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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

NAVY KILLS PREGNANT RIGHT WHALE IN MID-ATLANTIC

Second Pregnant Female Victim of Ship Strike This Year

CRONY HIRING BY SPECIAL COUNSEL TARGET OF LAWSUIT

Former Boarding School Headmaster Retained as Consultant

JUDGE: FEDERAL FLOODPLAIN PROGRAM VIOLATES ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT

Conservation groups win landmark case to protect Puget Sound chinook salmon from sprawl

BLM MANAGER FOR ANACONDA MINE FILES WHISTLEBLOWER CHARGE

Abrupt Termination Due to Raising Pollution and Safety Problems

EPA STALLS INFANT PESTICIDE DOSING STUDY

Cites Negative News Coverage As Need for Further Review