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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

EPA CRIMINAL PROGRAM REFORMS COMING UNDONE

Restoration of Removed Managers Risks Renewed Exodus of Special Agents

TERESA CHAMBERS RESTORED AS CHIEF OF THE U.S. PARK POLICE

Resounding Legal Victory Appears to Finally Resolve 7-Year Whistleblower Case

FEDS YANK GE CROPS FROM ALL NORTHEAST REFUGES

Settlement of Bombay Hook Suit Makes Southeast Refuges Next Legal Target

PAY-TO-PLAYERS TAKE OVER JERSEY ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY

Corporate Political Donors Control DEP Toxic Clean-Up Oversight and Rulemaking

WILDERNESS VANISHING ACT IN BIG CYPRESS

Converting 40,000 Wilderness-Suitable Acres to ORV Trails Violates Law and Policy