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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…


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MALIBU SCHOOL CONTAMINATION MAY STEM FROM WWII USES

Artillery Depot, Training Base and Motor Pool Occupied Present Day Campuses

FOREST SERVICE KNIFES ITS OWN LAW ENFORCEMENT BUDGET

DOUBLE-DIGIT CUT PROMPTS REDUCED PATROLS AMONG SCRAMBLE FOR “ECONOMIES”

CHRISTIE SLIPS DEVELOPERS A PASS ON GROUNDWATER CLEANUP

Developers May Sidestep Toxic Contamination If “Impractical” to Remediate

CALIFORNIA WORKER SAFETY NET BADLY FRAYED

State Failing Federal Enforcement Standards; Fewer Inspectors than 25 Years Ago

FROM WOLVES TO BEETLES – FISH & WILDLIFE SCIENCE TARNISHED

Service Manufactures Scientific Studies to Support Politically Negotiated Deals