"Irma Spawns Unusual Storm Surges On Both Florida Coasts"
"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Hurricane Irma's devastating storm surge came with weird twists that scientists attribute to the storm's girth, path and some geographic quirks."
Source: AP, 09/13/2017
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"Trump Administration Halts Pollution Controls At Utah Plants"
"An appeals court granted a request Monday from President Donald Trump's administration to halt a plan for new pollution controls at Utah's oldest coal-fired power plants aimed at reducing haze near national parks."
Source: AP, 09/13/2017
"Top White House Official to Discuss Climate Change at U.N."
"Gary D. Cohn, the chief White House economic adviser, is convening senior climate and energy ministers from about a dozen nations in advance of next week’s United Nations General Assembly meeting, the White House confirmed Tuesday."
Source: NY Times, 09/13/2017
"EPA Chief Denies Icahn Influence In Biofuel Regulation"
"Investor Carl Icahn never wielded excessive influence on U.S. biofuels policy while acting as President Donald Trump’s adviser on regulation, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency said in a letter to a Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse."
Source: Reuters, 09/13/2017
Irma US Toll Now 22 As Power Restored To Over 2 Million Fla. Customers
"The death toll from Hurricane Irma has climbed to 22 in the United States following its path of destruction across the Caribbean and through the Southeast U.S. over the weekend, while power has now been restored to over 2 million customers in Florida."
Source: ABC News, 09/13/2017
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EPA Press Office Attacks Journalists à la Trump
The Trump Administration's EPA Press Office appears to have launched a personal attack on journalists for unfavorable coverage. WatchDog reports what happened when the Associated Press looked into possible pollution at Houston Superfund sites flooded by Hurricane Harvey.
Covering Congress from Both Sides of the Beltway
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"It Is a Time to Talk About Climate Change"
"In an interview with CNN on Thursday, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt said that now is not the time to talk about climate change. ... In the interest of minimizing harm to people, it’s always an important time to talk about climate change. We don’t have to choose between helping current victims and working to prevent the next tragedy."
Source: Atlantic, 09/12/2017
"Government Watchdog To Launch Probe Into EPA’s Hiring Practices"
"A government watchdog agency has agreed to a request from Democratic senators to open an inquiry into whether the Environmental Protection Agency circumvented the Trump administration’s own ethics rules when hiring certain agency employees."
Source: Washington Post, 09/12/2017
