Trump Plan To Tackle Lead In Drinking Water Slammed As 'Empty Exercise'
"Sources within EPA tell Guardian that proposals are threadbare and muddled – ‘they’re are just making it up as they go along’"
Source: Guardian, 04/26/2018
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Dem Senators Scrutinize Koch Brothers' 'Infiltration' Of Trump Team
"Democratic senators are demanding information about what they call the Koch brothers’ “infiltration” of the Trump administration, charging that Koch-linked personnel have secured key federal jobs and are determining US environmental and public health policy."
Source: Guardian, 04/26/2018
Energy Sec. Perry’s Son Owns An Energy Investment Company. A Problem?
"A private investment firm led by Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s son has notified the Securities and Exchange Commission that it’s seeking investors for a new energy fund, raising concerns about the potential for private businesses run by the offspring of high-ranking government officials to benefit from their parents’ policy decisions without the public being aware."
Source: McClatchy, 04/26/2018
She Tried To Report On Climate. Sinclair Told Her To Be More "Balanced"
"Sinclair Broadcast Group executives reprimanded and ultimately ousted a local news reporter who refused to seed doubt about man-made climate change and “balance” her stories in a more conservative direction."
Source: BuzzFeed News, 04/25/2018
Official Appeared To Delay Protecting Endangered Species For Oil Group
"The Texas hornshell is a sleek green-grey mussel that once thrived in the Rio Grande watershed, its habitat stretching from southern New Mexico down into the arid Texas borderlands. Some of its habitat happens to overlap with rich deposits of oil and gas."
Source: Guardian, 04/25/2018
Senate GOPers Urge More Scrutiny Of Pruitt Management, Spending Decisions
"Several Senate Republicans said Tuesday that Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt’s management and spending decisions should be subject to greater congressional scrutiny, although nearly all of them stopped short of asking him to resign."
Source: Washington Post, 04/25/2018
8 Years After Deepwater Horizon, Is Another Disaster Waiting To Happen?
"A safety watchdog formed after BP oil spill could be the next Trump administration casualty"
Source: Center for Public Integrity, 04/24/2018
"Canary in the Coal Pond"
"New reports provide an unprecedented look at contaminants leaking from coal ash ponds and landfills. But the chasm between information and environmental protection may deepen thanks to a proposed Trump administration rollback."
Source: ProPublica, 04/24/2018
"Court Strikes Down Trump Delay of Auto Efficiency Standards Penalty"
"A federal appeals court in New York on Monday blocked the Trump administration's efforts to delay penalties against automakers that fail to meet carbon-cutting emissions standards in new cars."
Source: InsideClimate News, 04/24/2018
"White House Deterring Republicans From Defending Pruitt, Sources Say"
"White House officials are cautioning Republican lawmakers and other conservative allies to temper their defense of Scott Pruitt, according to two people familiar with the discussions, in a sign that administration support for the embattled EPA chief may be waning."
Source: Bloomberg, 04/24/2018
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