Energy and Environment

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Reforming Offshore Oil and Gas Royalty Procedures (Not So) Critical Minerals Checking Blowout Preventers Race Addington Memorandum of Interview Cheating on The Pressure Test Brie Van Cleve Disclosure Report Ben Reinke Disclosure Report

letters

POGO Urges Lawmakers to Increase Onshore Oil and Gas Royalties, Establish Hardrock Mining Royalty POGO Urges Royalties Agency to Withdraw Rule that Would Benefit Oil Industry over Taxpayers POGO Opposes the Forest Service’s Proposed Rule on Oil and Gas Resources POGO Opposes the SEC’s Resource Extraction Disclosure Rules POGO Joins Public Comment on Proposed Rule Concerning Royalty Rate Reductions POGO Asks Inspector General to Review Interior Official’s Move to Oil Company Public Comment on the Forest Service’s Proposal to Weaken Public Input Public Comment on Nuclear Safety Board’s Access to Information EPA Lacks the Authority and Supporting Data to Propose Transparency Requirements for Science Advocates Applaud Bill Closing Whistleblower Loophole Interior Blowout Preventer Rulemaking Violates Public Access Laws POGO Strongly Opposes House Bill to Protect Secrecy Around Oil and Gas Payments USEITI Civil Society Members Urge Government, Industry to Resume Work on Transparency Initiative Letter to Office of Special Counsel Requesting Investigation Into Energy Department Anti-Leak Posters POGO and Colleagues Object to Actions of Transparency Initiative Stakeholders Transparency Improvements within Existing Rulemakings POGO and National Taxpayers Union Urge Congress to Withhold MOX Funding POGO and Taxpayer Groups Ask Congress to Cut MOX Funding POGO Calls for New Chairperson at Chemical Safety Board POGO and Taxpayers for Common Sense Ask House to Cut MOX POGO calls on President Obama to seek resignation of NRC Commissioner Magwood POGO Calls for Acting Chief of Defense Nuclear Security to be Replaced POGO and Allies Urge Senate to Uphold Transparency Measures POGO and Taxpayers for Common Sense Ask President to Cut MOX POGO supports Nuclear Regulatory Commission chair nominee Allison Macfarlane Groups Urge Congress to Cut MOX Plutonium Fuel Program POGO asks NRC to Release North Anna Nuclear Power Station Records POGO joins groups in supporting a petition to require proliferation assessments as part of the NRC licensing process POGO Uncovers Ethic Concerns at BLM POGO Letter to White House Regarding Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Size POGO Letter to Secretary Salazar Regarding Bureau of Land Management and the Revolving Door POGO Letter Expressing Strong Support for the Stop Cozy Relationships with Big Oil Act of 2010 POGO joins letter to President Obama urging continued public access to monitoring of Gulf oil spill POGO Letter to NRC Recommending Additional Changes to Alternative Dispute Resolution Program POGO Letter to Vice-President Biden Regarding IG Investigation of Jeffrey Merrifield POGO Letter to NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko Regarding IG Investigation of Jeffrey Merrifield POGO Letter to President Obama Regarding IG Investigation of Jeffrey Merrifield POGO Opposes Nomination of William Magwood to NRC POGO letter to NRC's Lisamarie Jarriel regarding the revision and strengthening of the Interim Allegation Program Guidance POGO Supports Reform of MMS and the RIK Program (S. 3543 ) - Hopes to Restore Ethical Conduct and Accountability to the Resource Management POGO's Public Comments on "Security Inspection and Security Performance Assessment of NRC Licensees" POGO Letter to DOE Secretary Bodman regarding the lack of oversight of costs and quality at the MOX Fuel Fabrication Facility POGO letter requesting NRC Inspector General Bell to investigate Chairman Klein's negative and misleading comments about a whistleblower POGO Letter to NRC Chairman Klein regarding his Senate testimony potentially defaming a nuclear security whistleblower POGO’s Letter in Response to the February 26, 2008 NRC Region I Letter Letter to House Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and related Agencies Appropriations regarding accountability for royalty collections POGO letter to Daniel Riemer, chair of the Royalty Policy Committee (RPC), addressing the Subcommittee on Royalty Management's recommendations to improve Department of Interior royalty collections POGO letter to NRC Chairman