She Lobbied for a Carcinogen. Now She’s at E.P.A., Approving New Chemicals.
"Lynn Dekleva, who recently took a senior role at the agency, once led an aggressive effort by industry to block regulations on formaldehyde."
Source: NYTimes, 02/27/2025
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"EPA Urges White House To Strike Down Landmark Climate Finding"
"Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin has privately urged the White House to strike down a scientific finding underpinning much of the federal government’s push to combat climate change, according to three people briefed on the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to comment publicly."
Source: Washington Post, 02/27/2025"Trump’s Plan to Repeal Climate Policy Could Upend Shift to Electric Cars"
"The administration is setting the stage for Congress to repeal a longstanding waiver that allows California to set its own pollution standards. State officials say the effort is illegal."
Source: NYTimes, 02/27/2025Bezos Overhauls Washington Post Opinion Section. Editor Resigns.
"Jeff Bezos, the owner of The Washington Post, announced a major shift to the newspaper’s opinion section on Wednesday, saying it would now advocate “personal liberties and free markets” and not publish opposing viewpoints on those topics." "David Shipley, The Post’s opinion editor, is resigning after trying to persuade Jeff Bezos to reconsider the new direction."
Source: NYTimes, 02/27/2025"Unknown Deadly Illness Strikes Western Congo"
"An unidentified illness has killed scores of people and infected hundreds in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization has reported, with preliminary investigations tracing the outbreak to three children who in January ate a bat and died."
Source: NYTimes, 02/27/2025"Utah Could Become The First State To Ban Fluoride In Its Drinking Water"
"Utah could become the first state to ban fluoride in its drinking water, alarming public health experts and dentists who note the mineral’s role in reducing tooth decay across the nation. The Republican-controlled statehouse sent the legislation to Gov. Spencer Cox (R) last week after both chambers passed it largely along party lines."
Source: Washington Post, 02/27/2025"Trump Removes “Zombie” Pipeline Safety Rules"
"The Trump administration has withdrawn a slate of proposed carbon dioxide safety regulations inspired by a pipeline failure that sent nearly 50 people to the hospital with “zombie”-like symptoms, and the new regulator overseeing these matters previously worked as a lobbyist for the pipeline industry."
Source: Lever/ExxonKnews, 02/27/2025"Trump Threatens To Sue Authors And Media Who Use Anonymous Sources"
"US President Donald Trump, furious over a disparaging new tell-all book about him, threatened Wednesday to sue authors and media outlets that use anonymous sources."
Source: AFP, 02/27/2025Pipeline Company’s $300M Lawsuit vs. Greenpeace Heads To Trial In N. Dakota
"A Texas pipeline company’s lawsuit seeking potentially hundreds of millions of dollars from Greenpeace was set to advance with opening statements Wednesday in a trial the environmental organization calls an effort to silence critics of the oil industry."
Source: AP, 02/26/2025"White House Says It Will Control Press Access To Trump, Not Reporters"
"The White House said Tuesday that it would decide which news outlets have access to President Donald Trump, ripping power away from an independent association of journalists who have traditionally determined which publications are part of the press pool."
Source: USA TODAY, 02/26/2025"Egg Prices Are Soaring. Bird Flu May Not Be the Only Culprit."
"The nation’s biggest egg producer has seen rising revenues and profits. Now some Democrats are calling for an investigation into pricing practices in the industry."
Source: NYTimes, 02/26/2025"Coffee Prices Are at a 50-Year High. Producers Aren’t Celebrating."
"Climate change is behind the windfall gains, and growers are worried about whether they can adapt."
Source: NYTimes, 02/26/2025Top Execs Leave Oppo Firm That Targeted Climate Litigants, Move To RNC
"A founder of a conservative opposition research group that has investigated people who are suing the oil industry has left the group amid a staff reshuffling." "The former Argus Insight leaders have taken key roles at the Republican National Committee and the White House."
Source: E&E News, 02/26/2025"Legal Snags Could Foil Trump’s Climate And Air Pollution Rollbacks"
"The president’s deregulatory blitz might crash into the same repetitive setback from his first term: court defeats stemming from procedural fumbles."
Source: E&E News, 02/26/2025"The ‘Horror Story’ of Hazardous Waste in a Small Pennsylvania Town"
"An EPA investigation confirmed residents’ worst fears about operations at an industrial landfill. What happens next is all too uncertain."
Source: Inside Climate News, 02/26/2025
