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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

BUY MMS MEMENTOS BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE

Auction of MMS Knick-Knacks as Successor Agency Struggles with Its Acronym

EPA NEEDS BROADER APPROACH ON ANTIMICROBIALS

Rise of “Super Bugs,” Health and Environmental Effects Ignored in Agency Reviews

HEAVY TOLL ON WILDLIFE PROMPTS LAWSUIT AGAINST CAPE WIND

Scientific Reviews of Impact on Endangered and Threatened Birds Skewed

NEW JERSEY SLASHES POLLUTION ENFORCEMENT

Plummeting Fines and Fees Will Shortchange Future Enforcement Budgets

FLORIDA GOES SOFT ON POLLUTERS

Sunshine State Braces for Oil Spill but Eco-Enforcement Slump Continues