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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…


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NEW JERSEY TOXIC DAY CARE REFORM BILL STILL MISSES THE MARK

State Grasping for Quick Fixes to Broken Brownfields Program

TWO SAFETY WHISTLEBLOWERS RECEIVE AWARDS

Honors Contrast with Official Resistance to Reform

HARMFUL ALGAE BLOOMS ON THE RISE IN FLORIDA WATERS

15-Fold Increase Tied to Pollution

INTERIOR PLEDGES SCIENCE INTEGRITY BUT PRACTICES SCIENCE FICTION

New Strategic Plan Does Not Square with Track Record of Political Manipulation

EPA CLAIMS IMMUNITY FROM LEAD-SAFE HOUSING DUTY

Agency Asserts Its Environmental Responsibilities Evaporate After Six Years