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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

National Park Rangers Under The Gun

Nine-Fold Increase in Attacks During 2001

HOCKOMOCK BLUE SPOTTED SALAMANDERS AREA RARE, PURE POPULATION

Independent Study Creates a New Roadblock to MBTA Rail Route

RAIL LINE THROUGH HOCKOMOCK UNDER FIRE

Report Details 10-Year Pattern of Distorted Data and Deceptive Documentation

LAND EXCHANGE WILL COST U.S. $100 MILLION

Federal Appraisers Blow the Whistle on Utah Land Deal

CLYDE RIVER HYDRO PROJECT CHALLENGED

VANR Permit Ignored Staff Findings of "Habitat Write-off"