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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

PETITION FILED TO LIST NEVADA BUTTERFLY AS ENDANGERED SPECIES

Bush BLM failing to protect Sand Mountain blue from intensive off-road vehicle harm

U.S. SPECIAL COUNSEL ISSUES GAG ORDER TO HIS OWN EMPLOYEES

Prior Approval for Revealing

FEDERAL PRESERVATION CHIEF CITED FOR ILLEGAL RENOVATIONS TO HISTORIC STRUCTURE

DC Agency Charges Park Service Assistant Director Lied to Obtain Permits

IN BUDGET BUSTING MOVE, CORPS OF ENGINEERS PROPOSES MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR MISSISSIPPI RIVER LOCK EXPANSION

Conservation Groups Oppose Project

MASSACHUSETTS STILL UNHEALTHY

Two-Year Federal-State Plan Sees Little Improvement in Commonwealth's Environmental Health