"EPA Chief Pruitt Had Office Swept For Surveillance Bugs"
"The head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had his office professionally examined earlier this year to look for covert surveillance devices."
Source: The Hill, 12/19/2017
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Trump EPA Rule Change Exploits Taxpayers For Mine Cleanup, Critics Say
"When the Zortman Landusky gold and silver mine, located upstream from Montana’s enormous Fort Belknap reservation, went bankrupt in 1998, the cost of the cleanup fell on the US taxpayer. The costs keep growing."
Source: Guardian, 12/19/2017
Years in the Making, Organic Animal Welfare Rules Killed by Trump USDA
"The decision nullifies 14 years of policymaking in a process mandated by Congress, and marks an about-face for the agency."
Source: Civil Eats, 12/19/2017
"Meet The Microgrid, The Technology Poised To Transform Electricity"
"The highly digital modern world also demands a more reliable grid, capable of providing high-quality power to facilities like hospitals or data centers, where even brief brownouts can cost money or lives."
Source: Vox, 12/19/2017
"Canada's British Columbia Province Bans Grizzly Bear Hunting"
"British Columbia on Monday banned all grizzly bear hunting in the western Canadian province with immediate effect, expanding on its existing ban on trophy hunting."
Source: Reuters, 12/19/2017
"EPA Seeks Comment On Carbon Rule Replacement"
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday issued a notice that it wants public input for a possible replacement of Obama-era regulations on carbon dioxide emissions from power plants that the agency is repealing."
Source: Reuters, 12/19/2017
"House Plan Would Increase Trump's Disaster Aid Request"
"Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives unveiled on Monday an $81 billion aid package to deal with hurricanes and wildfires, far above President Donald Trump’s $44 billion request."
Source: Reuters, 12/19/2017
"China Unveils an Ambitious Plan to Curb Climate Change Emissions"
"China is the world’s No. 1 polluter. It burns more coal than the rest of the world combined. ... On Tuesday, the country set out to claim another title that reflects its ambitions to change all that: keeper of the world’s largest financial market devoted to cleaning up the air."
Source: NY Times, 12/19/2017
"E.P.A. Employees Spoke Out. Then Came Scrutiny of Their Email."
"One Environmental Protection Agency employee spoke up at a private lunch held near the agency headquarters, saying she feared the nation might be headed toward an “environmental catastrophe.” Another staff member, from Seattle, sent a letter to Scott Pruitt, the E.P.A. administrator, raising similar concerns about the direction of the agency. A third, from Philadelphia, went to a rally where he protested against agency budget cuts."
Source: NY Times, 12/19/2017
"Inside the Trump Administration’s Regulatory Rollback at the EPA"
"Betsy Southerland knew something was wrong the moment she walked into her office at the Environmental Protection Agency."
Source: ProPublica, 12/19/2017
