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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

NEW JERSEY TO SET CARBON CAPS ABOVE CURRENT EMISSION LEVELS

Loopholes, Offsets and Economic Limits Sap Strength from Global Warming Plan

WE HAVE MET THE ENEMY…AND HE IS US

Bush Sporting Council Identifies Administration Policies as Highest Hunting Hurdles

U.S. SUGAR BUYOUT MAY NOT HELP THE EVERGLADES

Corps Rejected Concept a Decade Ago Due to Insurmountable Hydrological Barriers

ARMY KNEW ALASKA BASE FAMILY HOUSING SITE WAS TOXIC

Audit Found Civil and Criminal Liability at Taku Gardens But No Action Taken

FEDERAL CASH BRINGS REWARD FOR INFORMATION ON ILLEGAL WOLF KILLINGS TO $50,000

Contact:
Rob Edward, WildEarth Guardians,(303) 573-4898 ext. 762, redward@wildearthguardians.org
Michael Robinson, Center for Biological Diversity, (575) 534-0360, michaelr@biologicaldiversity.org…