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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

OLD FAITHFUL VANDALS CAUGHT ON WEBCAM

“Geyser Gazers” Call in Violation in Yellowstone’s First Cyber-Enforcement Case

WHITE HOUSE GRAPPLES WITH HOW TO ENSURE SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY

New Whistleblower Protections and Other Rules Slated for President’s Desk by July

HIGHWAY AGENCY BREAKING FEDERAL LAWS ON DELAWARE REFUGE

DelDOT Committing Criminal Wildlife Offenses in Refuge Road Construction

COMMERCIAL AQUACULTURE IN WILDERNESS PUSHED BY KEY SENATOR

Point Reyes National Seashore Oyster Farm Dispute Opens Legal Can of Worms

NAVY SEEKS TO CONTINUE ILLEGAL MARINE DETONATIONS

Shifting Much of Underwater Explosives Operations from Puget Sound to San Diego