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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

ATTACKS AGAINST FEDERAL RANGE AND FOREST WORKERS ON RISE

2015 Saw Spike in Reported Threats and Interference on Federal Lands in West

NEW SAFEGUARDS FOR FRACKING FLUID DISCHARGE

Segregation, Tighter Monitoring and Ingredient Disclosures for Wyoming Permits

COURT ENDS CORMORANT SLAUGHTER IN ALL EASTERN STATES

“Depredation” Orders for Double-Crested Cormorants Rescinded Immediately

GRAND CANYON CATTALO STATUS OBSCURED BY SCIENCE SHELL GAME

NPS Paper Claiming Hybrids as Native Wildlife Dropped but Successor Still in Wings

STREAM RESTORATIONS FLOW FROM TENNESSEE LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT

Water Quality Degradation from Big Box Complex Addressed