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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

HIKING AND PARK GROUPS URGE WITHDRAWAL OF MOUNTAIN BIKE PLAN

New Mountain Bicycle Trails Will Drive Out Other Users and Aggravate Backlog

HAWAII SEISMIC NETWORK STUCK BEHIND SCHEDULE

Promised Tsunami and Earthquake Monitoring System Less than Half Complete

NOAA SEA GRANT SEEKS TO DE-FUND SCIENTIST FOR ADVOCACY

Protest on Oil Industry Bias in Sea Grant Seen to “Cause Problems Nationally”

CALIFORNIA DESERT WINS NEW PROTECTION VIA FEINSTEIN AMENDMENT

Lion’s Share of CDCA Included in Landscape Conservation System by Omnibus Bill

DOW DIOXIN DEAL FLYING UNDER EPA RADAR

Contamination Case in Closed-Door Negotiations for “Non-Regulatory” Resolution