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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

WHISTLEBLOWER CALLS FOR FIX TO WATER RIGHTS EVALUATIONS

State Auditor's Office Ducks the Issue

REFUGE MANAGERS PROTEST BISON RANGE DEAL AS UNWORKABLE

Joint Letter By 23 Managers Cites Money, Manpower and Performance Problems

YELLOWSTONE WILDLIFE RAVAGED BY ROAD-KILL

Record Number of Bears Die in Car Crashes This Summer

PARK SERVICE STICKS WITH BIBLICAL EXPLANATION FOR GRAND CANYON

Promised Legal Review on Creationist Book Is Shelved

INTERIOR REFUSES TO HOLD HEARINGS ON BISON RANGE DEAL

Repudiates Its Own Cost Estimates on Day That Public Comment Period Closes