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The Interior Department is ignoring the rules on ‘acting’ officials

From: Washington Post

"The July 8 editorial on the extreme number of vacancies in positions that require Senate confirmation, “Mr. Trump’s ‘acting’ government,” was a welcome indication…

Watch Out, Tortoise: Karen-Budd Falen Is in Charge.

From: Sierra

"Like putting Genghis Khan in charge of a day-care center.” That’s how a spokesperson for Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility responded to Karen Budd-Falen’s…

This Chemical Kills. Why Aren’t Regulators Banning It?

From: New York Times

"Last month’s spectacular explosions at a large Philadelphia oil refinery complex injured five workers, terrorized city residents and drove up gasoline prices.…

Philadelphia Explosion Underscores Danger of Refineries Using Hydrogen Fluoride

From: Truthout

"Aging refineries are playing Russian roulette with American population centers,” said Tim Whitehouse, a former enforcement attorney with the U.S. Environmental Protection…

Lawmakers talk legislation in response to FOIA changes

From: The Hill

"It would definitely be an amendment to FOIA, those aren’t that uncommon,” Kevin Bell, staff counsel for the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, on what…


News Releases

EPA MOVES TO EVISCERATE EMPLOYEE UNIONS

Union Powers Sharply Curtailed in Non-Bargained 7-Year “Agreement”

REFINERY FIRES NEEDLESSLY RISK MASS CASUALTY EVENTS

EPA Action Needed to Ban Chemical Threatening Bhopal-Like Tragedies

STUDY: URGENT INTERVENTION NEEDED TO SAVE RIGHT WHALES

PEER calls for Fisheries Agency to Take Decisive Action

COASTAL BARRIER ISLANDS UNDER SURPRISE ATTACK IN HOUSE

Budget Amendment Allows Stripping Islands for Beach “Renourishment”

SUPPRESSED EPA CONCERNS ABOUT MEGA-MINE SURFACE

Billion $ Minnesota Nickel /Copper Mine Will Cause Big Pollution Headaches