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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 PARKS PUNT ON OVERCROWDING

Statutory Requirement for Parks to Establish Carrying Capacities Widely Ignored

BAY STATE SOUTH COAST RAIL SHOULD RETURN TO DRAWING BOARD

New Review Should Revisit Unrealistic Assumptions that Sunk Stoughton Alternative

TRIBAL BISON RANGE PLAN LEAVES MANY UNCERTAINTIES

Refuge Mission, Public Access and Fate of Bison Herd Placed at Tribal Discretion

RUDDERLESS NATIONAL PARKS ADRIFT WITHOUT A COMPASS

Most Big National Park Units Lack Required General Management Plans

SKYLINE DRIVE CLOSURES AND DRONES FOR CORPORATE PARKS DONOR

Approval for Subaru Ad Shoot Hand-Carried through National Park Headquarters