"EPA Chief Is Tongue-Tied When Asked About His Climate Change Denial"
"America's top environmental official was in the hot seat on Sunday over his dubious views on climate change."
Source: Mashable, 04/03/2017
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"Tribes That Live Off Coal Hold Tight to Trump’s Promises"
"CROW AGENCY, Mont. — The pale yellow halls of the Crow government building here are nearly empty these days, with 1,000 of this tribe’s 1,300 employees recently laid off."
Source: NY Times, 04/03/2017
"Regulations: Deadline Passes, Limiting CRA's Scope"
"As of [Friday], the number of Obama-era rules that Republicans can toss under the Congressional Review Act has been capped at fewer than 40, according to the watchdog group Public Citizen."
Source: Greenwire, 04/03/2017
Trump Aims Deep Cuts at DOE Agency for Renewable Energy, Efficiency
"The Trump administration is aiming a half-billion-dollar cut at the main U.S. hub for renewable energy research — 25 percent of the agency’s budget, and that’s just for the final five months of this federal fiscal year."
Source: Washington Post, 04/03/2017
"Trump Leaves Science Jobs Vacant, Troubling Critics"
"WASHINGTON — On the fourth floor of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, the staff of the White House chief technology officer has been virtually deleted, down from 24 members before the election to, by Friday, only one."
Source: NY Times, 04/03/2017
"Trump's Justice Dept. Asks Court to Halt Clean Power Plan Case"
"Within hours of moving by executive order to dismantle U.S. actions on the climate change crisis, the Trump Administration asked a federal court to stand down on pending litigation over the Clean Power Plan. The legal salvo could keep regulation of carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel power plants in limbo for the foreseeable future."
Source: InsideClimate News, 04/03/2017
Lead Exposure Alters Course Of Children’s Lives Decades Later: Study
"Children with elevated blood-lead levels at age 11 ended up as adults with lower cognitive function and lower-status occupations than their parents, according to new research that offers one of the clearest looks yet at the potential long-term health impact of the potent neurotoxin."
Source: Washington Post, 04/03/2017
"'Nightmare' Yurok Salmon Fishery Collapse"
"The number of Chinook salmon predicted to return to the Klamath River on the California-Oregon border this fall fishing season is around 11,000 fish. That is the lowest number in recorded history. Coho salmon is already listed under the Endangered Species Act in California and Oregon."
Source: Indian Country Today, 04/03/2017
New EPA Documents Reveal Even Deeper Proposed Cuts To Staff, Programs
"The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a new, more detailed plan for laying off 25 percent of its employees and scrapping 56 programs including pesticide safety, water runoff control, and environmental cooperation with Mexico and Canada under the North American Free Trade Agreement."
Source: Washington Post, 04/03/2017
"EPA Scientific Integrity Office Reviewing Pruitt's Comments On Carbon"
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's scientific integrity watchdog is reviewing whether EPA chief Scott Pruitt violated the agency's policies when he said in a television interview he does not believe carbon dioxide is driving global climate change, according to an email seen by Reuters on Friday."
Source: Reuters, 04/03/2017
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