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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

OBAMA TAPS BUSH APPOINTEE TO RUN SURFACE MINING AGENCY

Choice May Signal Administration Cave-In on Opposition to Mountain Top Removal

KOFA COUGARS GET VERY SHORT STAY OF EXECUTION

Arizona Game Agency to Shoot GPS-Collared Mountain Lions on National Refuge

CHROMIUM FAR DEADLIER THAN EARLIER ASSESSMENTS INDICATE

Scores of Capped New Jersey Contaminated Sites Will Have to Be Re-Evaluated

SECRET EPA REPORT ON LIBBY CLEAN-UP SPARKS LAWSUIT

Early Test of Obama/Holder Doctrine on Freedom of Information Act Openness

PARK SERVICE PROTESTS BIG SOLAR EXPANSION IN NEVADA DESERT

National Parks Will Suffer from Water Withdrawals, Pollution and Habitat Loss