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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

NEW FOREST SERVICE CHIEF HAS CHECKERED PAST

Responsible for Largest Whistleblower Retaliation Case in Agency History

EPA LIBRARY SYSTEM IN SHAMBLES

On-Line System Unworkable After Physical Collections Dispersed

NEW JERSEY FLOATS DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES ON CLEAN WATER FUNDS

Golf Courses, Transit Villages and Transferable Building Rights Are Eligible Projects

FLORIDA LAB MANAGER BLAMED FOR DATA SHOWING HIGH POLLUTION

State Wants to Dump Five Years of Samples from Everglades, Lake O and Estuaries

U.S. PARK POLICE OFFICERS RAISE ALARM ON SAFETY AND TERRORISM

Line Cops Cast Resounding No Confidence Vote in Leadership