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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

SPECIAL COUNSEL POSTS AND THEN RETRACTS POOR REPORT CARD

Growing Reports of White House Calls for Bloch’s Resignation

NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM PUT ON STARVATION DIET

Scores of Vacant Refuges to Be Left With No Staff on “Preservation Status”

WHISTLEBLOWERS GIVE SPECIAL COUNSEL DISMAL REVIEWS

New Survey Shows “Customer” Satisfaction Hitting Rock Bottom

STEALTH CLOSURE OF PRINCIPAL EPA CHEMICAL LIBRARY

Unannounced Move Hampers Agency Scientists’ Review of New Chemicals

NATIONAL BISON RANGE EVALUATION CENSORED BY AGENCY

Warnings about Communications Breakdowns and Worsening Relations Were Stifled