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"Smoke From Wisconsin Refinery Explosion Poses Health Risk" [1]

"An explosion and asphalt fire at a Wisconsin oil refinery sent huge plumes of smoke into the air that pollution experts said almost certainly contained large amounts of toxins, posing a serious health risk to those living downwind."

Source: AP [2], 04/27/2018

"IG: Threat Memo Cited By Pruitt Isn’t From IG" [3]

"The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) pushed back Thursday against EPA head Scott Pruitt, saying he misrepresented a memo about the threats against him in testimony to the House."

Source: The Hill [4], 04/27/2018

NOAA Has Never Gone This Long Without A Confirmed Leader [5]

"The agency charged with the critical missions of predicting the nation’s weather, monitoring its climate and protecting its coasts has lacked a permanent leader for one year and 95 days, since Donald Trump was elected president."

Source: Washington Post [6], 04/27/2018

Pruitt Faces New Ethics Accusations Over EPA’s Climate Rule Repeal [7]

"Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt is facing new accusations of ethical violations over his refusal to recuse himself from the process of repealing a landmark power plant rule."

Source: HuffPost [8], 04/27/2018

"Scott Pruitt, on Capitol Hill, Deflects Blame for Ethical Lapses" [9]

"Scott Pruitt, the Environmental Protection Agency chief, had an easier time than expected on Capitol Hill on Thursday as he deflected Democrats’ pointed questions about accusations of ethical infractions and lavish personal spending at the taxpayers’ expense."

Source: NY Times [10], 04/27/2018

"How California Water Suppliers Are Getting Earthquake-Ready" [11]

"Californians know another “big one” will be coming someday. In preparation, the state’s major water suppliers have been working to seismically retrofit key infrastructure, but vulnerabilities remain."

Source: Water Deeply [12], 04/26/2018

Trump Plan To Tackle Lead In Drinking Water Slammed As 'Empty Exercise' [13]

"Sources within EPA tell Guardian that proposals are threadbare and muddled – ‘they’re are just making it up as they go along’"

Source: Guardian [14], 04/26/2018

Dem Senators Scrutinize Koch Brothers' 'Infiltration' Of Trump Team [15]

"Democratic senators are demanding information about what they call the Koch brothers’ “infiltration” of the Trump administration, charging that Koch-linked personnel have secured key federal jobs and are determining US environmental and public health policy."

Source: Guardian [16], 04/26/2018

Pruitt's Friends Became Lobbyists, Handed Clients Biomass Win [17]

"When Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt declared this week that tree burning was inherently a carbon-neutral way to produce electricity, it was a victory for some Oklahoma friends of Scott Pruitt."

Source: InsideClimate News [18], 04/26/2018

"EPA: Critics: Legal Ambush Awaits Pruitt's 'Secret Science' Rule" [19]

"In signing off on a proposed scientific "transparency" rule yesterday, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt heralded a straightforward goal: to ensure that the data underlying major new regulations are available to the American people. But the draft rule raises significant questions about how EPA will accomplish that goal, with critics predicting the proposal won't withstand a court challenge if made final in its current form."

Source: Greenwire [20], 04/26/2018

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