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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 AND MICHIGAN FACE SHOWDOWN ON WETLAND PROTECTIONS

Pending Bill Violates Federal Law and Threatens Michigan’s Wetlands Delegation

BIG ROLLBACK OF CALIFORNIA DESERT PROTECTION

BLM to Open 49,300 Acres of Algodones Dunes Plan to Off-Road Vehicles

SPIKE IN ATTACKS ON RANGERS AND FEDERAL LAND MANAGERS

2012 Saw Major Increase in Violence Directed at Refuge Mangers & U.S. Park Police

NEW PETROGLYPH PACT BETTER PROTECTS MONUMENT

National Park Standards and Management Extended to City-Owned Lands

NOAA’S BIG STORM PROBLEM IN HAWAII

New Regional Office Inaccessible During Tsunami, Hurricane or Major Storm