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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

PARK SERVICE/BUDWEISER CO-BRANDING CAMPAIGN RAISES QUESTIONS

Off-Limit Corporate Partnerships on Table as NPS Waives Alcohol Promotion Ban

TURF LOBBYISTS CULTIVATE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

CPSC Depends on Artificial Turf Industry for Scientific and Enforcement Guidance

EGREGIOUS EPA MISCONDUCT DELIVERS WHISTLEBLOWER WIN

Judge Sanctions EPA for Concealing Evidence and Vindicates WTC Whistleblower

SURRENDERED BUNDY DOCUMENTS SHED NO LIGHT ON EVENTS

BLM: No Criminal Referrals, Cattle Inventory, or Lessons Learned

EPA FRACKING DISCHARGE PERMITS ON INDIAN LANDS APPEALED

Fracking Fluids Dumped into Stream for Livestock on Wind River Reservation