Forests Are Now Moving Away From Americans
"Over several decades in the past century, city populations swelled as Americans moved away from rural forests. Now the forests are moving farther away from Americans."
Source: Washington Post, 02/27/2017
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"Anti-EPA Lawmaker Hounded At Town Halls"
"A Republican who has proposed to eliminate the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was hounded by constituents recently at a pair of town hall events."
Source: The Hill, 02/27/2017
Newest Trump Executive Order Pushes His Anti-Regulatory Agenda Further
"Every federal agency will set up a task force dedicated to quickly finding regulations to eliminate, as mandated by an executive order signed Friday by President Donald Trump. It is one of a series of moves the White House believes will free U.S. businesses from the bonds of health, safety, consumer and environmental protections."
Source: InsideClimate News, 02/27/2017
Okla. AG's Office Confirms Pruitt Used Private Email For State Business
"The Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office confirms former Attorney General Scott Pruitt used a private email for state business. The information comes a week after FOX 25 first revealed the emails that appeared to be sent from Pruitt’s private email account."
Source: KOKH, 02/27/2017
"Syrup Producers Face Climate Change"
"New Hampshire’s maple syrup producers say they are feeling the impact of climate change, as winters become warmer and frigid nights so critical to their business become fewer."
Source: AP, 02/27/2017
Calif. Gov. Proposes Spending $437 Million On Aging Dams, Flood Control
"California Governor Jerry Brown on Friday proposed spending $437 million for flood control and emergency response and preparedness, days after damage at the country's tallest dam, located northeast of the state capital, led to the evacuation of nearly 200,000 people downstream."
Source: Reuters, 02/27/2017
"Firefighters and Cancer: Is A Risky Job Even Riskier?"
"Sitting before the D.C. Council in a crisp blue dress shirt, Lt. Preston L. Williams Jr. recounted the day he was first diagnosed with the cancer that was slowly killing him."
Source: Washington Post, 02/27/2017
Scott Pruitt Says Those Who Want To Kill EPA Are 'Justified'
"Those who want the Environmental Protection Agency to eliminate the department are 'justified' in their beliefs, the EPA head under President Donald Trump told a gathering of conservatives on Saturday."
Source: Huffington Post, 02/27/2017
"Aggressive Cuts To Obama-Era Green Rules To Start Soon: EPA Head"
"U.S. President Donald Trump's administration will begin rolling back Obama-era environmental regulations in an "aggressive way" as soon as next week, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency said on Saturday - adding he understood why some Americans want to see his agency eliminated completely."
Source: Reuters, 02/27/2017
Under Pruitt, Watch Enforcement Data
As questions arise about how thoroughly the U.S. EPA's new administrator Scott Pruitt (left) will enforce environmental regulations, reporters can get at the story through EPA’s own exhaustive enforcement database. TipSheet provides a step-by-step on how to use data resources to follow trends and find bad actors.
