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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

TRANSPARENCY LACKING IN FEDERAL PIPELINE SAFETY PROGRAM

Basic Preparedness and Performance Information Should be on PHMSA Website

VOTERS REJECT ARTIFICIAL TURF IN THREE STATES

Consumer Product Safety Commission Reviews Turf Marketing for Children

GAS PIPELINE POISED TO CARVE THROUGH NEW JERSEY’S PINELANDS

Pinelands Commission Scrambling to Contain Fallout from Behind-the-Scenes Moves

BAY STATE SOUTH COAST RAIL PLAN POWERED BY MAGICAL THINKING

Key Ridership, Cost, Impact and Alternative Analyses Divorced from Real World

MISSOURI PARK WATER SYSTEMS COURT CONTAMINATION

State Ignores Its Own Water Tower Standards as Whistleblower Hearing Nears