"Making America Toxic Again"
"Scott Pruitt’s job is to protect the environment. Unfortunately, God has other plans for him."
Source: Mother Jones, 02/21/2018
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"Seismic Surveys Planned Off U.S. Coast Pose Risk To Marine Life"
"Animals that live in the ocean communicate with sound — humpback whales, for example. But these voices could soon be drowned out by powerful sonic booms from vessels searching for oil and gas."
Source: NPR, 02/20/2018
Trump Interior Dept. Wants to Charge More to Access Public Records
A recently unearthed report reveals Bureau of Land Management plans to limit how many FOIA requests a single person or group can submit and to make government records more expensive to acquire.
Source: Gizmodo, 02/19/2018
"Oil And Gas: Trump's Budget Would Erase USGS Impact Research"
"The Trump administration is seeking to zero out federal funding on the environmental effects of oil and gas development."
Source: EnergyWire, 02/19/2018
"Scoop: Trump Endorses 25-Cent Gas Tax Hike"
"President Trump endorsed a 25-cent gas tax hike to pay for infrastructure at a White House meeting this morning with senior administration officials and members of Congress from both parties, according to two sources with direct knowledge."
Source: Axios, 02/16/2018
U.S. Environmental Penalties Nearly Halve In Trump's First Year: Report
"The Environmental Protection Agency levied around half the average number of penalties against polluters in the first year of the Trump administration as in the same period of the past three presidential administrations, according to a report released Thursday."
Source: Reuters, 02/16/2018
Coalition Warns Federal Funding Cuts Would Harm Great Lakes
"Although it’s expected that President Trump’s plan to gut Great Lakes programs will be “dead on arrival” in Congress again, a major coalition of environmental groups is prepared to show how such draconian cuts could severely hurt public health and the economy — not just the environment."
Source: Toledo Blade, 02/16/2018
Judge Orders Trump’S DOE To Implement Efficiency Rules For Appliances
"A federal judge in San Francisco ordered President Trump’s administration on Thursday to end a one-year delay on rules developed by the Obama administration to combat climate change by tightening energy-efficiency standards for portable air conditioners, building heaters and other appliances."
Source: San Francisco Chronicle, 02/16/2018
"After More Than A Year, Trump Still Doesn’t Have A Science Adviser"
"When the Ebola virus began sweeping through West Africa four years ago, killing thousands of people and threatening to spread beyond the continent, President Obama turned to his science adviser for options."
Source: Boston Globe, 02/16/2018
"How $225,000 Can Help Secure a Pollution Loophole at Trump’s E.P.A."
"The gravel parking lot at the Fitzgerald family’s truck dealership here in central Tennessee was packed last week with shiny new Peterbilt and Freightliner trucks, as well as a steady stream of buyers from across the country. But there is something unusual about the big rigs sold by the Fitzgeralds: They are equipped with rebuilt diesel engines that do not need to comply with rules on modern emissions controls."
Source: NY Times, 02/16/2018
