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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

PENTAGON SEEKS ENVIRONMENTAL EXEMPTIONS FOR THE MA MILITARY RESERVATION

Clean Up May Be Shelved

ALLAGASH WILDERNESS WATERWAY NAMED ONE OF AMERICA'S MOST ENDANGERED RIVERS

After years of neglectful management, legislature considers removing wilderness protections

ADEC EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINED FOR PROTESTING BP PERMIT

Air Pollution Violations on North Slope Suppressed

ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY REJECTS DEFENSE DEPARTMENT ATTEMPT TO SIDESTEP LAWS

DOD uses last-minute changes to seek broad exemptions from environmental laws

SETTLEMENT REACHED IN SEWAGE TREATMENT SUIT

City to Pay $100,000, Upgrade Plant and Increase Monitoring