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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

TRUMP MONKEY-WRENCHES WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS

Collapse of Civil Service Court Risks Potential Personnel and Judicial Meltdowns

FLORIDA’S TOXIC CLEANUP TRUST FUNDS LOOTED

Quarter Billion Dollar Diversion Compounded by Plummeting Penalty Revenue

MANY FLORIDIANS UNKNOWINGLY DRINK CONTAMINATED WATER

No Notice to Residents at Thousands of Sites Polluted by Leaking Petroleum Tanks

NEW PARK SERVICE UNIFORMS FLY BY THE SEAT OF THEIR PANTS

No Information on Anti-Microbial or Insect Repellant Garment Specifications

LEGAL MOVE TO SAVE THE LOUISIANA BLACK BEAR

Notice of Impending Suit to Restore Federal Endangered Species Act Protection