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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

GRAND CANYON FLOW FIGHT BURSTS INTO THE OPEN

Early Test for Interior Secretary Salazar Pledges of Ethics and Scientific Integrity

LISA JACKSON SHOULD FULFILL EPA CONFIRMATION PROMISES NOW

Concrete, Enforceable Policies Needed to Back Scientific and Legal Reform Pledges

RADIATION EXPOSURE LIMITS WEAKENED IN DEPARTING BUSH MOVE

Huge Hikes in Allowable Radioactivity in Drinking Water, Air and Soil

FEDS INTERVENE TO SET FLORIDA WATER QUALITY STANDARDS

Rising Percentage of State Rivers, Lakes and Estuaries Impaired by Excess Nutrients

REPUBLICAN APPOINTEES REJECT CHAMBERS APPEAL

More Litigation in U.S. Park Police Case Unless Obama Administration Intervenes