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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

U.S. PARK POLICE ENTERS TOURIST SEASON AT LOW EBB

Record Low Force Levels and Record High Assaults; Chief Chambers’ Bid to Return Goes to Federal Court

CLIMATE AND OCEAN SCIENTISTS PUT UNDER NEW SPEECH RESTRAINTS

Any Scientific Statements “of Official Interest” Must be Pre-Approved

ARMY CHEMICAL WEAPONS DEPOT UNDER CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION

Federal Probe Targets Agent Leaks, Monitoring Failures & Environmental Violations

PARK SERVICE BACKS OFF GULF ISLANDS ROAD PLAN

New Director Pledges Review of Alternatives and No Waiver of Management Policies

NEW BUSH PLAN TO GUT ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT

Key Wildlife Protections Weakened by a Series of Administrative Redefinitions