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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

HAWAII TSUNAMI RESPONSE GETS MIXED FEDERAL SIGNALS

NOAA Wants Tsunami Warning Center Relocated Where Navy Says to Evacuate

PARK SERVICE PLAN MUDDIES WILDERNESS PROTECTIONS

Confusing, Conflicting Guidance on Climbing Anchors and Other Topics

BIG CYPRESS ORV PLAN TRIGGERS LAWSUIT THREAT

Proposed Trail Network Poses Threat to Florida Panther and Other Protected Species

CAPE WIND MONITORING PLAN IS FOR THE BIRDS

Bird and Bat Studies Not Designed to Pick Up Meaningful Data

EPA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATORS MAKE FOR THE EXITS

High Number of Special Agents Transfer Out of Troubled Criminal Program in 2010