EPA Moves To Ban Toxic Paint-Stripper For Some — But Not All — Uses
"Big-box retailers such as Lowe’s and Home Depot have already dropped it amid a public outcry over fatalities".
Source: Washington Post, 01/10/2019
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"Trump Nominates Andrew Wheeler As Permanent EPA Administrator"
"President Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated Andrew Wheeler as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, setting him up to permanently fill a position the former coal lobbyist has held in an acting role since July."
Source: HuffPost, 01/10/2019
"Dems Deliver Trash From National Parks To White House"
"Two Democratic representatives from the San Francisco Bay Area on Tuesday delivered to the White House trash they picked up from national parks as they urged President Trump to end the partial government shutdown."
Source: The Hill, 01/09/2019
Trump's Izembek Swap More About Seafood Transport Than Lifesaving?
"At the spot where a rugged chain of islands breaks away from the Alaska Peninsula, a secluded national refuge protects millions of seabirds, grizzly bears and caribou."
Source: Reveal, 01/09/2019
"Coastal States Link Arms to Oppose Trump Offshore Drilling Plan"
"State lawmakers from nine states introduced bills Jan. 8 aimed at blocking oil and gas drilling off their coasts, and a group of House Democrats meanwhile unveiled measures that would ban drilling in federal waters off much of the country."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 01/09/2019
"Silencing Science"
"President Donald Trump says he doubts humans have much of a role in climate change. His administration has downplayed the science of climate change and sought to silence scientists working for the federal government. In this hour, Reveal’s Elizabeth Shogren details the pressures one researcher faced as she worked on a project for the National Park Service."
Source: Reveal, 01/08/2019
"Trump Is Giving Oil Industry a Bye in Shutdown, Critics Allege"
"The partial U.S. government shutdown has docked fishing boats in Alaska, delayed public meetings on a proposed wind farm off the Massachusetts coast and blocked pharmaceutical companies from seeking approval for new drugs. But the Trump administration is working overtime to make sure the shutdown doesn’t halt oil drilling too -- in ways critics say may flout federal law."
Source: Bloomberg, 01/08/2019
"Democrats Balk At Trump Plan To Keep Parks Open With Entrance Fees"
"Democrats in Congress are demanding answers about a plan by the Trump administration to use visitor fees toward the operation of popular national parks during the partial government shutdown, claiming that the move could be illegal."
Source: Washington Post, 01/08/2019
Court Orders EPA To Release Wheeler’s Contacts With Outside Groups
"A federal judge has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to release tens of thousands of emails and other documents involving the agency’s top-level political appointees — including acting chief Andrew Wheeler — in a move activists hope will clarify how industry interests may be influencing their decisions."
Source: Washington Post, 01/08/2019
"U.S. Carbon Emissions Surged in 2018 Even as Coal Plants Closed"
"America’s carbon dioxide emissions rose by 3.4 percent in 2018, the biggest increase in eight years, according to a preliminary estimate published Tuesday."
Source: NY Times, 01/08/2019
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