"Trump’s Mining Nominee Once Dropped by the Agency for Doing “Junk” Work
"Previously accused of sabotaging the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Steven Gardner is now likely to be its next chief."
Source: ProPublica, 12/14/2017
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Pruitt, Crew of EPA Aides Spent 4 Days In Morocco Promoting Natural Gas
"Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt returned Wednesday from a trip to Morocco, where he talked with officials about their interest in importing natural gas as well as other areas of “continued cooperation” between the two countries."
Source: Washington Post, 12/14/2017
"Trump’s E.P.A. Chemical Safety Nominee Withdraws"
"President Trump’s nominee to oversee the Environmental Protection Agency’s chemical safety division on Wednesday withdrew his name from consideration for the post in the face of mounting opposition."
Source: NY Times, 12/14/2017
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Biochar 2018
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United States of Petroleum: Government's Secret Alliance With Big Oil
"The Great War began in 1914 with cavalrymen on horseback and ended four years later with armored tanks and airplanes. It was, as one scholar put it, the 'first war to run on oil.' To ensure a steady flow of fuel, petroleum executives met regularly with federal officials in Standard Oil’s oak-paneled boardroom on Wall Street. The same industry broken up as an illegal monopoly in 1911 had become a quasi-arm of government."
Source: Center for Public Integrity, 12/13/2017
"Former Republican EPA Chiefs Blast Controversial Alaska Mining Project"
"Three former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrators who served under Republican presidents came out against a proposed gold and copper mine in Alaska on Tuesday."
Source: The Hill, 12/13/2017
EPA Watchdog Plans To Investigate Pruitt’S $25,000 Secure Phone Booth
"The Environmental Protection Agency’s inspector general will investigate how it decided to spend more than $25,000 installing a secure, soundproof communications booth in the office of Administrator Scott Pruitt."
Source: Washington Post, 12/13/2017
U.S. Steel Didn't Test For Toxic Metal After Spill Into L Michigan Trib
"U.S. Steel failed to test a Lake Michigan tributary for highly toxic hexavalent chromium after blue liquid "with visible solids" poured out of one of the company's northwest Indiana plants in late October, according to documents posted online Tuesday by state regulators."
Source: Chicago Tribune, 12/13/2017
"EU Announces €9Bn In Funding For Climate Action"
"EU funds will be focused on clean energy, and sustainable cities and agriculture, with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation also pledging $300m towards climate adaptation"
Source: , 12/13/2017
