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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

DEP NOMINEE CARRYING BAGGAGE FROM MASSACHUSETTS

Does Gina McCarthy Embrace the Mitt Romney Record?

OSHA FINDS ITS OWN INSPECTORS DAMAGED BY DEADLY BERYLLIUM

First Screenings Yield Disturbing Results; Whistleblower Vindicated

MASSACHUSETTS ENVIRONMENTAL FUNDING CUT BY 25 PERCENT

State Can't Meet Federal Requirements; Less Than 10% of State Waters Are Clean

NAVY MOVES TO PREVENT MORE RIGHT WHALE DEATHS

Temporary Protections Should Be Made Permanent, Group Says

USAID MISSES 5TH ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT DEADLINE

Reports on Multi-National Bank Projects Held By Treasury Department