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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

ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY EXTENDS "GRACE PERIODS" TO POLLUTERS

Minor Violations Forgiven in Revival of Whitman Penalty Moratorium

PERSISTENT HOMELAND SECURITY PROBLEMS AT AGRICULTURE

USDA Ignoring Security Rules While Dispensing Advice to Farmers

FOREST SERVICE DISREGARDS WARNINGS ON WYOMING LAKE RESORT

Forest Service Overrides EPA Drinking Water Contamination Objections

TROUBLED FIRST YEAR FOR BISON RANGE REFUGE TRIBAL OPERATION

Agreement Renewal in Limbo as Tribe Demands More Funds and Jobs

CONGRESSIONAL EARMARK TO PAD PARK SERVICE PAYROLL

Senator Thad Cochran Seeks to Super-Size Mississippi Superintendent