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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

EPA STAFF ORDERED TO STONEWALL INVESTIGATORS AND MEDIA

Employees Told Not to Answer Questions or “Make Any Statements”

PARK SERVICE CLEARED IN POINT REYES OYSTER OPERATION COMPLAINT

Environmental Effects of Industrial Shellfish Operations Remain Murky

SUIT TO UNCOVER HUMAN HAZARDS OF FEDERAL WILDLIFE ERADICATION

Secret Agency Review of Poisonings, Crashes, Explosions and Terror Risks

FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE HIDING INFLUENCE OF REFUGE DRILLER

Federal Court Asked to Force Government to Release Records

MAINE SEEKS PRE-APPROVAL FOR WETLANDS DESTRUCTION

Maine DOT “Umbrella Mitigation Bank” Tries to Exploit Weakened Federal Policies