee police chief?s apology ?for a January incident in which members of his department tackled National Basketball Association player Sterling Brown, who is black, and forced him to the ground with the help of a painful stun?gun shock, because well, for no good reason, at least none that?s visible on police body?camera video," and argues that while President Trump has denounced NFL players who choose to kneel in protest during the national anthem, ?unless and until police misconduct such as that visited on Mr. Brown is players will, in our view, have amply compelling reason to express themselves." "Muriel Bowser?s Newborn Baby Is A Mark Of Progress. In an editorial, the Washington Post (5/24) comments on District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser?s adoption of a baby girl, taking ?note of the signi?cance of the event. Ms. Bowser will be the ?rst single mother to oversee the nation?s capital not so long after a time when it was hard, if not impossible, for a single person to adopt at all.? Her ?ability to adopt at 45 and never married underscores the strides that have been made in placing children in homes that serve their interests rather than some outdated cultural notion of worthiness." "Trump Impulsively Blow Up The North Korea Summit. The Washington Post 24) editorializes that ?North Korea appeared interested only in a multistage process in which denuclearization would be a vague and long-term goal, and the regime would be rewarded for every step forward. Such a process carries obvious risks, but the administration should have been willing to carefully explore what Mr. Kim was prepared to do. Instead Mr. Trump has impulsively blown up the process with potential consequences that he and his administration have not bothered to calculate." Wall Street Journal. ?Trump?s Trade Confusion. In an editorial, the Wall Street Journal (5/24) criticizes the President?s trade policies and says that while the Commerce Department has launched an investigation into whether auto imports endanger national security, the US auto industry does not need and did not seek protection. "Protecting Nonprofit Donors. In an editorial, the Wall Street Journal (5/24) endorses the elimination of IRS 990 Schedule B, forms that nonpro?t organizations must provide listing major donors. While they are meant to remain confidential, attorneys general in California and New York are seeking state-level versions. The Journal says the information could be used to intimidate donors to conservative organizations. ?Dodging A Korean Summit Failure.? In an editorial, the WW (5/24) praises President Trump for pulling out of the North Korea summit rather than engage in the fruitless diplomacy of his predecessors. Big Picture Headlines From Today?s Front Pages. Wall Street Journal: Trump Calls Off Summit With Kim, Cites ?Hostilig' How A Weakened ESPN Became Consumed By Politics New York Times: Trump Pulls Out Of North Korea Summit Meeting With Kim Jong-un I Harvey Weinstein Will Be Charged With Rape In New York, Of?cials Say . Trump Pardons Jack Johnson, Heameight Boxing Champion New Pn'vag Law Makes Europe World's Leading Tech Watchdog Washington Post: Wm Collapse Of Talks Reveals The Limits Of President's Diplomatic Sgle WW Lawmakers Briefed On FBI Source In Russia Probe Wm Financial Times: Trump Calls Off Summit With North Korea?s Kim Jong Un Gu enheim A reed 30m Settlement With Fund Mana er Russia And Saudi Arabia To Discuss Relaxing Oil Production Caps Washington Times: Trump Warns North Korea: US Militag ?Ready If Necessag" Anti- -Trump Forces Threaten GOP Lawmakers' Lives In Name Of #Resistance Trump Presents Medal Of Honor To Navy SEAL Hero At ?Battle Of Robert? 