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"Texas Officials Ignore Dioxin Spread In Houston Waterways"

"Evelyn and Jerome Matula were still polka-dancing newlyweds in 1950 when they spotted a half-finished cottage in the woods along the San Jacinto River east of Houston. It seemed idyllic, with panoramic views and a sandy path to the river, where their three children and later their grandchildren fished. Now, the retired refinery worker and former educator fear their kin were poisoned by carcinogenic dioxin in the fish and well water."

Source: Houston Chronicle/AP, 05/04/2018

"Scott Pruitt’s Top Communications Official Is Leaving the EPA"

"Another high-level aide to Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt is leaving the agency this week, as federal investigators continue to scrutinize the administrator’s spending and management decisions. Liz Bowman, the agency’s top spokesman, is stepping down to become communications director for Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa)."

Source: Washington Post, 05/04/2018

"Two Top Aides to Scott Pruitt Quit the E.P.A. Unexpectedly"

"Two top aides to Scott Pruitt, the Environmental Protection Agency chief who is facing an array of investigations related to his spending and management practices, have resigned amid widening scrutiny of their roles at the agency."

Source: NY Times, 05/02/2018

"Dems Seek Probe Into Pruitt Aide Banned From Banking"

"Two House Democrats are asking the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) internal watchdog to investigate an adviser to Administrator Scott Pruitt who was banned nationally last year from the banking sector."

Source: The Hill, 04/25/2018

Lobbyist Behind Pruitt Condo Also Did Favors for Disgraced Rep. DeLay

"J. Steven Hart, the lobbyist whose wife, Vicki, rented EPA administrator Scott Pruitt a Capitol Hill condo at a below-market price, has a history of coziness with high-powered government officials. Hart, the chair of lobbying firm Williams & Jensen, was also close with former Republican Congressman Tom DeLay in the late 1990s."

Source: The Intercept, 04/11/2018

"EPA To Clean Up Toxic Texas Site Damaged By Hurricane Harvey"

"Federal environmental regulators have reached a long-awaited agreement with the owners of a polluted toxic waste site in Texas that was damaged during Hurricane Harvey, releasing dangerous chemicals into a river."

Source: AP, 04/11/2018

New Lawsuit Targets EPA Over Audit Scott Pruitt Has Tried to Keep Secret

"A report raised red flags about an Oklahoma environmental program. Pruitt ordered it sealed."

Source: Mother Jones, 04/06/2018

Trump Pick to Head Superfund Spent Decades Fighting Cleanups for Polluters

Peter Wright, Donald Trump's nominee for EPA Assistant Administrator in charge of the Superfund program spent decades representing polluters that created such hazardous waste sites. His nomination is still pending in a Senate committee.

Source: The Intercept, 03/30/2018

"Spending Bill Rejects Trump’s Proposed EPA Cut"

"The $1.3 trillion government-wide spending bill released late Wednesday rejects President Trump’s proposal to slash the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) budget by 31 percent."

Source: The Hill, 03/22/2018

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

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