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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

MAINE SENATOR MAKES A HABIT OF BULLDOZING

John Martin Has Long History of Self-Dealing on Allagash Wilderness Waterway

NATIONAL MALL CRIMES EXPOSE U.S. PARK POLICE OFFICER SHORTAGE

Warnings by Former-Chief Teresa Chambers Proving Prophetic

BLACKBALLING WHISTLEBLOWERS IS ILLEGAL, COURT RULES

Canceling a Vacancy Announcement Faulted in Rare Federal Circuit Victory

TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII AND WEST COAST UNDERESTIMATED

Models Do Not Account for Multiple, Bigger Waves Inundating Populated Areas

CORZINE RETREATS FROM WAR ON SPRAWL

Series of Actions Signal Builders’ Lobby Trumps Clean Water Rules