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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

LAWSUIT TO BLOCK TRIBAL TAKEOVER OF NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

Bison Range Deal Cedes “Inherently Federal” Functions and Bars Public Oversight

WHY LISA JACKSON SHOULD NOT RUN EPA

Disastrous Record in New Jersey Bodes Ill for Reforming EPA

GREEN GROUPS GALVANIZE BEHIND GRIJALVA FOR INTERIOR SECRETARY

106 Groups Say AZ Congressman Is Right Person to Reform Troubled Agency

EPA DELAY ON ELECTRONIC REPORTS UNDERCUTS ECO-ENFORCEMENT

Decade-Long Effort Derailed by Bush Appointee This Week without Explanation

FLORIDA HAS GONE SOFT ON POLLUTERS

A Look at 20 Years of History Shows Move Away from Tough Enforcement