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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

TENNESSEE HIGHWAY AGENCY SETTLES MAJOR WETLAND SUIT

TDOT Pays More Than $500,000 to Compensate for Wetland Mitigation Left Undone

CORPORATE TAKEOVER OF NEW JERSEY’S ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Hand-Picked Science Advisors Meet in Secret to Produce Un-Reviewed Reports

EPA DEBARMENT PROBES DISCREPANCIES BY TOP FLORIDA OFFICIAL

Environment Secretary Vinyard’s Current Claims Contradict His Previous Filings

NEW PLAN FOR OUTSOURCING NATIONAL BISON RANGE TO TRIBE

Tribal Takeover Resembles Agreement Invalidated by Federal Court in 2010

LIVESTOCK’S HEAVY HOOVES IMPAIR ONE-THIRD OF BLM RANGELANDS

33 million Acres of BLM Grazing Allotments Fail Basic Rangeland Health Standards