5 Ridge" If Story Lineup From Last Night' 5 Network News: ABC: North Korea Summit Cancellation; Weinstein To Surrender; Morgan Freeman Apology; Severe Weather; Tampa-Racing Cars Kill Mother; Milwaukee Police Racial Profiling; Trump?DO] Investigation; Gas Prices; NJ School Bus Crash Investigation; Pittsburgh Runaway Barge; Amazon Echo Malfunction; Michael Jackson Memorial; Harvard?Former Homeless Student. CBS: North Korea Summit Cancellation; North Korea Summit Cancellation?Reactions; North Korea Summit Cancellation-Expert Comment; Weinstein To Surrender; Congress-Trump Campaign Intelligence Briefing; Air Force Base-Drug; Hawaii Volcano Eruption; Miami-Vehicle Accident; Trump?Jack Johnson Pardon; Tennis?French Open; WH?Medal Of Honor Ceremony. NBC: Weinstein To Surrender; North Korea Summit Cancellation; North Korea Summit Cancellation-Reactions; Severe Weather; Hawaii Volcano Eruption; Congress-Trump Campaign Intelligence Briefing; WH?Medal Of Honor Ceremony; Trump?Jack Johnson Pardon; Urban Pedestrian Safety; NJ School Bus Crash Investigation; Amazon Echo Malfunction; Baseball News; Star Wars Movie. Network TV At A Glance: North Korea Summit Cancellation - 9 minutes, 10 seconds Weinstein To Surrender 7 minutes, 20 seconds Story Lineup From This Morning?s Radio News Broadcasts: ABC: Canada-Restaurant Explosion; North Korea Summit Cancellation; Weinstein To Surrender; Oklahoma City Shooter. CBS: North Korea Summit Cancellation; Congress?Trump Campaign Intelligence Briefing; Weinstein To Surrender; Oklahoma City Shooter; Wall Street. FOX: North Korea Summit Cancellation; North Korea Summit Cancellation-Reactions; Congress- Trump Campaign Intelligence Brie?ng. NPR: North Korea Summit Cancellation; Congress-Trump Campaign Intelligence Briefing; Gas Prices. Washington Schedule Today?s Events In Washington. White House: PRESIDENT TRUMP Participates in the United States Naval Academy Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony; meets with the Secretary of State. VICE PRESIDENT PENCE No public schedule announced. US Senate: Breaks for Memorial Day recess until Jun 4. US House: Breaks for Memorial Day recess until Jun 4. Other: 8:30 AM Rev. Michael Curry attends press conference on yesterday's White House candlelight vigil - Religious ?gures, including The Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Rev. Michael Curry, who delivered the sermon at the UK royal wedding last Saturday, hold press conference at the National Press Club, providing an overview of yesterday?s candlelight vigil to the White House and ?the historical convening resulting in the Reclaiming Jesus Declaration? Location: National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW, Washington, DC 2:30 PM CSIS host former ambassador Patricia Haslach Center for Strategic and International Studies ?Careers in Global Development' event, with former US. Ambassador to Ethiopia, to APEC, and to Laos Patricia Haslach Location: Center for Strategic and International Studies, 1616 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC Last Laughs Late Night Political Humor. Conan O?Brien: ?It looks like the North Korean summit is off. Did you hear about this? This morning, President Trump canceled his summit with Kim Jong?un, saying it is because of Kim?s open hostility. Trump said, will not tolerate hostility from a fat?faced little rocket man."? Conan O?Brien: ?President Trump informed Kim Jong-un he was canceling their summit by sending Kim a personal letter. The disturbing part is Trump signed the letter ?Yours in crazy.? Jimmy Kimmel: In a letter to Kim, ?Trump wrote, ?You talk about nuclear capabilities, but ours are so massive and powerful that I pray to God they will never have to be used,? and then goes right into, felt a wonderful dialogue was building up between you and me.? See, that's Trump diplomacy in a nutshell: I look forward to our friendship, but if not, I will kill you." Jimmy Kimmel: ?Meanwhile, South Korea, who really has the most to lose in all of this, was reportedly caught totally off guard. No one gave them a heads-up. They had to call an emergency meeting and they released a statement. They wrote, ?We are trying to ?gure out what President Trump's intention is and what its exact meaning is.? Well, welcome to the club, because we are too. That?s every day.? Jimmy Kimmel: ?Now the talks are off. And now we also have to ?gure out what to do with these Korean summit commemorative coins Trump?s people had made up. Maybe they can become the of?cial currency of the apocalypse? I don?t know." Jimmy Kimmel: ?In what was supposed to be the big story, there were two closed-door brie?ngs for members of Congress to go over this classi?ed information related to the spygate scandal that Trump cooked up. This brie?ng was originally supposed to be held for Republicans only. Which is insane. It was so insane, in fact, even the White House agreed it didn?t look good. So they changed course and hosted a second meeting that Democrats were