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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

INTERIORS SAGE GROUSE PLANS HIT BIG POTHOLE

BLM Decision Documents Covering Six States Are Invalid

TRUMP’S RAPIDLY SHRIVELING PFAS RESPONSE

Extensive Edits Embedded in Public Comment Page Eviscerate EPA Action Plan

PEER FILES NEW INFORMATION ON ILLEGAL ACTIONS BY PARK SERVICE DEPUTY DIRECTOR

Inspector General Asked to Take Action Against Department of the Interior Violations

PEER FIGHTS D.C.’S ATTEMPT TO NEUTER FOIA

Letter Protests the District’s Bad Process for Bad Legislation

EPA’S HYPOCRITICAL DRINKING WATER PROPOSAL

Proposed Budget Cuts Threaten Nation’s Drinking Water Quality