Tag: EPA
This is the drilling method for most US oil but regulators...
Enhanced oil recovery (EOR), an under-regulated drilling method that has been around for over a century and could be threatening drinking water sources.
Pruitt’s attack on science continues to undermine integrity at EPA
Pruitt’s behavior is just the type of behavior the Scientific Integrity Policy should be protecting against.
EPA reverses decision to delay Obama-era pollution regulation after 15 states...
The rule will go into effect as planned on October 1, rather than being delayed by a year.
Departing EPA official warns of more crises like Flint under current...
"Only a few months on the job, Scott Pruitt has become the leading candidate for worst boss in the world.”
History shows that stacking federal science advisory committees doesn’t work
Facing these threats, scientists should not disengage from providing the nation with objective analysis and recommendations.
Exxon fined $2M for ‘reckless disregard’ of sanctions during Tillerson era
When secretary of state was CEO of ExxonMobil, says Treasury, the oil giant showed a "reckless disregard" for sanctions
EPA’s Scott Pruitt wants to televise a debate on climate change
Pruitt says there are many unanswered questions about climate change.
Stop dumping offshore fracking waste into Gulf of Mexico
"The agency has no business rubber-stamping the dumping of dangerous, disgusting chemicals without even trying to understand the risks."
VICTORY! Appeals court rule EPA cannot delay Obama-era emissions rule
This is a huge victory for environmentalists, who have been working tirelessly against Scott Pruitt and the EPA to ensure Obama-era environmental regulations aren’t undone.
EPA boss launches program to ‘critique’ scientific consensus on climate change
Since taking the EPA’s helm, Pruitt has assisted with President Trump’s systematic dismantling of critical rules that protect the environment in favor of energy development.
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Federal agents face protests after Trump orders unprecedented takeover of DC police
Residents denounce checkpoints and expanded federal presence as civil liberties advocates warn of authoritarian overreach.
Will Trump-Putin summit leave Ukraine and Europe out in the cold?
If he repeats his past performances at summits with Putin and appears to back the Russian leader over his country’s closest allies, it is likely to cause a dangerous rift in the western alliance.
America first is America alone
Power-crazed the president may be, but he fails to grasp soft power.
Pesticides cause 2024 mass die-off of Western monarch butterflies, new study finds
The study was a result of researchers discovering the mass die-off of hundreds of monarch butterflies near the Pacific Grove Monarch Sanctuary in California, where the butterflies overwinter.
Trump federalizes DC police as protests grow and White House signals expanded occupation
As National Guard deployment grows and Section 740 takeover faces legal tests, residents report civil liberties concerns while officials defend public safety rationale.