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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

MUSTY FDA LIVESTOCK DRUG APPROVALS COME BACK TO HAUNT

Still Using Decades-Old Assessments Lacking Analysis of Known Human Impacts

FATAL GULF RIG EXPLOSION STILL UNRESOLVED MONTHS LATER

Black Elk Blast Killed Three; Agency “Cannot Estimate” Investigation Completion

POLITICS DOMINATED WOLF DE-LISTING MEETINGS

Science Was Afterthought in Developing Preferred Alternatives for Wolf Recovery

PIPELINE DISASTER PREVENTION STEPS STILL NOT TAKEN

NTSB Recommendations on San Bruno and Enbridge Calamities Not Implemented

GROUPS PUSH TO FIX FLAWS IN NATIONAL PARK WILDERNESS DIRECTIVE

Fixed Mountain Climbing Anchors, Widened Road Corridors among Problems Cited