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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

EPA ROLLING OUT MULTI-YEAR PR CAMPAIGN – “SCIENCE FOR YOU”

Inspector General Opens Investigation; PR Execs Now Running Labs

“DISINFORMATION SYNDROME” AFFLICTS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Officials Routinely Rewarded for Lying and Punished for Telling the Truth

FLOOD REDUCTION PLANS STUCK IN THE MUCK

New Jersey DEP Delays Enforcement Despite Big Flood Toll

PREDATOR CONTROL PLAN FOR COLORADO BLASTED

Danger to “Threatened” Wildlife Species, Children, and Non-Target Wildlife

EPA SPENDING MILLIONS TO ENHANCE ITS “CORPORATE IMAGE”

Contract for Public Relations Firms to Improve Agency’s Scientific Reputation