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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 DEP ABANDONS TOUGHER TOXIC STANDARDS

Bald Eagle and Peregrine Falcon Warnings on Mercury, DDT and PCB Unheeded

COAST GUARD BLOCKS RIGHT WHALE SAFETY STEPS

Commandant Spurns NOAA Pleas for Voluntary Advisory Urging Caution

SURVEY CREATES CONTROVERSY INSIDE NOAA FISHERIES SERVICE

Director Hogarth Regards Survey Results as Personal Attack

EPA TO FACE LEAD-BASED PAINT LAWSUIT

Public Health Groups Serve Notice That Nine-Year Delay is Too Long

DEP COMMISSIONER GAVE INSIDE INFORMATION TO DEVELOPERS

Campbell Helped Builder Skirt Clean Water Protections