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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

ATTACKS ON NATIONAL PARK LAW ENFORCEMENT HIT ANOTHER ALL-TIME HIGH

Ranger and Park Police Staffing Cannot Keep Up With Rising Security and Visitor Demands

EPA MULLING REGULATORY OPTIONS ON LEAD PAINT

Agency Looking at Economics Not Public Health in Crafting Renovation Rule

BIOLOGIST SUES AGENCIES FOR WRONGFUL TERMINATION

Whistleblower Files Lawsuit Over 18-Mile Stretch Project In Florida Keys

EPA SCIENTISTS CRITICAL OF LEADERSHIP

Agency Survey Shows Declining Trust and Deteriorating Communication

PRISON WHISTLEBLOWER TESTIFIES

Last Day Of Hearing For Toxic Computer Recycling Program