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
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"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
"Michael Bloomberg To Write $4.5 Million Check For Paris Climate Pact"
"Former New York mayor and billionaire Michael Bloomberg said on Sunday he will write a $4.5 million check to cover this year’s U.S. financial commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement."
Source: Reuters, 04/23/2018
Before Earth Day: Smog, Disasters Spurred the Laws Trump Wants to Undo
"A huge oil spill. A river catching fire. Lakes so polluted they were too dangerous for fishing or swimming. Air so thick with smog it was impossible to see the horizon."
Source: NY Times, 04/23/2018
"Internal Emails Show EPA Working To Limit Agency's Use Of Science"
"Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) political staffers have been working to internally replicate through agency action a bill that would restrict the kind of science that the EPA can use when writing regulations, internal emails show."
Source: The Hill, 04/23/2018
4 States Get Over 30 Percent of Power from Wind — All Lean Republican
"A new report underscores that even as Republican leaders remain resistant or even hostile to action on climate change, their states and districts are adopting renewable energy at some of the fastest rates in the country."
Source: InsideClimate News, 04/20/2018
"Scott Pruitt’s Ethics Inquiries Widen, and GOP Support Shows Cracks"
"Some of the most reliable conservatives in Congress are starting to speak out against Scott Pruitt, the chief of the Environmental Protection Agency who is now facing a barrage of ethics and spending questions."
Source: NY Times, 04/20/2018
Trump NASA Nominee Bridenstine Confirmed by Senate on Party-Line Vote
"Seven and a half months after being nominated to lead NASA, Jim Bridenstine finally gets to start his new job."
Source: NY Times, 04/20/2018
