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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

NEW JERSEY FACING CHROMIUM EMERGENCY – 1 IN 10 CANCER RISKS

State Scientist Reveals DEP Cover-Up; Demand for Federal Intervention

ROMNEY ADMINISTRATION ILLEGALLY DRAINING CLEAN WATER JEWEL

110-Year Old Park Trashed; Biggest Wetland Loss in 15 Years

WILDLIFE REFUGE USED FOR GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS

Farmers Given Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge Land

EPA CREATES “INTELLIGENCE” UNIT IN NEW REORGANIZATION

Office of Children’s Health Protection Axed

WILDLIFE IS UNJUSTIFIED SCAPEGOAT FOR LIVESTOCK LOSSES

Predation Accounts for Only Miniscule Percentage of Cow & Sheep Deaths