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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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MALIBU SCHOOL DISTRICT SICS COPS ON PARENTS

Vandalism Complaint for Taking PCB-Laden Caulk Samples for Lab Testing

NEW TRANSPARENCY IS OPAQUE AT CHEMICAL SAFETY BOARD

Basic Information on Investigations, Procurement and Private Emails Still Missing

CPSC DROPS ARTIFICIAL TURF PLAYGROUND SAFETY REVIEW

Unannounced Decision on Childhood Product Status at Odds with Public Statements

CHEMISTRY CLASSROOM FLASH FIRE SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED

Chemical Safety Board Dispatches Tweets Not Investigators to Latest School Blowout

SUIT TO ENFORCE FEDERAL CONTRACTOR WHISTLEBLOWER LAW

Little-Used Law for Federal Contract and Subcontract Employees to Lapse in 2017