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EPA chief Wheeler downplays drastic climate change report as based on ‘worst-case scenario’
This article discusses how EPA chief Wheeler downplays drastic climate change report as based on ‘worst-case scenario’. He lies.
Acting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief Andrew Wheeler on Wednesday downplayed last year’s dire federal government report on climate change, saying some of the report’s conclusions “were based on the worst-case scenario.”
“Some of the […]
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Report: The EPA has backed off enforcement under Trump – here are the numbers
This article discusses how the EPA has backed off enforcement under Trump – here are the numbers.
The Trump administration has sought to weaken the Environmental Protection Agency in a number of ways, from staff and proposed budget cuts to attempts to undermine the use of science in policymaking.
Now, our new research finds that […]
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The Energy 202: Court ruling may give environmental activists more fodder against EPA
This article discusses a recent court ruling against the EPA.
The Sierra Club, one of the nation’s oldest environmental organizations, led a vocal campaign to oust Scott Pruitt by helping to reveal various managerial and ethical lapses by the former Environmental Protection Agency chief.
Now with a recent court decision, the group hopes it can apply that […]
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Exxon Mobil opposes weakening Obama-era emissions rules: letter to EPA
This article discusses Exxon Mobil’s opposition to weakening Obama-era emissions rules in a letter to EPA. They want to remove the problem of methane leakage from wells, transportation, etc., so that they can claim that burning natural gas is ok.
Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) sent a letter to the U.S. […]
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Study: Decade of Climate Evidence Strengthens Case for EPA’s Endangerment Finding
This article discusses how a decade of Climate Evidence Strengthens Case for EPA’s Endangerment Finding. The 2009 finding underpins federal action on climate change. Research since has further bolstered connections to public health and economic risks, a new study shows.
Scientific understanding of the risks greenhouse gases pose to public […]
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E.P.A. Will Ease Path to New Coal Plants
This article discusses how EPA intends to violate its charter to protect citizens; instead, it will protect coal plants.
The Trump administration is poised to roll back a significant climate change regulation on coal-fired power plants,making it easier to build new coal plants in the United States.
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Trump’s pick for EPA already rolling back climate change protections
This article discusses how Trump’s pick for EPA (Wheeler) is already rolling back climate change protections.
Andrew Wheeler, the former coal lobbyist who is now acting administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, was a “driving force” behind the agenda of Sen. James Inhofe, who called climate change a “hoax,” […]
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EPA PLANS TO ROLL BACK WATER PROTECTIONS DESPITE CLIMATE CHANGE WARNINGS
This article discusses how EPA intends to ignore science and roll back protections for American waterways.
WHILE ONE BRANCH of the U.S. government issued a report last week outlining the grave threats posed by climate change, another branch was preparing a rollback of water protections that will further exacerbate some of […]
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Trump officials mount full-court press against their own climate report
This article discusses how Trump officials are mounting lying to cover up their own climate report. The White House press secretary said it was “not based on facts.” The secretary of the interior said it focused only on the “worst scenarios.”
And President Trump said that when it comes to the devastating effects of climate change described […]
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Assault Against Science Continues at the E.P.A.
This article, by Christopher S. Zarba, former staff director of the Scientific Advisory Board at the EPA, discusses how the assault against science continues at the EPA. The agency jettisons expert panels providing guidance on important health and environmental issues.
The Environmental Protection Agency effectively disbanded a scientific panel of […]
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