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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

OFF-ROAD POLITICS BENDING CALIFORNIA PARK PROTECTIONS

Conservation Groups Warn State to Tread Lightly in State Parks

NEW PARK SERVICE POLICY PROMOTES ALASKA INHOLDINGS

Interim Guidance Abandons Acquisition as Tool to Protect Wilderness and Wildlife

MASSIVE CALIFORNIA WATER RECLAMATION SCHEME FULL OF HOLES

EPA Warns of Unproven Approach, Severe Eco-Effects and Huge Taxpayer Costs

HIGH SEAS HARASSMENT OF NOAA FISHING OBSERVERS ON RISE

As Incidents Proliferate, NOAA Stops Keeping Track

LAWYER EXPOSING RIP-OFF OF INDIAN ASSETS FACES FIRING THREAT

Government Cites Secrets Act to Punish Whistleblower for Talking to Reporter