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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 MISSES FIRST GLOBAL WARMING TARGET

Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan Due This Week Delayed Until Fall or Later

SUPREME COURT DECISION SCRAMBLES NATIONAL PARK FIREARM PLAN

Many State Laws Will Be Subject to Legal Challenge and Uncertainty

POACHING IN NATIONAL PARKS WILL RISE UNDER OPEN FIREARMS PLAN

Rules Will Be Ensnared in Lawsuits for Failure to Review Environmental Impacts

FEDERAL WILDLIFE REPORT CENSORED

Highly Redacted Inspector General Report Posted on Official Website

EPA REPORT BLASTS NEW JERSEY TOXIC CLEAN-UPS

State Failures to Enforce Law Lead to Worst Delays in the Country