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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

THE CONGRESSMAN AND THE FOREST FIRE: A TALE OF STRING PULLING

Rep. Henry Brown Evades Forest Service Assessment for 4 Years, Penalty Waived

OFF-ROAD VEHICLE ROUTE DESIGNATIONS GOING BADLY OFF TRACK

U.S. Senate Hearing Grasping for Solutions to Rising Toll of ORVs on Public Lands

EPA CITES USDA FOR WILDLIFE POISON VIOLATIONS

Wildlife Services’ Sodium Cyanide Device Killed Dog and Sickened Hunter

CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS TRUMP NEW JERSEY CLEAN WATERS

Loophole-Riddled Stream Protection Plan: One Step Forward, Three Steps Backward

LAST STAND FOR THE MOJAVE CROSS?

Supreme Court Only Option to Stay Removal of Giant Cross after 9th Circuit Ruling