Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) has obtained emails indicating U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt‘s personal involvement in efforts to remove information about climate change from EPA’s website. EDF obtained the emails from EPA in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. We have posted the files for easy public access. The […]
By Clara Chaisson From his flagrant dismissal of the scientific consensus on manmade climate change to his eagerness to see treasured landscapes degraded by extractive industries, Trump‘s disregard for clean air, drinkable water and natural heritage has been relentless during the first year of his presidency. Not only are his anti-environmental actions wrong, but many […]
By Lukas Ross U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt headed to Congress for testimony before the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on the environment. The topic of the hearing? “The Mission of the U.S. EPA.” Since Pruitt has been incredibly sparing in his appearances on Capitol Hill, this is a rare chance to […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA‘s) only public hearing on the proposed repeal of the Clean Power Plan (CPP) featured many more people speaking in favor of the Obama-era effort to slash emissions from power plants. Even though EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt purposely held the meeting in Charleston “in the heart of coal country,” West […]
Starting Tuesday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA) will hold its only public hearing on the proposal to dismantle the Clean Power Plan (CPP) in the coal-producing state of West Virginia. “The EPA is headed to the heart of coal country to hear from those most impacted by the CPP and get their comments […]
Two Philadelphia-area children are suing President Donald Trump and two of his climate skeptic cabinet members, Energy Sec. Rick Perry and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt, to try to stop them from rolling back existing environmental protections including the Clean Power Plan. The plaintiffs, ages 7 and 11, are backed by the […]
By Casey Ivanovich Halloween has arrived, and it’s time once again for goblins, gremlins and ghost stories. But there’s another threat brewing that’s much more frightening—because it’s real. An unrecognizable world is quickly creeping up on us as climate change progresses—and the anticipated impacts are enough to rattle anyone’s skeleton. Here are five of the […]
In a letter sent to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt on Thursday, 19 Democratic senators demanded that the EPA boss “show your work” in his justification of repealing the Clean Power Plan (CPP). This move comes after suggestions that the agency seriously underestimated the costly toll of climate change. For instance, one […]
At a speech in North Dakota last month, President Trump boasted that his administration is refocusing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to its “core mission: clean air and clean water.” “That’s what I want—clean air,” he continued. “Think of it. We talk about the—I want beautiful clean air, and I want crystal-clean water, right? […]
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