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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

ROMNEY WENT FROM CAP & TRADE ARCHITECT TO ARSONIST

Flip-Flop Announced at Onset of First Republican Presidential Primary Bid

PURGED SCIENCE ADVISOR TESTS INTERIORS INTEGRITY POLICIES

Salazar’s Press Office Wanted No Traceable Trail on Scientific Accuracy Protests

NATIONAL POLICY ON TRIBAL AGREEMENTS REMAINS IN LIMBO

Draft Policy Conflicts with Past and Pending National Bison Range Funding Pacts

BOGUS BARNEGAT BAY CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH IS DEATH SENTENCE

Removing It from Impaired Waters List Precludes Remedial Action for Years

BORDER WALL TO BE BUILT IN RIO GRANDE FLOODPLAIN

Flooding Danger, Mexican Government Protest and Eco-Concerns Brushed Off