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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

EPA SCRUBBING LIBRARY WEBSITE TO MAKE REPORTS UNAVAILABLE

Agency Sells $40,000 Worth of Furniture and Equipment for $350

EPA STIFLES INTERNAL WETLANDS PROTECTION PROTESTS

Political Appointees in DC to Vet All Objections to Army Corps Permits

EPA SCIENTISTS FILE MASS PETITION FOR ACTION ON GLOBAL WARMING

Majority of Entire EPA Workforce Calls for Regulation of Greenhouse Gases

NEW JERSEY AGENCY SAT ON SECRET LIST OF 6,000 TOXIC DANGER SITES

Latest Corzine “Kiddie Kollege” Reform Scheme Falls Well Short of Mark

MASSACHUSETTS ECO-COPS SAY THEY ARE HANDCUFFED

Survey Says Environmental Enforcement Suffered Under Romney