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 […]
Obama Used ‘Illegal Propaganda’ on Americans…
Regulatory Scheme Killed by EPA’s Scott Pruitt Cost Taxpayers $68B…
A practice known as “sue and settle” used by the Environmental Protection Agency to enact controversial regulations cost taxpayers $68 billion since 2005 and has an annual cost of $26 billion, according to a new report. The American Action Forum found that “sue and settle,” killed this month by EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, also dumped […]
EPA Moves to Repeal Obama’s Clean Power Plan Coal Regs…
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt announced Monday that the Trump administration is moving to scrap the Clean Power Plan, the Obama administration’s signature regulatory program to curb emissions from coal-fired power plants. Pruitt made the announcement at an event in Hazard, Ky., casting the previous policy as unfair. “That rule really was about picking winners and […]
Activists Vow Fighting in the Streets Over Repeal…
EPA Investigating Toxic Leaks from Exxon Refineries…
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 […]
AP Even Invented Imaginary Pruitt Meeting…
U.S. Declines to Affirm International Commitment to Addressing Climate Change…
The Trump administration declined to sign a joint international statement over the weekend that would have reaffirmed the United States’ commitment to addressing global climate change. “We the United States do not join those sections of the communiqué on climate and MDBs [Multilateral Development Banks], reflecting our recent announcement to withdraw and immediately cease implementation […]
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