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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 TO CONSOLIDATE ALL REAL ESTATE APPRAISALS IN NEW UNIT

Protection from Future Political Interference Unclear

UNDERWATER CABLE PLAN THREATENS CORAL REEFS AND RISKS CABLE DAMAGE

Governor Bush Set to Approve Controversial Cable Corridors Despite Findings

INTERIOR TO GIVE MANAGEMENT OF PARKS AND REFUGES TO TRIBES

34 National Parks and 41 Refuges Targeted

SHARP RISE IN POLLUTION AND SAFETY VIOLATIONS AT HAWAII'S HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE

Air Force to Lay Off Compliance Units Despite Audit Finding

TRUMPETER SWAN DATA UNDER FIRE FWS

Finding Relied on Invented and Distorted Studies