Klein regarding urgent need to implement overtime restrictions POGO letter to NRC Chairman Klein regarding security at the Peach Bottom nuclear power plant POGO Letter to NRC Chairman Klein concerning former NRC Commissioner Merrifield departure through the revolving door POGO Supports Rep. Maloney's Legislation to Study Oil/Gas Royalty Collections POGO Supports Accountability and Honest Provisions in Energy Bill along with Taxpayers for Common Sense and Friends of the Earth POGO Letter Concerning Matheson Amendment to DOD Authorization Bill Regarding Moab Uranium Tailings POGO Letter to NRC Chairman Dale Klein regarding the 10 CFR Part 26 Fitness-for-Duty Draft Final Rule Written Statement of POGO's Beth Daley to the Royalty Policy Committee POGO Letter to NRC Chairman Dale Klein regarding security concerns at the Sequoyah nuclear power plant POGO Supports the NRC's Proposal for Fines in Whistleblower Discrimination Cases POGO and the AFSC letter to EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson regarding groundwater testing POGO's letter to Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Diaz on the proposed Design Basis Threat (DBT) POGO’s comments to the NRC about the guard fatigue issue POGO letter to NRC Chairman Diaz regarding ongoing nuclear security officer fatigue POGO Urges DOE to do the "right thing" and save the Colorado River … Again POGO's letter to NRC Chairman Diaz criticizing nuclear industry lobbyists' improper influence over critical homeland security tests POGO opposed NRC's proposed regulation on fire protection at nuclear power plants POGO Letter to NRC Chairman Niles Diaz regarding NRC efforts to silence criticism POGO’s public comment opposing the Department of Interior’s proposed amendments to the oil valuation rule for being a giveaway to the oil industry POGO Letter to Sandra Gavutis of the C-10 Research and Education Foundation, Inc. Statement of John Middlemiss and James Howard, former security guards at Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant Sign on letter from over 70 organizations supporting H.R. 1431 in the House and S. 606 in the Senate to ensure the independence of the EPA National Ombudsman POGO letter to Senators of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee Sign-on letter expressing opposition to reauthorization of the Price-Anderson Act which protects nuclear power and nuclear weapons facilitiy operators from financial liability POGO Public Comment on NRC Proposal to Limit Public Oversight in Nuclear Reactor Licensing Hearings Taxpayer, Environmental and Union Groups Support Amendment to Ensure Oil Companies Pay Fair Share Letter to President-Elect Bush Public Interest Groups Oppose Oil & Gas Royalties In Kind Amendment Letter From Coalition Of 24 Organizations: to David Guzy, Chief, Rules & Regulations Staff, Royalty Management Program, MMS POGO Letter to Bill Richardson, Department of Energy regarding the moving of the Moab uranium tailings pile from the Colorado River Letter from Groups to Members of Congress Regarding the Decommissioning of the Atlas Uranium Mill in Moab, Utah POGO's Letter to Bruce Babbitt, Secretary of the Interior, regarding major oil companies trying to reopen the comment period for the proposed crude oil valuation rule

resources

Reforming Onshore Oil and Gas Royalties

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POGO Testimony: Best Practices for Federal Spending

testimony | October 21, 2021

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POGO Testimony on Holding the Oil and Gas Industry Accountable

testimony | May 19, 2021

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POGO Calls for Congressional Action to Reform Onshore and Offshore Royalty Systems

testimony | April 16, 2021
How a Ukrainian Oligarch’s Companies Got Paycheck Protection Program Loans

investigation | August 24, 2020
Oil Spill Response Exercises Exposed Serious Vulnerabilities

analysis | July 1, 2020
Interior Department Needs More Oversight to Prevent Corruption Amid a Crisis

analysis | April 8, 2020
POGO Calls for Congressional Action to Reform Offshore Royalty System

testimony | March 20, 2020
Royalty Relief Procedures Cost Taxpayers Tens of Billions

testimony | February 5, 2020
An Acting Director and a Permanent Move

analysis | December 5, 2019
Report: Interior Gives Oil Companies Discounts on Drilling Rights

analysis | November 4, 2019