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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

LOCKYER URGED TO HELP HUMBOLDT DA'S TIMBER FRAUD CASE

Watchdog Group Calls Attorney General's Reluctance "Travesty of Justice"

LURC EMPLOYEE RESIGNS IN PROTEST

Managers, Staffing Cuts Blamed for Steering Land Agency Off Course

SECRETARY NORTON IGNORES BALANCE AND BEST SCIENCE WITH PERMIT TO OPEN DUNES HABITAT TO ORVS

BLM's Final Plan is Even Worse than Bad Draft; Conservationists Will Sue

LATEST LURC SETTLEMENT IS "LAST HURRAH" FOR ENFORCEMENT

Budget and Staffing Cuts Preclude Corporate Cases in Future

MISSOURI DNR PLANS TO WEAKEN SAFE DRINKING WATER RULES

Proposal Would Eliminate Certain Public Notice Requirements