In December, top aides to the president huddled in the White House with some of Scott Pruitt’s closest staffers. The message conveyed by the White House: The EPA administrator’s idea to hold a public debate on mainstream climate science wasn’t going to happen, according to a person who attended the meeting…So did the White House […]
States, Greens Sue Trump over Obama EPA Water Rule…
Ten Democratic states and a coalition of environmental groups sued the Trump administration Tuesday for delaying enforcement of an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule meant to protect waterways. Led by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman (D), the Southern Environmental Law Center and the Natural Resources Defense Council, the challengers say EPA head Scott Pruitt […]
Obama Used ‘Illegal Propaganda’ on Americans…
The Obama administration admitted in newly obtained documentation that it used illegal propaganda to try to persuade the American people to adopt its views on environmental issues, according to the Washington watchdog Judicial Watch. “The Obama EPA knowingly did an end run around federal law to push another Obama environmental power grab,” Judicial Watch President […]
Court Strikes Down Obama EPA’s Restrictions on Earth-Warming Gases…
A federal court on Tuesday struck down an Obama administration rule that banned certain uses of certain gases used in air conditioning and refrigeration. The court said that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cannot ban hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) under a Clean Air Act provision meant to protect the ozone layer, since that section is meant…
100,000 Pages of Chemical Industry Secrets Gathered Dust in an Oregon Barn for Decades – Until Now…
For decades, some of the dirtiest, darkest secrets of the chemical industry have been kept in Carol Van Strum’s barn. Creaky, damp, and prowled by the occasional black bear, the listing, 80-year-old structure in rural Oregon housed more than 100,000 pages of documents obtained through legal discovery in lawsuits against Dow, Monsanto, the Environmental Protection […]
GM Sued For Allegedly Using Cheat Devices On 700,000 Diesel Vehicles…
Several powerful law firms filed suit Thursday accusing General Motors of installing illegal software in diesel-powered vehicles in order to maneuver around regulations on fuel emissions. The class-action lawsuit alleges GM affixed 705,000 late-model Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups with at least three so-called defeat devices to dupe air regulators. Lawyers filed the action […]
EPA Makes it Official, Sends $100M to Michigan for Flint Water Crisis…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a $100-million grant to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality to fund drinking water infrastructure upgrades in Flint, funding that had been approved by Congress and former President Barack Obama late last year. Provided by the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act of 2016, the funds awarded…
Trump Adviser Is Betting Millions of Dollars That Trump Will Take His Advice…
Carl Icahn, the high-stakes financier who has been using his position as a Trump adviser to push for a major rule-change affecting the ethanol industry, is now literally betting millions of dollars on financial markets that Trump will take his advice. As previously reported at The Intercept, Icahn has pushed to get the Environmental Protection […]
President Trump Must Not Wobble on Climate Change – Whatever Ivanka Says by James Delingpole…
A daughter can make a man do almost anything. I know: I’ve got one and I am putty in her hands. If she wants a pony and bats her eyelashes at me, I’ll be off in a trice to buy her a herd. Baby unicorn ponies, if that’s what she prefers. With jewels inlaid in […]
Trump Signs Order To Roll Back Obama’s ‘Waters Of the U.S.’ Rule…
President Donald Trump will order the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to review the “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) regulation, effectively repealing another major Obama-era policy. Trump wants the EPA and the Corps to make sure “waters are kept free from pollution, while at the same time promoting economic […]