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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 DROPPED FROM PHONE BOOKS

Supporters Decry Two Months of

PARK POLICE CHIEF ASKS US SPECIAL COUNSEL TO INTERVENE

Washington, DC -- U.S. Park Police Chief Teresa Chambers today petitioned the U.S. Office of Special Counsel to reinstate her immediately, according to legal filings released today by Public Employees…

TOP NATIONAL PARK WILDERNESS OFFICIAL RESIGNS IN FRUSTRATION

Park Service Ignoring Letter and Spirit of the Wilderness Act

PEER ATTORNEY IS NEW PENTAGON WHISTLEBLOWER OMBUDSMAN

Former Navy Whistleblower Now an Investigator & Advocate

ROMNEY POLITICAL STAFF TO SCREEN ENVIRONMENTAL APPEALS

Environmental Appeals Office Shut Down