invited to. Like when your mom forces you to invite the whole class to your birthday party. You don?t want to, but you do." Jimmy Kimmel: ?White House press secretary Sarah Sanders, in an interview with the failing New York being called ?Iiar? bothers her. Which, I don?t know. I know this might sound crazy, but have you considered maybe not lying all the time?" Jimmy Kimmel: ?The supreme leader of Iran, the Ayatollah, in response to our threat of the strongest sanctions against them yet, pulling out of our deal, said this about America yesterday. This is a real quote. He said, ?Like the famous cat in ?Tom and Jerry,? they will lose again.? I guess they just got Saturday morning cartoons over there? I love to imagine the Ayatollah watching ?Tom and Jerry.? ?Praise Allah, the accursed cat has been incinerated again!? Stephen Colbert: Trump and Kim ?better meet because they've ?already made the commemorative coin marking the occasion of the summit. Well, now it has to happen. We already made the coins! We?ll never get our deposit back on the band, and the six-foot party sub is on the way!" Jimmy Fallon: ?Today, President Trump announced that he is calling off his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Yeah. Now this is very interesting: After he broke it off, Trump told him that he could have custody of Don Jr." James Corden: ?President Trump canceled next month?s peace talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Now this has been going on for some time. First the meeting was on, and now it's off, then it was back on. I can?t handle this tension! Trump and Kim Jong-un are like the new Ross and Rachel." James Corden: ?Trump canceled the meeting with North Korea over their ?tremendous anger and open hostility,? which is ironic considering ?tremendous anger and open hostility? is Trump?s 2020 campaign slogan." Seth Meyers: ?President Trump today sent a letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un canceling their upcoming meeting. So, let me just get this straight you sent a dictator a letter but used Twitter to ?re most of your staff. 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The Department of the Interior News Brie?ng is published ?ve days a week by Bulletin Intelligence, which creates custom brie?ngs for government and corporate leaders. We can be found on the Web at BulletinIntelIigence.com, or called at (703) 483-6100. Conversation Contents TMM Withdrawal Comments Attachments: /58. TMM Withdrawal Comments/1.1 image001.png /58. TMM Withdrawal Comments/1.2 Udall v. Tallman_ 380 US. 1.pdf /58. TMM Withdrawal Comments/1.3 USFS Comments.pdf [58. TMM Withdrawal Comments/2.1 image001.png [58. TMM Withdrawal Comments/3.1 image001.png /58. TMM Withdrawal Comments/3.2 Udall v. Tallman_ 380 US. 1.pdf /58. TMM Withdrawal Comments/3.3 USFS Comments.pdf /58. TMM Withdrawal Comments/4.1 image001.png /58. TMM Withdrawal Comments/4.2 Research on authority to withdraw lands in SNF 3.21.18.docx Kevin Baker From: Kevin Baker Sent: Tue May 15 2018 18:08:25 GMT-0600 (MDT) To: CC: "Jacobson, Rachel" Subject: TMM Withdrawal Comments Attachments: image001.png Udall v. Tallman_ 380 US. 1.pdf USFS Comments.pdf Karen- Please see the attached courtesy copy of Twin Metals August 11, 2017 comments on the proposed withdrawal, along with a copy of the Udall decision discussed starting on page 5 of the Dorsey opinion. Sincerely: Kevin Kevin L. Baker Vice President, Legal Affairs Phone: 651-587-1297 Twin Metals Minnesota, LLC 380 St. Peter St, Suite 705 St. Paul, Minnesota 55102 Description: Description: Description: "Hawbecker, Karen" From: "Hawbecker, Karen" Sent: Wed May 16 2018 09:46:28 GMT-0600 (MDT) To: Kevin Baker CC: "Jacobson, Rachel" Subject: Re: TMM Withdrawal Comments Attachments: image001.png Thank you, Kevin. Appreciate it. --Karen Karen Hawbecker Ac ing Deputy Solicitor Energy and Mineral Resources Of?ce of the Solicitor US. Department of the Interior 1849 Street NW. MS 6348 Washington, DC. 20240 Of?ce: (202) 208?4507 On Tue, May 15, 2018 at 8:08 PM, Kevin Baker wrote: Karen- Please see the attached courtesy copy of Twin Metals August 11, 2017 comments on the proposed withdrawal, along with a copy of the Udall decision discussed starting on page 5 of the Dorsey opinion. Sincerely: Kevin Kevin Baker Vice President Lgal Affairs Phone: 651-587-1297 Twin