"EPA: Pruitt Bristles At Attempts To Link Harvey To Climate Change"
"Top U.S. EPA officials are calling efforts to link Hurricane Harvey and climate change 'misplaced' and politically motivated."
Source: Greenwire, 09/01/2017
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"Trump Could Seek Billions In Harvey Recovery Aid Next Week"
"President Trump could request a package of emergency funding to deal with the damage caused by Hurricane Harvey as soon as next week, a senior administration official said, reshuffling the political agenda as the White House scrambles to deal with devastation left by the storm."
Source: Washington Post, 09/01/2017
"Development and Disasters — A Deadly Combination Well Beyond Houston"
"Scientists warn of more and expanding 'bull’s-eyes' as Americans build in parts of the country at ever greater risk because of climate change and severe weather."
Source: ProPublica, 09/01/2017
"A Sea of Health and Environmental Hazards in Houston’s Floodwaters"
"Officials in Houston are just beginning to grapple with the health and environmental risks that lurk in the waters dumped by Hurricane Harvey, a stew of toxic chemicals, sewage, debris and waste that still floods much of the city."
Source: NY Times, 09/01/2017
"Harvey Could Reshape How and Where Americans Build Homes"
"Hurricane Harvey has highlighted a climate debate that had mostly stayed out of public view -- a debate that’s separate from the battle over greenhouse gas emissions, but more consequential to the lives of many Americans. At the core of that fight is whether the U.S. should respond to the growing threat of extreme weather by changing how and, even where, homes are built."
Source: Bloomberg, 08/31/2017
"Agency Misspent $32 Million, But Interior Has Held No One To Account"
"Investigators have confirmed that a federal water agency misspent $32 million in funds meant to protect fish and wildlife in the Klamath basin of California and Oregon, a finding that Obama-era officials attempted to sideline after whistleblowers first alerted them to it."
Source: McClatchy, 08/31/2017
"NY Officials Criticize Hudson River Cleanup to EPA"
"The $1.7 billion Superfund cleanup of the Hudson River is not protecting the public’s health and the river as initially promised, New York’s environmental commissioner contended Wednesday."
Source: AP, 08/31/2017
"State Demands Enbridge Fix Mackinac Pipe Coating Gaps"
"Gov. Rick Snyder on Wednesday ordered an accelerated and “aggressive” review of Enbridge Energy operations and maintenance procedures after the company revealed that at least two areas on twin pipelines running under the Straits of Mackinac are missing enamel coating."
Source: Detroit News, 08/31/2017
Post-Gazette Request To Open Health Dept Asbestos Proceeding Denied
"An Allegheny County Health Department hearing officer Tuesday denied a request to allow the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to attend a proceeding that was closed to the public at the request of Ramesh and Vikas Jain, who were appealing a $1.47 million fine for multiple violations of the county’s asbestos-removal regulations."
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 08/31/2017
"Senators' Silence Kills Probe Into Zinke's Alleged Alaska Threats"
"The Interior Department’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) is closing its investigation into Secretary Ryan Zinke’s alleged threats against an Alaska senator during an ObamaCare fight last month after the lawmaker and her in-state colleague refused to participate in the probe."
Source: The Hill, 08/31/2017
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