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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

PFAS USE IN U.S. SKYROCKETS

EPA Not Stemming Massive Introductions of "Short-Chain" PFAS Chemicals

MASSACHUSETTS NEEDS A PFAS PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY FOR GAME

“Forever Chemical” Buildup in Food Chain Affects Game and Fish in Toxic Hotspots

BLM COMMERCIAL GRAZING PROGRAM GOES UNDERGROUND

Agency Stops Posting Performance Data and Hides Basic Programmatic Information

NAVY WON’T SURRENDER HUNTERS POINT PLANS WITHOUT A FIGHT

Lawsuit Seeks Navy Next Steps to Remedy Tetra-Tech Radiation Falsifications

BERNHARDT SURROUNDED BY ILLEGITIMATE ACTING OFFICIALS

Confirmation for Appointee Subverting Senate’s Advice and Consent Power