"America’s Freshwater Mussels Are Going Extinct — Here’s Why That Sucks"
"Dozens of these water-filtering species are at risk of vanishing, and that’s bad news for every living creature that relies on them."
Source: Revelator, 04/05/2018
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Pennsylvania Judge: Fracking Gas From Neighbor's Property Is Trespassing
"On Monday the Pennsylvania Superior Court issued an opinion that could have major ramifications for the hydraulic fracturing industry in the state: It states a company trespassed on a family's land by extracting natural gas from beneath their property while operating a fracking well next door."
Source: EHN, 04/05/2018
"U.S. Ethanol Groups Bristle As EPA Frees Refiners From Biofuels Law"
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved the request of 25 small refineries to be exempted from the nation’s biofuels laws, an agency source said on Wednesday, marking a big increase from previous years and triggering an outcry from farm groups worried the move will hurt ethanol demand."
Source: Reuters, 04/05/2018
"Pruitt Takes Clean Water Act Decisions Away from Regional EPA Offices"
"Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt, who has been methodically weakening air pollution rules over the past year, is now taking control of key decision-making on the protection of streams and wetlands from the agency's regional administrators, an internal memo shows."
Source: InsideClimate News, 04/05/2018
After Leaving Hill Rental, Pruitt Had No Fixed D.C. Address For A Month
"After moving out of the Capitol Hill condo apartment he rented for $50 a night last summer, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt appears to not have maintained a Washington residence for a month, instead traveling extensively for work and remaining for weeks at his Tulsa home."
Source: Washington Post, 04/05/2018
"Donors to Pruitt’s Oklahoma Groups Now Lobby EPA, and Reap Benefits"
"As an Oklahoma politician, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt received $181,000 in political contributions from donors who lobbied the EPA last year, according to a MapLight review."
Source: Maplight, 04/05/2018
"Obama Methane Standards Sidelined, Yet Again"
"Obama-era restrictions on methane emissions from the oil and gas industry are once again sidelined after a federal court today agreed to freeze implementation."
Source: E&E News PM, 04/05/2018
"Pruitt Spread Special Hires Throughout Agency"
"U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt used a unique hiring authority to bring on several political staffers, including top deputies in programs across the agency."
Source: Greenwire, 04/05/2018
"Pruitt Taps Conservative News Outlets To Assail His Critics"
"U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt pushed back on ethics allegations swirling around his rent of a lobbyist-linked condo last year. In interviews with conservative-leaning news outlets, the EPA chief said he was being targeted for his success in implementing President Trump's agenda of rolling back environmental regulations... ."
Source: Greenwire, 04/05/2018
"White House Says Trump Not OK With Pruitt's Apartment Deal"
"President Donald Trump is not OK with the deal Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt received to rent a room in Washington from the family of an energy lobbyist, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Wednesday."
Source: CNN, 04/05/2018
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