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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 DONS BLINDERS ON INDUSTRIAL SITE CLEAN-UP

State Retreats from Real Estate Transaction as Leverage for Toxic Remediation

ARIZONA GAME AGENCY SCAPEGOATS COUGARS FOR BIGHORN TRAVAILS

Agency Engages in “Biological McCarthyism” by Targeting Puma as Bighorn Gain

NEW JERSEY MODEL FOR PRIVATIZED TOXIC CLEAN-UPS FAILS AUDITS

Serious Violations Found in More than Two-Thirds of Audited Massachusetts Sites

LAW PROFESSORS BLAST EPA LIBRARIES PLAN

EPA Asks Media and Others to Engage in “National Dialogue” on Information Needs

WHY NATIVE YELLOWSTONE BISON STAY IN THE PARK

Elusive Mountain Bison Fear Humans but Face More Intrusion on Shrinking Range