Interior Scrutinizes Arrangement With Rancher

...The Department of the Interior's inspector general is looking into whether a rancher is being allowed to commit more grazing violations under cover of an unusual settlement agreement with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.

The investigation follows questions raised by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a Washington, D.C., watchdog group.

"We're asking the inspector general to investigate irregularities in rangeland regulatory enforcement," PEER Director Jeff Ruch said...