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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

INDUSTRY MOVES TO TAKE OVER JERSEY ECO-SCIENCE BOARD

DEP Sued to Force Release of Lobbying Messages for Industry-Backed Scientists

INSPECTOR GENERAL SWOOPS DOWN ON BORDER AGENCY

Commissioner Takes Leave as Agents Arrive to Scour Files and Computers

WORKPLACE EXPOSURES RISE AS OSHA HEALTH INSPECTIONS FALL

OSHA Drifts in Wrong Direction by Further Misallocating Scarce Resources

BORDER AGENCY AXES TOP LAWYER FOR WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINT

General Counsel Fired for Not Being “Collegial” in Reporting Waste and Abuse

LAKE OKEECHOBEE POLLUTION LEVELS SPIKE OUT OF CONTROL

Everglades Restoration Imperiled by Imploding South Florida Water Quality