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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 RENEGES ON PROMISED CELL RESTRICTIONS

Yellowstone Builds New Towers but Ignores Vows to Limit Visibility and Coverage

CATTLE TRAMPLE SAGE GROUSE RECOVERY PROSPECTS

New Grazing Data Center Documents Widespread Habitat Damage

EXXON VALDEZ DAMAGES SUIT DRAGS INTO 2015 AND PERHAPS BEYOND

Judge Frustrated That Long Overdue Restoration Plan Still Not Near Completion

PRAIRIE POTHOLE WETLANDS IMPERILED BY THEIR PROTECTORS

Four-State Evaluations Decry Faulty Wetland Calls, Mapping, Reviews and Training

YELLOWSTONE’S CELLULAR BANDWIDTH DILEMMA

Telecom Companies Push Plans to Wire Park for New 4G LTE