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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

CHIEF CHAMBERS SUES IN CIVIL SERVICE COURT TO RETURN TO WORK

Bid to End Legal Limbo – Nearly 7 Months on Paid Administrative Leave

PARKS DIRECTOR CUTS EVERYONE'S TRAVEL BUT HER OWN

Frenetic Drive to Visit All 388 Parks Puts Strain on Staff & Budget

DEP ALTERED ENFORCEMENT ORDER FOR PANAMA CITY DISPOSAL COMPANY

Agency Broke Its Own Rules By Ignoring Violations

PARK SERVICE WANTS TO KNOW WHERE CELL TOWERS ARE LOCATED

Headquarters Creating an Inventory as Telecom Companies Target Parks

U.S. HISTORIC PRESERVATION AGENCY TO INVESTIGATE OLD FAITHFUL CELL PHONE TOWER

Yellowstone Park Ignores Findings of Violations