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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

WETLANDS WHISTLEBLOWERS IN WESTPORT PROCEED TO TRIAL

Legal Defense Fund Established for “Westport Four” Conservation Commissioners

FLORIDA CLEAN WATER WHISTLEBLOWER LAWSUIT FILED

Ousted Lab Manager Cites Corruption by Top State Officials and Massive Data Loss

SECRET TOWN MEETINGS TO PAVE RATTLESNAKE HILL RULED ILLEGAL

Sharon Selectman Repeatedly Violated Open Meeting Law for Luxury Development

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT UNDERCUTS PARK SYSTEM FOR MOJAVE CROSS

Administration Argues Park Service Lacks Authority on Private Land within System

INVASIVE SPECIES THREAT FROM ARCTIC OFFSHORE DRILLING IGNORED

Interior Purged Scientific Concerns about Introduction of Exotics in Arctic Waters