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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

FEDS SHOULD DROP SYNTHETIC TURF SAFETY ASSURANCES

Newer Studies on Risks, Especially for Children, Absent from Official Assessments

SELLING NATIONAL PARK SCENERY CHEAPLY

$56 Million Mitigation Deal for Transmission Corridor across Delaware Water Gap

OUTAGES SPREAD IN CRITICAL TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM

One-Third of Deep Ocean Stations Are “Dead”; Funding Woes May Preclude Fixes

DROWNED POLAR BEAR PAPER VINDICATED – AGAIN

Interior Rejects IG Call for Further Scientific Reviews yet Case Remains Open

FEDERAL REVIEW OF MISSOURI PARKS’ DRINKING WATER SOUGHT

Whistleblower Cites Contaminated Water in State Parks and Lax Enforcement