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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

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT KILLING RECORD NUMBER OF CARNIVORES

Mammal Death Toll Up 21% in 2006 with Growing Numbers of Wolves Targeted

YELLOWSTONE SCRAMBLING TO STOP CELL TOWER AT PARK GATEWAY

115-Foot Tower Would Dominate Historic Area and Tourist Attractions

INTERIOR ATTORNEY TO TESTIFY AGAINST GOVERNMENT IN COBELL CASE

Whistleblower to Detail Gross Mismanagement of Indian Accounts by Interior

EPA CELEBRATING LEAD POISONING PREVENTION WEEK RINGS HOLLOW

Agency Illegally Delays Elimination of Major Lead-Paint Hazard to Children

ATTACKS ON FISHING OBSERVERS RISE BY ALMOST HALF IN 2006

Number of Reported Threat and Harassment Cases Nearly Triple Since 2004