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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

FLORIDA ECO-ENFORCEMENT MADE UNEVEN COMEBACK IN 2010

Crist Record Better than Jeb Bush’s But Scott Cutbacks May Wipe out Gains

SUSPENSION OF ARCTIC SCIENTIST SUDDENLY LIFTED

Agency Reversal Comes as It Falls Under Investigation for Scientific Misconduct

MANATEE SAFEGUARD LIMITS UNDERMINE EFFECTIVENESS

Pending Kings Bay Manatee Refuge Long Overdue But May Be Too Little Too Late

STATES STRENGTHENING THEIR WHISTLEBLOWER LAWS

Red and Blue States See Whistleblowers as Tool for Cutting Waste and Fraud

FAIR MARKET VALUE LEASES COULD FUND JERSEY PARK SYSTEM

Shale Gas Pipeline Highlights State’s Failure to Collect Full Payments from Utilities