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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

AERIAL SPRAYING LEAVES PESTICIDE FOOTPRINT IN LOCAL WATERS

No Buffer Zone or Other Effort to Minimize Pesticide Discharge into Water Bodies

KAFKAESQUE IG POLAR BEAR REPORT AT ODDS WITH FACTS

Probe Commissioned to Plug Leaks and Root out Dissent on Arctic Offshore Drilling

DROWNED POLAR BEAR PROBE CLOSES WITH A WHIMPER

Unrelated Disclosures from 2007 and 2008 Dredged Up in Questionable Reprimand

FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE ACQUITS ITSELF ON MEXICAN WOLF SCIENCE

Cursory Findings by FWS Official Prompt Calls for Independent Scientific Review

BOCA RATON DRINKING WATER VIOLATIONS SPARK HEALTH ACTION

Palm Beach Health Department Notice of Violation Orders Immediate Corrections