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New EPA Rule Poses Greatest Threat to the Clean Water Act in a Generation
This article discusses changes to EPA Clean Water regulations – posing the greatest threat to the Clean Water Act in a generation.
April 15th is circled in red on calendars for tax day—and for the close of the public comment period on the Environmental Protection Agency’s controversial proposal to rescind safeguards […]
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Dirty lies: how the car industry hid the truth about diesel emissions
This The Guardian article discusses how the car industry hid the truth about diesel emissions. The ‘Dieselgate’ scandal was suppressed for years – while we should have been driving electric cars.
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Report: How Much Would Trump’s Climate Rule Rollbacks Worsen Health and Emissions?
This article discusses How Much Trump’s Climate Rule Rollbacks Would Worsen Health and Emissions. Using government data, a new analysis adds up the harm to humans and the climate from scrapping 6 greenhouse gas rules involving cars, power plants and oil and gas.
The report, released Tuesday, homes in on […]
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DeSmog Blog
This posting includes:
Physicist William Happer, the ‘Unmoored’ Climate Science Denier Heading a White House Climate Probe
Trump Admin Hands Win to Kochs, Stops Clean Car Negotiations With California
Revealed: How the Tobacco and Fossil Fuel Industries Fund Disinformation Campaigns Around the World
The Inevitable Death of Natural Gas as […]
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Mountain Valley Pipeline acknowledges criminal investigation into alleged environmental violations
This article discusses the Mountain Valley Pipeline legal troubles, as the company admits that it is being investigated by EPA for into alleged environmental violations.
The company behind the Mountain Valley Pipeline says it’s the subject of a criminal investigation by the EPA and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western […]
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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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