Bush’s environmental hatred is so bad, and so deep, he’s going beyond using last-miuute executive orders, like Clinton’s roadless rule, and trying to convert political jobs in the Department of the Interior into civil service positions. That includes Robert D. Comer and Matthew McKeown.
Comer, who was was regional solicitor for the Rocky Mountain area, was named to the civil service post of associate solicitor for mineral resources. Clean Water Act and other violations by mining companies would fall under his purview; how tough will he be on them or not?
McKeown got Comer’s old Rocky Mountains job, now mad civil service. Getting BLM to get oil companies to do cleanup, getting Fish and Wildlife to prosecute Endangered Species Act violations in this area, etc., will all be difficult with a partisan like McKeown in place.
The two can be reassigned, and even beyond their current commuting area, within 60 days. However, they would keep their civil service rank, pay, etc.
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