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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

FLORIDA COASTAL DEVELOPMENT MAGNIFIES HURRICANE IMPACT

Storm Surge Greater Where Wetlands, Dunes and Forests Have Been Removed

NEW JERSEY DECLARES A POLLUTERS’ HOLIDAY

New “Grace Periods” Relax Already Scandal-Ridden Toxic Cleanup Rules

BUSH ADMINISTRATION PLANS EVEN BIGGER EPA CUTS FOR ‘08

Lab Closures, Buyouts and Other “Disinvestments” on the Drawing Board

OLYMPIC PARK PLANS TO SET FIRES IN THE WILDERNESS

Burns for Cultural, Non-Safety Reasons Are Illegal and Ill-Advised, Groups Charge

“PUBLIC SERVANT OF THE YEAR” SAYS HIS WARNINGS WERE IN VAIN

Dangers of Toxic Prison Computer Recycling Operations Continue Unabated