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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 GROUPS OPPOSE LABOR NOMINEE

Solicitor's Anti-worker Stances Cited

BLM CONTRACTING OUT LAND USE PLANS

Contractors More Costly, "Operating on Their Own Agenda"

BLM SERVES OFF-ROAD INDUSTRY BY ALLOWING UNRESTRICTED USE AT NEVADA'S SAND MOUNTAIN

Administration Ignores Law, Recommendations by Staff, Wildlife Agencies, Conservationists and Local Tribe

WHISTLEBLOWERS SWAMP SPECIAL COUNSEL

Backlog of Waste, Fraud and Abuse Reports Doubles

VOTE WOULD LEGALIZE DRINKING WATER VIOLATIONS

State Parks Frequently Fail to Inform Public of Polluted Drinking Water