"EPA: Pruitt Aide Moonlights As Media Consultant"
"John Konkus, a top political aide to U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, received approval from ethics officials to work outside the agency as a media consultant."
Source: Greenwire, 03/06/2018
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EPA Mapping App Helps Find, Deepen Environmental Justice Stories
As new research reminds us that pollution often disproportionately affects poor and minority communities in the United States, a long-standing mapping tool from the EPA can help reporters explore and discover those environmental justice stories nearest them. The latest TipSheet explains the problem, and walks you through the mapping app.
Pruitt Tapes: Evolution's A 'Theory,' 'Majority' Religions Under Attack
"Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt dismissed evolution as an unproven theory, lamented that “minority religions” were pushing Christianity out of “the public square” and advocated amending the Constitution to ban abortion, prohibit same-sex marriage and protect the Pledge of Allegiance and the Ten Commandments, according to a newly unearthed series of Oklahoma talk radio shows from 2005."
Source: Politico, 03/05/2018
"The World Is Embracing S.U.V.s. That’s Bad News for the Climate."
"It’s the car of the future. It’s taking off in markets all over in the world. The electric vehicle? Hardly. It’s the S.U.V., the rugged, off-road gas-guzzler that America invented and the world increasingly loves to drive."
Source: NY Times, 03/05/2018
Why Is Calif. Rebuilding in Fire Country? Because You’re Paying for It
"After last year’s calamity, officials are making the same decisions that put homeowners at risk in the first place."
Source: Bloomberg, 03/05/2018
For Many GOPers, Trump’s Offshore Drilling Plan And Beaches Don’t Mix
A series of public meetings is revealing that even many Republicans from coastal states oppose Trump's offshore drilling plan because of the potential damage to beaches and coastal economies.
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"Zinke Puts Oil, Gas Lease Sale Near Chaco Canyon On Hold"
"Amid strong tribal, environmental and Congressional pushback to a planned oil and gas lease sale next week near Chaco Canyon, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has deferred action pending further study on possible cultural impacts from the sale.?
Source: Santa Fe New Mexican, 03/05/2018
Communities Sued Big Oil Over Climate Change; Then The Backlash Began
"If you live in a city or county that sues oil companies over climate change, prepare for a blowback. ExxonMobil and other fossil fuel giants are taking legal action against such local governments, seeking to undermine a key part of their finances — their relationship with lenders."
Source: McClatchy, 03/05/2018
"Powerful Storm Leaves 9 Dead, Swaths Of East Coast In The Dark"
"Hundreds of thousands of Americans were without power Saturday and at least nine deaths were said to be related to a Nor'easter that thrashed the East Coast with heavy winds, rain and snow on Friday."
Source: NBC News, 03/05/2018
Trump Nominates Dow Chemicals Lawyer To Oversee EPA Toxic Waste Program
"U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday nominated a Dow Chemicals lawyer to head-up an Environmental Protection Agency unit that oversees hazardous waste disposal and chemical spills from toxic 'Superfund' sites."
Source: Reuters, 03/05/2018
