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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

OLD FAITHFUL CELL TOWER MAKEOVER IS A BUST

Revamped Tower Will Still Be an Eyesore

RULE DELAYS DOOM RIGHT WHALE TO EXTINCTION, TOP ADVISOR SAYS

Marine Mammal Commission Call for Emergency Ship Strike Safeguards Ignored

EPA DROPS VOLUNTARY PROGRAM FOR LEAD POISON PREVENTION

Agency Had Touted Its Voluntary Approach As Alternative to Regulation

FEDERAL PRISON SAFETY CHIEF ABRUPTLY RESIGNS

Toxic Contamination Worries in Computer Recycling Shops Widen to Other Prisons

BIOLOGISTS ORDERED TO IGNORE GENETICS OF ENDANGERED SPECIES

New Fish & Wildlife Service Edict Sparks Internal Protests Over Censoring Science