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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…


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BIG BEND BREAKS GROUND ON SINGLE-TRACK BIKE RACING TRAIL

Precedent-Setting Embrace of Converting Park Backcountry to Thrill Sport Venues

NEW JERSEY DECLARES STEALTH WAR ON “KILLER TREES”

DEP Plans Emergency Clear-Cut of Bull's Island State Park on Delaware River

POLAR BEAR PROBE LUMBERS INTO ITS THIRD YEAR

New IG Interviews This Week as Arctic Research Flounders in Uncertainty

SEN. FEINSTEIN WRONG (AGAIN) ON POINT REYES SCIENCE

Her Latest Bogus Charges Reflect Pattern of Political Pressure for Oyster Outfit

LAWSUIT TO CLOSE LOOPHOLES IN CALIFORNIA GREENHOUSE GAS LAW

Reliance on Offsets Destroys Integrity and Undermines Climate Protection