The Washington Post’s Carol D. Leonnig details a troubling audit by the Interior Dept’s inspector general on unsafe parks, dams, schools and fish hatcheries. For example, there could be dangerous levels of carbon monoxide around a Yosemite Park tunnel. Thirteen schools run by the Interior on American Indian reservations have shoddy conditions. Agency employees work in often hazardous conditions and six percent reported injuries in 2006.

The audit sounds bad, but in one way it’s an example of good government. Interior has given Inspector General Earl Devaney the green light to provide uncensored reports. While the Dept. may have many current problems, it’s at least working to prevent even bigger ones.  Read Leonnig here.  MB

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