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Trump EPA Won’t Evaluate Asbestos Already in Homes

"The Environmental Protection Agency will not consider the health risks and impacts of asbestos already in the environment when evaluating the dangers associated with the chemical compound, Scott Pruitt, the agency's head, quietly announced last week."

Source: Newsweek, 06/08/2018

"GOP Congressmen Launch ‘Foreign Agent’ Probe Over NRDC’s China Program"

"Republican leaders of the House Natural Resources Committee have launched a probe into what they describe as potential "undue influence" by the government of China over a leading U.S.-based environmental group." "The environmental group, which has sued the Trump administration over its climate policy rollbacks, also works on clean energy and pollution issues in China."

Source: InsideClimate News, 06/08/2018

Pruitt Made Security Detail Pick Up Dry Cleaning, Moisturizing Lotion

"Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt asked members of his 24/7 security detail to run errands for him on occasion, including picking up his dry cleaning and taking him in search of a favorite moisturizing lotion, according to two individuals familiar with those trips who spoke on the condition of anonymity to talk frankly."

Source: Washington Post, 06/08/2018

"Pruitt Starts Rewriting How EPA Weighs Costs, Benefits of Regulation"

"The Environmental Protection Agency took its first step on Thursday toward a comprehensive overhaul of the cost-benefit calculations that underpin the entire array of its regulations, notably any actions to rein in global warming." "The proposed changes would downplay human health and climate benefits of environmental regulations in favor of cutting costs for polluting industries."

 

Source: InsideClimate News, 06/08/2018

"The Chemical Industry Scores a Big Win at the E.P.A."

"The Trump administration, after heavy lobbying by the chemical industry, is scaling back the way the federal government determines health and safety risks associated with the most dangerous chemicals on the market, documents from the Environmental Protection Agency show."

Source: NY Times, 06/08/2018

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