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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

INTERIOR RE-IMPOSES GAG ORDER ON CHIEF CHAMBERS

No Interviews Without Permission of Don Murphy

FISH AND WILDLIFE DIRECTOR OVERRULES HIS OWN SCIENTIFIC PANEL

Allows Continued Hunting of Rare Trumpeter Swans

15-YEAR OLD WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION ACT IS A "FAILURE"

Anniversary Sees Few Protected, Paralyzing Backlogs & Fear of Retaliation

CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? CELL TOWERS SPREADING THROUGHOUT NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM

Park System Ignoring Public Notice Rules; Does Not Even Track New Towers

SPECIAL COUNSEL INTERVENES IN CHIEF CHAMBERS CASE

45-Day Stay First Step Toward Restoration