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House Panel Threatens Salaries Of Interior Staff Who Block Interviews

"The House Oversight Committee on Tuesday threatened to withhold the salaries of Interior Department officials who have blocked lawmakers from interviewing agency employees about whether Secretary David Bernhardt was complying with recordkeeping laws."

Source: Politico, 05/09/2019

EPA Leaders Ignored Agency’s Experts in Issuing Asbestos Rule: Memos

"Senior officials at the Environmental Protection Agency disregarded the advice of their own scientists and lawyers in April when the agency issued a rule that restricted but did not ban asbestos, according to two internal memos."

Source: NY Times, 05/09/2019

Only 2 Of 20 Dem Presidenial Candidates Have A Climate Change Plan

"Of the nearly two dozen Democrats running for president, only two campaigns have so far laid out deadlines for transforming American life to slash the pollution that is warming the planet’s climate." They are Washington governor Jay Inslee and Texas congressman Beto O’Rourke.

Source: Guardian, 05/08/2019

Mountain Smog? 96% Of National Parks Have Hazardous Air Quality: Study

"Millions of tourists will head out into America’s national parks this summer in search of fresh mountain air. But according to a new report they should instead expect dangerous levels of pollution; roughly 96% of the nation’s parks are struggling with significant air quality issues."

Source: Guardian, 05/08/2019

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