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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

RECLAMATION LIFTS REMOVAL THREAT AGAINST KLAMATH BIOLOGISTS

Rare Apology Coupled with Promise of More Collaborative & Transparent Posture

EPA ABDICATES OVERSIGHT ROLE IN PROTECTING FLORIDA WATERS

State Pollution Permitting Standards Warped to Accommodate Corporate Agenda

STATE OF ALASKA WASTES MILLIONS IN FRIVOLOUS ECO-SUITS

Failed Politicized Anti-Federal Challenges Argue for Independent Attorney General

BOCA RATON DRINKING WATER VIOLATIONS SWEPT UNDER RUG

Scathing Palm Beach Health Department Findings Prompt Slap-on-Wrist Settlement

FEDERAL PIPELINE SAFETY VACUUM MAGNIFIES RISKS

Lack of Surprise Inspections and Independent Review Targeted in Lawsuit