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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

DESANTIS MUST REBUILD FLORIDAS BROKEN ENVIRONMENT AGENCY

DEP Has to Return to Pollution Control Basics to Reverse Spiraling Eco-Threats

TRUMP CLEAN WATER ROLLBACK THREATENS U.S. WATER SUPPLY

Most Waters and Wetlands Would Lose Legal Protections against Pollution and Fill

FEDERAL SCIENTISTS FACE OFFICIAL BARRIERS IN PUBLISHING

Muddled and Conflicting Policies Put Scientists in “Publish and Perish” Dilemma

MALIBU SCHOOLS WANT 5 YEAR DELAY IN TOXIC PCB CLEANUP

Students and Teachers Would Remain in Unsafe Classrooms Until 2024 Demolition

TRUMP WHITE HOUSE DECLARES WAR ON CLIMATE SCIENCE

Political Intervention to Change Climate Modelling and Water Down Projections