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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

ARIZONA COUGAR SHOOTING PLAN MISGUIDED

Need For and Effects of Wiping Out Desert-Adapted Cougars Not Understood

EPA PROMOTING COAL ASH FOR CONSUMER USE

Partnership with Industry Sidesteps Public and Worker Toxic Exposure Concerns

DON’T EXPECT NEW MARINE SANCTUARIES UNDER OBAMA

NOAA Chief Says No Plans to Even Begin Considering New Ocean Reserves

MOJAVE OFF-ROAD PLAN STRUCK DOWN IN FEDERAL COURT

BLM Told to Redesign Bush-Era ORV Plan for Mojave Desert Federal Lands

THE LAST INDIAN TRADER RUINED BY PARK SERVICE INCOMPETENCE

Lawsuit Filed to Unearth Suppressed IG Report into Agency Misconduct