"The Environmental Protection Agency plans on shedding more than 1,200 employees by early September through buyouts and early retirements, as part of a broader push by the Trump administration to shrink a government entity the president once promised to eliminate 'in almost every form.'"
"The Environmental Protection Agency has given notice to dozens of scientists that they will not be renewed in their roles in advising the agency, continuing a scientific shake-up that has already triggered resignations and charges from some researchers that the administration is politicizing the agency."
"Communities and oil refining and production facilities from Texas to Florida braced on Tuesday for potential disruptions as Tropical Storm Cindy strengthened over the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, threatening to bring flash floods across parts of the northern Gulf Coast."
"Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and Energy Secretary Rick Perry went to opposite sides of Capitol Hill on Tuesday to defend President Trump's proposals to slash their departments' budgets."
SEJ is hosting a public forum for journalists examining Trump environmental policies at the Seattle Aquarium, 5:00-7:00 p.m. (with reception to follow) on July 6, 2017. The evening comprises two moderated panels. The policy panel will seek to examine the impact of, and response to, specific federal actions whether they have already occurred or may occur in the future. The journalists’ panel will seek to identify stories and examine the reporter’s role in covering them. RSVP.
SEJ hosted a free public forum for journalists examining Trump environmental policies at the Seattle Aquarium on July 6, 2017. The evening comprised two moderated panels. The policy panel examined the impact of, and response to, specific federal actions whether they have already occurred or may occur in the future. The journalists’ panel sought to identify stories and examine the reporter’s role in covering them. See some photos [11] and stay tuned for coverage to be posted.
"Less than one-third of Americans support President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord, a new poll shows, and just 18 percent of respondents agree with his claim that pulling out of the international agreement to reduce carbon emissions will help the U.S. economy."
"Jeff Holmstead, a former top EPA official under President George W. Bush, is expected to be appointed as the No. 2 official at the EPA, according to two sources familiar with the decision-making process."
"HOOSICK FALLS - Residents were shocked Monday when the testing of sites contaminated with a toxic manufacturing chemical revealed levels significantly higher than originally reported."
"More than 200 scientists outline a broad range of concerns for triclosan and triclocarban and call for reduced use worldwide ". "Two ingredients used in thousands of products to kill bacteria, fungi and viruses linger in the environment and pose a risk to human health, according to a statement released today by more than 200 scientists and health professionals."
Links
[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/epa-plans-buy-out-more-1200-employees-summer
[2] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/06/20/epa-plans-to-buy-out-more-than-1200-employees-by-the-end-of-summer/?utm_term=.3a8d6a3ad5e3
[3] https://www.sej.org/headlines/epa-hands-pink-slips-dozens-scientific-advisory-board-members
[4] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/06/20/trump-administration-to-decline-to-renew-dozens-of-scientists-for-key-epa-advisory-board/
[5] https://www.sej.org/headlines/us-gulf-coast-braces-tropical-storm-cindy
[6] http://www.reuters.com/article/us-storm-cindy-nhc-idUSKBN19B2OB
[7] https://www.sej.org/headlines/zinke-perry-take-heat-over-trump-budget
[8] http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/overnights/338672-overnight-energy-zinke-perry-face-lawmakers-on-trump
[9] https://www.sej.org/calendar/trump-and-cascades-how-federal-environmental-policies-may-impact-northwest
[10] https://www.sej.org/trump-and-cascades-how-federal-environmental-policies-may-impact-northwest
[11] https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1798227963537477&set=gm.936721079802128&type=3
[12] https://www.sej.org/headlines/ap-norc-poll-few-favor-trump-move-ditch-paris-accord
[13] http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/EnvironmentandNature/Article_2017-06-20-US--AP Poll-Climate Change/id-ab17bd45339647c8916cc3f1aa711ce1
[14] https://www.sej.org/headlines/sources-say-jeff-holmstead-expected-be-named-deputy-epa
[15] https://www.axios.com/scoop-jeff-holmstead-expected-to-be-deputy-epa-administrator-2444268983.html
[16] https://www.sej.org/headlines/hoosick-falls-residents-shocked-high-pfoa-test-results
[17] http://www.timesunion.com/7dayarchive/article/Hoosick-Falls-meeting-11231034.php
[18] https://www.sej.org/headlines/hundreds-scientists-call-caution-anti-microbial-chemical-use
[19] http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/news/2017/june/triclosan-warning
[20] https://www.sej.org/search_results
[21] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=2538
[22] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=2535
[23] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=2536
[24] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=2537
[25] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=2540
[26] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=2541
[27] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=2542
[28] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=2543
[29] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=5021