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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

SENATE SHOULD REJECT EPA GENERAL COUNSEL NOMINEE

Actions Undermining Public Health Duties and Whistleblower Protection Cited

EVOLVING GRAND CANYON POSITION LEAVES UNANSWERED QUESTIONS

National Park Service Now Distancing Itself from Creationist Book It Approved

FLORIDA PLAN DIMS PROSPECTS FOR MANATEE SURVIVAL

State Lowers Protections Despite Record Deaths and Projected Population Decline

ABUSES AT NATIONAL BISON RANGE CONFIRMED BY INVESTIGATION

Threats, Intimidation and Safety Concerns Documented in Independent Report

RECLAMATION PROPOSES NEW GROUNDS TO FIRE E-MAILING BIOLOGIST

New Reasons: E-mails “Caused Embarrassment” and Cast “Unfavorable Light”