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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

SOUTH FLORIDA WOEFULLY UNPREPARED FOR BIG HURRICANE

Inadequate Shelters and Transportation Could Create Katrina-Scale Tragedy

DESERT PRESERVATION LAWSUIT FILED

Agency Staff, Rural Residents and Conservation Groups Challenge Off-Road Vehicle Abuse

NATIONAL PARKS TOUT THEIR ECONOMIC BENEFITS

Internal Study Credits Parks with Generating $10 Billion and 236,000 Jobs

WASHINGTON CONSUMER ECO-GUIDE AXED UNDER INDUSTRY PRESSURE

Ecology Guide on Household Toxic Disposal and Alternatives Pulled from Publication

SEA LEVELS ALREADY RISING ALONG FLORIDA COAST

Planner Predicts Higher Hurricane Surges, Saltwater Intrusion, Loss of Vegetation