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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

PENTAGON ORDERS STRONGER WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS

Mandatory Investigations, Punishment for Retaliators, Appeals and Wider Coverage

CONGRESS TO FINALLY PROBE MASSIVE 2002 KLAMATH FISH KILL

Water Levels Halved by Cheney and Political Appointees over Scientists’ Objections

FLORIDA’S STIFF NEW POLLUTION FINES SPURRED BY RED INK

DEP Too Poor to Pay for Prosecutions Needed to Collect Big Penalties

BLM SEES WORSENING OFF-ROAD CRISIS RISKING VISITOR SAFETY

Ranger Ordered to Ignore Emergency in “Near Riot” at Utah’s Little Sahara

MORE CRONY HIRING BY TOP CIVIL SERVICE GUARDIAN

Embattled Special Counsel Bloch Engineers “Burrowing In” During Final Months