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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

FEDERAL FUNDS FOR DROUGHT-STRICKEN FISH SIPHONED BY IRRIGATORS

Klamath Contracts Worsen Drought Conditions by Pumping More Groundwater

NOAA SHIES AWAY FROM ALEUTIANS MARINE SANCTUARY

National Monument Designation May be Only Route for Protecting Alaskan Waters

MALIBU SCHOOLS SPENDING MILLIONS TO AVOID TOXIC CLEANUP

Billings by Lawyers and Consultants Exceed What a Full Cleanup Would Cost

CANAVERAL SEASHORE WHISTLEBLOWER VINDICATED, AGAIN

National Park Leaders Dissemble as New Probe Opens into Repeat Violations

ANOTHER 4G CELL TOWER SLATED FOR REMOTE NATIONAL PARK

North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt Wants Second Tower Abutting Wilderness