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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

USGS FUMBLES ITS BIOLOGICAL COLLECTIONS

Belated New Policy Leaves Troves of Scientific Specimens in Limbo

FEWER FLORIDA ECO-INSPECTIONS EQUALS LESS COMPLIANCE

Slight 2018 Election-Year Enforcement Uptick Yields Scant Results

NEW PARK SERVICE E-BIKE ORDER INVALID

NPS Edict Violates Federal Laws and Misinterprets Interior Directive

FIGHT FOR RECORDS ON GMOS AND BEE-KILLING INSECTICIDES

Role of Ex-Monsanto Executive in Green-Lighting Use on Refuges at Issue

NATIONAL PARKS SEEK UBIQUITOUS CELL COVERAGE

Telecoms in Driver’s Seat as Cell Towers Sprout Across Park Landscapes