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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

ARMY PLANS ENVIRONMENTAL MEGA-CONTRACTS WORTH $840 MILLION

National Contracts May Cripple Base Compliance and Conservation Capabilities

CANADA ADVANCES RIGHT WHALE PROTECTIONS WHILE U.S. STALLS

White House Blocking Ship Speed Limits to Accommodate Foreign Flag Shippers

MASSACHUSETTS STUMBLES ON SMART GROWTH PATH

Battle to Save Rattlesnake Hill Signals Backlash against Mega-Developments

ENVIRO'S URGE GOVERNOR, LEGISLATURE TO FIX BROKEN CLEAN-UP PROGRAM

DEP Hearing Tomorrow and Days Old Documents: Just Fingers in the Dike

NEW JERSEY WATER TESTS UNDERSTATE POLLUTION

County Complains Standard Does Not Truly Measure Development Impacts