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 […]
Executive Order: …Reviewing the “Waters of the United States” Rule…
Former EPA Chief Dismisses Concerns About Scott Pruitt’s Emails…
A former EPA chief during the Bush administration dismissed criticisms directed at former Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt’s supposed deep ties to energy companies President Donald Trump’s EPA chief didn’t do anything wrong when he corresponded through email with various energy companies former New Jersey GOP Gov. Christine Todd Whitman said Thursday during an interview […]
STUDY: Obama Issued $890 Billion in Regulations from White House…
Former President Obama issued more than $890 billion worth of regulations during his presidency, according to a new study from American Action Forum (AAF). This number includes $24 million worth of midnight regulations issued in January, more midnight regulations than any lame duck president in history…
EPA Employees Are Using Encryption Technology To Hide Resistance To Trump — But Is It Legal?…
Federal Bureaucrats Coordinate with Obama Officials to Thwart Trump Initiatives…
Federal employees are working closely with former Obama administration officials to thwart future President Donald Trump’s policies and initiatives, according to a report published by The Washington Post. Federal workers regularly consult with Obama-era political appointees about ways they can push back and potentially stymie Trump’s initiatives, according to the report…