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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

THE BIG CYPRESS WILDERNESS ROBBERY

Park Service Scheme to Strip 40,000 Preserve Acres of Wilderness Eligibility Bared

NOAA KEEPS GAG RULE ON UNIVERSITY MARINE SCIENTISTS

Rejects Petition to Lift Ban against “Advocacy” by Sea Grant Recipients

EPA THROWS ROADBLOCK AT BAY STATE SOUTH COAST RAIL PROJECT

“Unacceptable Impact” and Inaccurate Assessment Dim Prospects for New Rail Line

WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS FOR SCIENTISTS SIDELINED

Science Integrity Initiative Allows Agencies to Certify Current Practices as Sufficient

CUTBACKS CRIPPLE ARIZONA AIR POLLUTION ENFORCEMENT

Despite Looming EPA Sanctions, County Signals Corporate Kid Glove Treatment