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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…


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AUDIT SHOWS WIDE VARIATION IN AGENCY OPEN GOVERNMENT PLANS

NASA, HUD, EPA Produce Strong Plans While Justice and OMB Plans Disappoint

WHISTLEBLOWER APPEAL TO TEST OBAMA POLICIES

Anti-Labor Firm Gobbles Taxpayer Dollars to Fight Border Agency Lawyer

BOTCHED BAT PROJECT BLOCKS VITAL RESEARCH

Amputations, Punctures, Abrasions and Infections Doom Captive Endangered Bats

RATIONALE FOR NEW JERSEY WATER QUALITY DELAY IS BOGUS

Commissioner Claim of Imminent EPA Perchlorate Action Contradicted by E-Mails

FOREST COPS CHAFE UNDER TIGHT MEDIA MUZZLE

Crime and Accident Information Must Be Filtered Through D.C. Prior to Release