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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

FEDERAL WILDLIFE ENFORCEMENT IS LEADERLESS AND IN DECLINE

New Inspector General Decries “Rudderless” Program as Prosecutions Drop

NEW JERSEY PLOTS NEW TOXIC RULES BEHIND CLOSED DOORS

Press and Public Barred from State House “Stakeholder” Meeting

FDA WILL CLOSE LABS DESPITE CONGRESSIONAL PROTESTS

Denver, Detroit, Philadelphia, SF and KC Labs on Chopping Block

SPECIAL COUNSEL DROPS CHOKEHOLD ON OUTSIDE INVESTIGATION

Waxman Introduces Major Whistleblower Reform Legislation

OBSTRUCTION OF INVESTIGATION INTO WHISTLEBLOWER AGENCY

Special Counsel Staff Afraid to Meet with Investigators in Monitored Offices