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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

CHAMBERS FILES $2.2 MILLION CLAIM AGAINST NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

Two-Year Anniversary of U.S. Park Police Chief’s Fight for Her Job

EPA TO EXPAND USE OF HUMAN CHEMICAL EXPERIMENTS

Public Comment Period Closes Today on EPA Plan

DEVELOPERS REPRESENTED BY TOP EPA OFFICIAL SENTENCED TO PRISON

EPA Official Testified Against His Own Agency at Criminal Trial

INTERIOR HQ MODERNIZATION MAKING WORKERS SICK

Fumes and Smoke Entering Offices; Employee Health Complaints Ignored

WHISTLEBLOWERS GET NO HELP FROM BUSH ADMINISTRATION

Record Numbers Are Blowing the Whistle but Fewer Cases Investigated