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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…


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NHTSA SNUFFS CARBON MONOXIDE SAFEGUARDS

NHTSA SNUFFS CARBON MONOXIDE SAFEGUARDS

WHEELS COMING OFF TRUMP ARCTIC REFUGE DRIVE

Haste to Roll Out Leasing Approvals Proves to be Their Undoing

SOUTH DAKOTA GROUND ZERO FOR TRUMP WATER ROLLBACKS

State’s Drinking Water, Flood Control, and Wildlife Habitat at High Risk

CDC’S TOP CLIMATE SCIENTIST BACK IN HOT WATER

Centers Suppress Climate Lead for Drawing Congressional Oversight

INTERIOR’S OBTUSE REORGANIZATION HAS BLURRY FOCUS

New Layers of Regional Bureaucracy Larded on Top of Current Structure