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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

INTERIOR IGNORED INVASIVE INTRODUCTION INTO ARCTIC WATERS

Exotic Organisms on Oil Drilling Equipment Excluded from Environmental Reviews

FLORIDA ENVIRONMENT SECRETARY PLAYS SHELL GAME WITH EPA

Last Minute Attempt to Rewrite Vinyard Résumé to Avoid Federal Debarment

NO FREE LUNCH AT LIBERTY PARK PAVILIONS

New Jersey Will Charge Up to $225 for Sheltered Picnic Areas with Iconic Views

MASSACHUSETTS BALKS AT PROVING AERIAL SPRAY SUCCESS CLAIM

Massive Aerial Spraying Provides Dubious Safeguard against Equine Encephalitis

FORGOTTEN PENTAGON 9/11 FIRST RESPONDERS

No Health Monitoring or Tightened Standards for Corrosive Dust