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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

SOUTH COAST RAIL DEALT MORTAL BLOW BY NEW TRANSIT PLAN

Years-Long “Moratorium” Puts Massachusetts South Coast Expansion into Dustbin

MANATEE HARASSMENT RAMPANT ON REFUGES

“Out-of-Hand” Disturbances, Enforcement Overwhelmed, Visitor Education Failing

BLM STILL TIGHTLY CLUTCHING BUNDY DOCUMENTS

Federal Judge Asked to Order Release of Records on Standoff and Aftermath

ABANDONED UNCAPPED WELLS POCKMARK WESTERN PUBLIC LANDS

Records Show BLM Does Not Shoulder Responsibilities to Ensure Reclamation

USDA URGED TO SHIELD ITS SCIENTISTS FROM HARASSMENT

Agency Scientific Integrity Policy Riddled with Gags, Gaps and Loopholes