Metals Minnesota, LLC 380 St. Peter St, Suite 705 St. Paul, Minnesota 55102 Description: Description: Description: "Hawbecker, Karen" From: "Hawbecker, Karen" Sent: Wed May 16 2018 09:47:12 GMT-0600 (MDT) Richard McNeer Briana Collier To: Roy Fuller "Sklar, Ryan" "Moody, Aaron" Subject: Fwd: TMM Withdrawal Comments Attachments: image001.png Udall v. Tallman_ 380 US. 1.pdf USFS Comments.pdf FYI Forwarded message From: Kevin Baker Date: Tue, May 15, 2018 at 8:08 PM Subject: TMM Withdrawal Comments To: CC: "Jacobson. Rachel" Karen- Please see the attached courtesy copy of Twin Metals August 11, 2017 comments on the proposed withdrawal, along with a copy of the Udall decision discussed starting on page 5 of the Dorsey opinion. Sincerely: Kevin Kevin L. _Baker Phone: 651-587-1297 Twin Metals Minnesota, LLC 380 St. Peter St., Suite 705 St. Paul, Minnesota 55102 Description: Description: Description: cid1imageOO1.png@01CBF0567DE Karen Hawbecker Acting Deputy Solicitor Energy and Mineral Resources Of?ce of the Solicitor US. Department of the Interior 1849 Street NW. MS 6348 Washington, DC. 20240 Of?ce: (202) 208-4507 karen.hawbecker sol.doi. ov Ryan Sklar From: Ryan Sklar Sent: Wed May 16 2018 10:11:57 GMT-0600 (MDT) To: "Hawbecker, Karen" Richard McNeer "Collier, Briana" CC: Roy Fuller Aaron Moody Subject: Re: TMM Withdrawal Comments Attachments: image001.png Research on authority to withdraw lands in SNF 3.21.18.docx Hi Karen, Thanks for sending these materials. Back in March, I did some preliminary research into the arguments in TMM's August 2017 comment letter regarding the Secretary's authority to withdraw lands from the operation of the mineral leasing laws under section 204 of FLPMA. I've attached an informal write up that summarizes my research at the time. It's a bit rough and just a collection of bullet points, but it addresses some of primary points. After hearing that TMM raised the issue again at yesterday's meeting, I was planning on revisiting my notes to see what, if anything, I should add to them. I plan on doing that in the next few days. Happy to discuss. Thanks, Ryan On Wed, May 16, 2018 at 11:47 AM Hawbecker, Karen wrote: FYI Forwarded message From: Kevin Baker (WW) Date: Tue, May 15, 2018 at 8:08 PM Subject: TMM Withdrawal Comments To: aren.hawbecker@sol.doi.gov" Cc: "Jacobson, Rachel" Karen- Please see the attached courtesy copy of Twin Metals August 11, 2017 comments on the proposed withdrawal, along with a copy of the Udall decision discussed starting on page 5 of the Dorsey opinion. Sincerely: Kevin Kevin Baker Vice President, Lgal Affairs Phone: 651-587?1297 Twin Metals Minnesota, LLC 380 St. Peter St, Suite 705 St. Paul, Minnesota 55102 Description: Description: Description: cid1image001 Karen Hawbecker Acting Deputy Solicitor Energy and Mineral Resources Of?ce of the Solicitor US. Department of the Interior 1849 Street NW. MS 6348 Washington, DC. 20240 Of?ce: (202) 2084507 Ryan Sklar Attomey-Advisor Of?ce of the Solicitor US. Department of the Interior 202-208-3039 NOTICE: This e?mail (including attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, con?dential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby noti?ed that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this e-mail or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you receive this e?mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. "Hawbecker, Karen" From: "Hawbecker, Karen" Sent: Wed May 16 2018 11:59:37 GMT-0600 (MDT) To: Ryan Sklar Richard McNeer "Collier, Briana" CC: Roy Fuller Aaron Moody Subject: Re: TMM Withdrawal Comments Thanks, Ryan. --Karen On Wed, May 16, 2018 at 12:11 PM, Ryan Sklar wrote: Hi Karen, Thanks for sending these materials. Back in March, I did some preliminary research into the arguments in TMM's August 2017 comment letter regarding the Secretary's authority to withdraw lands from the operation of the mineral leasing laws under section 204 of FLPMA. I've attached an informal write up that summarizes my research at the time. It's a bit rough and just a collection of bullet points, but it addresses some of primary points. After hearing that TMM raised the issue again at yesterday's meeting, I was planning on revisiting my notes to see what, if anything, I should add to them. I plan on doing that in the next few days. Happy to discuss. Thanks, Ryan On