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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

PARK SERVICE TO REMOVE STUPA FROM PETROGLYPH MONUMENT

Two Years of Indecision Highlight Park Service Myopia on Religious Displays

BRITS DECRY RECKLESS RUSH TO DRILL IN ARCTIC WATERS

House of Commons Calls for Moratorium Until Stronger Safeguards Are in Place

ORVS BARRED FROM CAROLINA-TENNESSEE MOUNTAIN FOREST TRAILS

Federal Court Upholds Closure of the Tellico ORV Area to Protect Brook Trout

FLORIDA BEGINS DISMANTLING ALREADY ANEMIC ECO-PROGRAM

Unilateral Environmental Disarmament Based on Myth of Universal Compliance

20,000 PROTEST NEW JERSEY PLAN TO CLEAR-CUT BULL’S ISLAND

Tree Removals Expand as State Eschews Public Review or Expert Consultation