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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

CHEMICAL CAUSED NERVE DAMAGE TO MILITARY BASE WORKERS

Alaska Health Report Cannot ID Agent, Urges Permanent Paving for Base Site

FEDERAL COUGAR HUNTERS MUST OBEY CALIFORNIA LAW

Fish & Game Contractors Cannot Evade Ban on Leg Snares and Other Inhumane Practices

LABOR DEPARTMENT WHIFFS ON WHISTLEBLOWER REFORM

Internal Review Prescribes Mish-Mash of Minor Repairs, Avoids Structural Defects

CALL TO REVOKE LEED CREDITS FOR COAL ASH

Toxic Coal Combustion Wastes Should Not Be Considered “Green” Material

ST. JOHNS RIVER MUNICIPAL POLLUTER OUT OF CONTROL

Call for Federal Enforcement against Northeast Florida Wastewater Plant