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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

EPA SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY POLICY STUCK IN UTERO

Several Key Components Still Missing with No Scheduled Completion

BACKYARD MOSQUITO MISTING SYSTEMS USE FALSE ADVERTISING

FTC Complaint Targets Dangerously Deceptive Claims of Safety and Efficacy

PCBS REMOVED FROM SANTA MONICA SCHOOLS BUT LEFT IN MALIBU

Comprehensive Testing and Precautionary Removals Sought but Denied in Malibu

PARK SERVICE SNOOZES THROUGH EFFIGY MOUNDS WAKE UP CALL

Lessons Learned Report on Mass Desecration Blocked form Official Circulation

SUIT TO OBTAIN ARCTIC OFFSHORE DRILLING SAFETY DATA

Key Oil Spill Prevention and Response Documents Still Not Released to Public