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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

RHODE ISLAND DESALINATION PLANT POLLUTING LOBSTER NURSERY

Concentrated Brine Outfall for Yacht Club Illegally Placed in Shallow Waters

CENTENNIAL INITIATIVE MAY AGGRAVATE PARK SERVICE BACKLOG

Donor-Driven Prioritization of Park Projects Raises Cautionary Flags

GROUPS URGE CONGRESS TO DENY FUNDS TO DISCREDITED SPECIAL COUNSEL

Obstruction Delaying Completion of Investigation

NEW JERSEY ADMITS PRIVATIZED CLEAN-UP PROGRAM HAS FAILED

State Relies on Industry and No Longer Inspects Sites Until They End Up in the News

NEW ORLEANS PUMPS STILL QUESTIONABLE, SAYS CORPS ENGINEER

U.S. Special Counsel Orders Investigation of Whistleblower Disclosure