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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

FEDS MOVE AGAINST “BAD ACTOR” FLORIDA ENVIRONMENTAL FIRMS

Big Wheel and Aztec Environmental, Inc. to be Barred from All Federal Contracts

BACK DOOR ROLLBACK OF FEDERAL WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS

Department of Labor Seeks to Block Federal Environmental Whistle Blowing

GREEN GROUPS OPPOSE BUSH PICK FOR FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE

Illegal Orders, Altering Scientific Findings and Developer-Friendly Pattern Cited

CHEMICAL WEAPONS PLANTS ISSUE GAG ORDER TO EMPLOYEES

All Disclosures of Unclassified but “Sensitive” Information Must Be Cleared

NEW JERSEY SEPTIC RULES IN THE TANK

DEP Allows Developers to Spoil Last Remaining Rural Landscapes