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Articles on lawsuits filed against Trump’s EPA repealing power plant rules
This The Hill article discusses 22 states suing Trump over repeal of Obama-era power plant rules. A coalition of mostly Democratic-led states has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, arguing its rules for addressing power plant pollution are so weak they violate federal law. Attorneys general from 22 states and […]
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EPA proposal scraps limits on coal plant waste
This The Hill article discusses an EPA proposal to scrap limits on coal plant waste.
The Trump administration on Wednesday proposed scrapping restrictions on arsenic-laden waste from coal-fired power plants.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed lifting some regulations on coal ash, the residue left after burning coal, which is filled with hazardous […]
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Trump’s changes to science might not last at EPA
This E&E News article discusses why Trump’s changes to science might not last.
The Trump administration’s attempt to overhaul the way EPA does science may not have a long shelf life.
Many science advocates and past leaders of EPA’s expert advisory panels say the panoply of executive orders and guidances President Trump […]
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Study: Pesticides and Bees
This The Guardian article discusses how Trump’s EPA is allowing a bee-killing pesticide to be used. EPA said studies it considered, most of which were sponsored by industry, found sulfoxaflor isn’t dangerous for the pollinators.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says the studies it considered, most of which were sponsored […]
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DeSmog Blog, Week of June 21, 2019
This week’s set of articles discuss:
Congressional Dems Investigating Why Big Oil Is ‘Only Winner’ in Clean Car Standard Rollbacks
A Democratic Think Tank, the Progressive Policy Institute, Is Promoting Pushback Against Climate Lawsuits
Another Deceptive Letter Bashing the Electric Car Tax Credit Circulating Congress, Courtesy of FreedomWorks
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Trump Makes His Biggest Move Yet to Try to Save Coal Plants
This Bloomberg article discusses how Trump is trying to save coal plants. EPA scales back Obama’s Clean Power Plan curbs on emissions while solar, wind and natural gas have pared U.S. coal demand.
President Donald Trump is scaling back sweeping Obama-era curbs on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants burning […]
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Trump’s climate ‘plan’ is finally here, and it’s already headed to court
This Grist article discusses Trump’s climate ‘plan’ and it’s already headed to court.
The Trump administration just placed a nail in the coffin of the Obama-era Clean Power Plan, which had for the first time required states to set goals aimed at reducing carbon emissions coming from power plants. Today the […]
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Industrial methane emissions are 100 times higher than reported, researchers say
This article discusses research that shows that industrial methane emissions are 100 times higher than reported.
Emissions of methane from the industrial sector have been vastly underestimated, researchers from Cornell and Environmental Defense Fund have found.
Using a Google Street View car equipped with a high-precision methane sensor, the researchers discovered […]
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DeSmog Blog – June 8, 2019
This DeSmogBlog weekly posting addresses:
A March Through Heat, Felony Threats, and Pollution Brings Louisiana’s Cancer Alley to Governor’s Attention
Will Ohio River Get Optional Pollution Limits as New Fracking-Reliant Plastics Industry Moves in?
Exclusive: Enbridge Is Behind This Front Group Pushing the Company’s Line 3 Oil Pipeline Project
Congressional […]
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