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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

NASA REFUSES TO ADOPT SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY POLICY

Defiance May Signal White House Signature Initiative Is Foundering

LAWSUIT TO UPROOT GE CROPS FROM SOUTHEASTERN REFUGES

Genetically Engineered Crops on 25 National Wildlife Refuges in 8 States Are Illegal

NOAA SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY PLAN OFFERS NO SHIELD FOR SCIENTISTS

Lack of Whistleblower Protection Leaves Scientists Vulnerable to Official Reprisal

OSHA HALF-STEPS WON’T HEAL BROKEN WHISTLEBLOWER PROGRAM

New Layer of Bureaucracy Feeds into Same Regional Structure Scorched in Reviews

POLAR BEAR PAPER REMAINS FOCUS OF IG PROBE OF ARCTIC SCIENTIST

IG Refuses to Identify Criminal Charge Rejected by Justice Department