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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

INTERIOR STIFLES GRAND CANYON PARK CALL FOR MORE RIVER SURGES

Colorado River to Be Managed for Maximum Power Generation Not Wildlife Benefit

ENCAP DEBACLE LOOMS OVER LATEST NEW JERSEY WATER FUND PLAN

Impending Legislative Approval Fails to Address Root Causes of Smoldering Scandal

MASSACHUSETTS RECHARGE PLAN PUTS DRINKING WATER AT RISK

Industrial Polluters Escape Monitoring, Enforcement and Ongoing Safeguards

EPA MISDEEDS ON TRIAL IN OMBUDSMAN WHISTLEBLOWER HEARING

Witnesses Detail 9/11 Contamination, Toxic Fertilizer and Litany of Other Failings

“GRANDFATHER” STAMPEDE IN DELAYED NEW JERSEY STREAM RULES

Statewide Clean Water Protections Honeycombed with Special Interest Exceptions