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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

U.S. FOREST SERVICE MUST CLEAN UP ORV WATER POLLUTION

California State Water Board Declines Review of Rubicon Abatement Order

PENTAGON IN-SOURCING PLAN TO REVERSE BUSH CONTRACTING GAINS

Conversion of Over 33,000 Jobs Would Return to Military Contract Levels of 2000

SOARING USE OF COAL WASTE IN HOMES RISKS CONSUMER HEADACHES

Could Chinese Wallboard Problems Start to Plague U.S. Industry?

INTERIOR COOKING BOOKS ON ALASKA OFFSHORE ECO-ANALYSES

Interior Had Critical GAO Report Weeks before Unveiling Offshore Drilling Plans

RADIATION EXPOSURE DEBATE RAGES INSIDE EPA

Plan to Radically Hike Post-Accident Radiation in Food & Water Sparks Hot Dissent