Jennifer Yachnin

After almost two years of talks, the seven states that depend on the river are perilously close to a deadline to reach a deal on water use cuts.

The former Interior secretary, who served during the first Trump administration, noted he would encourage his own children to work for the federal

Newly filed court documents reveal anticipated cuts at the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Geological Survey and elsewhere

"During this time, these agencies should not be doing RIFs of the protected folks that we're talking about," Judge Susan Illston said.

The Interior Department acknowledged it has been working on layoff plans in a Friday court filing.

Unions for federal employees said they have received information that Interior on Monday planned to “issue widespread reduction-in-force notices.”

In a court filing, lawyers for federal unions say they have received information about plans for potentially thousands of employees to be laid off Monday.

The state denies hindering a Nebraska project to build a canal for the South Platte River.

Workers at the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations and the Office of State and Community Energy Programs received the notices.

He had previously served as acting assistant secretary for water and science at the Interior Department.