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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

SUIT TO BLOCK DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OUTSOURCING OF ENVIRONMENTAL JOBS ADVANCES

Air Force Illegally Contracting Out Natural Resource Management, Employees Charge

CORPS VIOLATES DATA QUALITY ACT

Government-wide Rules for Review of Studies Not Implemented

FAMED BACKCOUNTRY RANGER BARRED FROM YELLOWSTONE

Park Slashing Law Enforcement by Three Quarters, Ending Wilderness Patrols

ROMNEY OFFICIALS CITED IN UNION BUSTING COMPLAINT

Attorney Restructure Violates Labor Practice Laws

PENTAGON TO INVOKE NATIONAL SECURITY EXEMPTIONS IN ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS

Some Exemptions May Be Permanent, Says Wolfowitz Memo