Wed, May 16, 2018 at 11:47 AM Hawbecker, Karen wrote: FYI Forwarded message From: Kevin Baker Date: Tue, May 15, 2018 at 8:08 PM Subject: TMM Withdrawal Comments To: CC: "Jacobson, Rachel" Karen- Please see the attached courtesy copy of Twin Metals August 11, 2017 comments on the proposed withdrawal, along with a copy of the Udall decision discussed starting on page 5 of the Dorsey opinion. Sincerely: Kevin Kevin Baker ch President, Affairs Phone: 651-587-1297 Twin Metals Minnesota, LLC 380 St. Peter St_, Suite 705 St. Paul, Minnesota 55102 Description: Description: Description: Karen Hawbecker Acting Deputy Solicitor Energy and Mineral Resources Of?ce of the Solicitor US Department of the Interior 1849 Street NW. MS 6348 Washington, DC. 20240 Of?ce: (202) 2084507 karen.hawbecker sol.doi. ov Ryan Sklar Attomey-Advisor Of?ce of the Solicitor US. Department of the Interior 202-208-3039 NOTICE: This e?mail (including attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, con?dential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby noti?ed that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this e-mail or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you receive this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. Karen Hawbecker Acting Deputy Solicitor Energy and Mineral Resources Of?ce of the Solicitor US. Department of the Interior 1849 Street NW. MS 6348 Washington, DC. 20240 Office: (202) 208-4507 karen.hawbecker sol.doi. ov Conversation Contents Twin Metals PRLAs within withdrawal area? Attachments: /59. Twin Metals PRLAs within withdrawal Proposed withdrawal area.pdf [59. Twin Metals PRLAs within withdrawal Superior National Forest Mineral Withdrawal Application Map.pdf [59. Twin Metals PRLAs within withdrawal FS withdrawal application.pdf /59. Twin Metals PRLAs within withdrawal VER Attachment 1 - BLM ESO list of MN /59. Twin Metals PRLAs within withdrawal /59. Twin Metals PRLAs within withdrawal Twin_Metals_Permits_Leases.pdf /59. Twin Metals PRLAs within withdrawal Preference Right Lease Application for Permits 50652 and 50846.pdf "Collier, Briana" From: "Collier, Briana" Sent: Fri May 11 2018 11:48:26 GMT-0600 (MDT) To: Dean Gettinger "Howell, Timothy" CC: Ryan Sklar Karen Hawbecker Subject: Twin Metals PRLAs within withdrawal area? Proposed withdrawal area.pdf Superior National Forest Mineral Withdrawal Application Map.pdf FS withdrawal application.pdf VER Attachment 1 - BLM ESO list of MN Attachments: Twin_Metals_Permits_Leases.pdf Preference Right Lease Application for Permits 50652 and 50846.pdf Hi Dean, Tim: One of Twin Metals' lawyers has asserted that the company's currently pending PRLAs encompass lands outside of the proposed withdrawal area. The ?rst attachment below is the Appendix of the withdrawal application with the land descriptions of the lands proposed to be withdrawn. The second attachment is the map the FS put together to accompany its withdrawal application. The third is the withdrawal application itself in case you need it for reference. The fourth attachment is a list of Twin Metals interests that I got from BLM ESO awhile back. It indicates that the currently pending PRLAs involve the lands associated with prospecting permits 50652, 50846, and 50264. Tim made some maps in late 2016 that show the location of the three relevant prospecting permits, which I have attached as attachments 5 and 6. I have also attached the copy of the PRLA for 50652 and 50846 that I have in my ?les. I do not currently have a copy of the PRLA for 50264. Please let me know what you think of this assertion, and whether you need me to track down any additional information to address this issue. Thanks to you both for your assistance, Bnana Briana Collier Attorney?Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248-5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. "Hawbecker, Karen" From: "Hawbecker, Karen" Sent: Fri May 11 2018 12:24:38 GMT-0600 (MDT) To: "Collier, Briana" Subject: Re: Twin Metals PRLAs within withdrawal area? Thanks so much for pulling all of this together, Briana! On Fri, May 11, 2018 at 1:48 PM, Collier, Briana wrote: Hi Dean, Tim: One of Twin Metals' lawyers has asserted that the company's currently pending PRLAs encompass lands outside of the proposed withdrawal area. The ?rst attachment below is the Appendix of the withdrawal application with the land descriptions of the lands proposed to be withdrawn. The second attachment is the map the FS put together to accompany its withdrawal application. The third is the withdrawal application itself in case you need it for reference. The fourth attachment is a list of Twin Metals interests that I got from BLM ESO awhile back. It indicates that the currently pending PRLAs involve the lands associated with prospecting permits 50652, 50846, and 50264. Tim made some maps in late 2016 that show the location of the three relevant prospecting permits, which I have attached as attachments 5 and 6. I have also attached the copy of the PRLA for 50652 and 50846 that I have in my ?les. I do not currently have a copy of the PRLA for 50264. Please let me know what you think of this assertion, and whether you need me to track down any additional information to address this issue. Thanks to you both for your assistance, Bnana Briana Collier Attorney?Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources U.S. Department of the Interior, Of?ce of the Solicitor 505 Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248-5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivery of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. Karen Hawbecker Acting Deputy Solicitor Energy and Mineral Resources Of?ce of the Solicitor U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 Street NW. MS 6348 Washington, DC. 20240 Of?ce: (202) 208?4507 karen.hawbecker@sol.doi.gov "Gettinger, Dean" From: "Gettinger, Dean" Sent: Fri May 11 2018 14:28:06 GMT-0600 (MDT) To: "Collier, Briana" "Howell, Timothy" Ryan Sklar Karen CC: Hawbecker Subject: Re: Twin Metals PRLAs within withdrawal area? Briana, I took a look at this. Some of the lands in the withdrawal are described by section or partial sections, but some are by lots. I don't have a map with the lots handy. My somewhat cursory look indicates that at least a fair portion of the lands are included in the withdrawal. Unless TMM is asserting that all of the lands in their PRLAs are outside the withdrawal, I would say then need to give us speci?c descriptions for the lands in question. Tim was going take a look on Monday. Dean On Fri, May 11, 2018 at 12:48 PM, Collier, Briana wrote: Hi Dean, Tim: One of Twin Metals' lawyers has asserted that the company's currently pending PRLAs encompass lands outside of the proposed withdrawal area. The first attachment below is the Appendix of the withdrawal application with the land descriptions of the lands proposed to be withdrawn. The second attachment is the map the FS put together to accompany its withdrawal application. The third is the withdrawal application itself in case you need it for reference. The fourth attachment is a list of Twin Metals interests that I got from BLM ESO awhile back. It indicates that the currently pending PRLAs involve the lands associated with prospecting permits 50652, 50846, and 50264. Tim made some maps in late 2016 that show the location of the three relevant prospecting permits, which I have attached as attachments 5 and 6. I have also attached the copy of the PRLA for 50652 and 50846 that I have in my files. I do not currently have a copy of the PRLA for 50264. Please let me know what you think of this assertion, and whether you need me to track down any additional information to address this issue. Thanks to you both for your assistance, Bnana Briana Collier Attorney?Adviser, Division of Mineral Resources US. Depaitment of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor SOS Marquette Ave., NW Ste.1800 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Phone: (505) 248?5604 This email (including any attachments) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected by applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for deliveiy of this email to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies. Dean Gettinger District Manager Northeastern States District 626 E. Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 200 Milwaukee, WI 53202 (414) 297-4402 "Howell, Timothy" From: "Howell, Timothy" Sent: Tue May 15 2018 08:15:41 GMT-0600 (MDT) To: "Collier, Briana" CC: Dean Gettinger Ryan Sklar Karen Hawbecker Subject: Re: Twin Metals PRLAs within withdrawal area? Sor for the dela but I've had a chance to look this over. Technicall