"What’s at Stake in Trump’s Proposed E.P.A. Cuts"
"What is at stake as Congress considers the E.P.A. budget? Far more than climate change."
Source: NY Times, 04/11/2017
Government
"EPA Staffer Leaves With A Bang, Blasting Agency Policies Under Trump"
"When Mike Cox quit, he did so with gusto. After 25 years, he retired last week from the Environmental Protection Agency with a tough message for the boss, Administrator Scott Pruitt."
Source: Washington Post, 04/10/2017
"EPA Shutting Down Climate Adaptation Program"
"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is shutting down a program at its headquarters that helps states and localities adapt to the effects of climate change, such as rising sea levels."
Source: The Hill, 04/10/2017
"The Trump Administration Is Ill-Prepared For A Global Pandemic"
"The Trump administration has failed to fill crucial public health positions across the government, leaving the nation ill-prepared to face one of its greatest potential threats: a pandemic outbreak of a deadly infections disease, according to experts in health and national security."
Source: Washington Post, 04/10/2017
BLM Website Drops Sunny Hiking Photo To Feature Black Wall of Coal
"It is a tale of two photographs, one light and airy, the other kind of, well, dark."
Source: Washington Post, 04/07/2017
Hazardous Sites Near You? There’s a Database for That!
The best public database of the risk management plans for many major hazardous sites has now been restored. The latest TipSheet has the backstory on government tracking of hazardous chemical facilities, an example of how the database was mined for some stellar reporting, and ideas for smart use of this powerful tool.
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"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
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
Clean Power Plan Undoing Has State, Regional Fallout
Rewinding the Clean Power Plan and its planned cuts in U.S. carbon emissions may not have the effect intended, reports this week's TipSheet. Why changes now underway in the electric power industry may have less to do with regulations than with the energy market itself. Plus, covering developments state by state.
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Trump Review of Auto Emissions Standards Upsets Deal
Has President Donald Trump really unraveled Obama-era auto mileage standards and the climate policy they supported? Far from it, explains our latest Backgrounder. Here's why true change on auto emissions will take much more than a presidential fiat. And get angles and sources to report the ongoing issue.
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