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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

GAO REPORT UNDERLINES NEED FOR FUNDAMENTAL OSHA REFORM

Systemic Change Requires Stronger Whistleblower Protections and Transparency

EPA ORDERS EMPLOYEES TO REMOVE YOUTUBE CLIMATE VIDEO

Agency Threatens Discipline for Off-Duty Warnings on Cap & Trade Failures

INSPECTOR GENERAL TO PROBE EPA MARKETING OF COAL ASH

Agency Promotes Coal Waste “Beneficial Use” Without Completing Risk Assessment

OSHA EXPERT FILES WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINT

Workplace Injury and Illness Records So Poor That Progress Claims Are Illusory

SECRET CALIFORNIA PARK GIVE-AWAY

Back Door Proposal to Transfer Lands from Tolowa Dunes State Park