Peter Wright, Donald Trump's nominee for EPA Assistant Administrator in charge of the Superfund program spent decades representing polluters that created such hazardous waste sites. His nomination is still pending in a Senate committee.
"The Trump administration is expected to launch an effort in coming days to weaken greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy standards for automobiles, handing a victory to car manufacturers and giving them ammunition to potentially roll back industry standards worldwide."
"For much of his first year in Washington, President Trump’s EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt occupied prime real estate in a townhouse near the U.S. Capitol that is co-owned by the wife of a top energy lobbyist, property records from 2017 show."
"Ohio-based utility company First Energy announced Wednesday that it intends to close three of its nuclear power plants, two in Ohio and one in Pennsylvania, calling on the states to enact policies to save the facilities."
"Environmental groups on Wednesday started a campaign to oust Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt, citing what they say is his propensity for “spending lavishly on himself.”"
"Bipartisan legislation to ban offshore drilling in state waters and to prohibit infrastructure there from supporting drilling in federal waters off New Jersey, was approved 37-0 on Monday by the state Senate." It now goes to the governor for signature.
"Organizations suing to eliminate the first national marine monument in the Atlantic Ocean have gotten the OK to proceed with a suit designed to reopen the area to commercial fishing, which environmentalists fear could jeopardize preservation efforts."
"The $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill President Trump signed last week includes a record amount of funding to prepare communities for future extreme weather events that scientists say are being exacerbated by the impacts of global warming."
"A coalition of environmental groups is teaming up for a multi-pronged campaign to try to get Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) head Scott Pruitt fired or to resign."
"When state regulators tried to get the future president to address a few environmental problems on two golf courses some years ago, little did they know they’d be treated to a multi-year lesson in how he handles regulatory challenges."
