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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

RACE AGAINST THE CLOCK IN FIRST AMENDMENT BATTLEGROUND OVER THE MOJAVE CROSS

Attorney General Ashcroft Maneuvers to Save Religious Symbol

PENTAGON TO SUSPEND WHISTLEBLOWER AND ETHICS PROTECTIONS

No-bid Contracts a Recipe for Corruption and Cronyism

PARK SERVICE MUST CUT OPERATIONS TO PAY OUTSOURCING COSTS

Visitor Service and Summer Season Reductions, Layoffs Possible

ENVIRONMENTAL SELF-POLICING IS LAX IN DEFENSE AGENCIES

Pentagon Retaliates Against its Environmental Staff

EPA STAFF STIFLE OBJECTIONS TO PENTAGON POLLUTION EXEMPTIONS

Top Official's Testimony Contradicts His Own Agency's Specialists