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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

ALGODONES DUNES TO STAY PROTECTED FROM ORV ABUSE

Court Enjoins Access until Environmental Reviews Completed

EPA TURNS BLIND EYE TO DANGERS OF MOSQUITO MISTING SYSTEMS

States and EPA Staff Calling for Restrictions on Automatic Pesticide Sprinkler Sales

JERSEY SHORE HIGHLY VULNERABLE TO STORMS AND SEA LEVEL RISE

Environmentalists Urge Corzine Administration to Include Global Warming and Land Use Reforms in Pending Insurance Industry Bailout

CHAMBERS TERMINATION UPHELD—APPEAL PLANNED

Bitterly Divided Board Split on Validity of Charges and Whistleblower Protection

EPA CLOSING ITS HEADQUARTERS LIBRARY OCTOBER 1

Congress Asks for Review of Effects on Research, Regulation and Enforcement