The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing major changes to Obama-era coal ash disposal regulations, seeking to give states and utilities more leeway in how they dispose of coal ash, which can contain highly toxic substances such as arsenic, mercury and lead. The Scott Pruitt-led agency claims that the proposal, if finalized, can save […]
With weather and climate disasters becoming more destructive and costlier than ever, accurate and reliable weather forecasting is absolutely critical to protect life and property. However, President Trump‘s 2019 White House budget proposes to cut National Weather Service (NWS) funding by about 8 percent, a decrease of just over $75 million. It also proposes a […]
Scott Pruitt, the administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has a “blanket waiver” to take taxpayer-funded first-class flights due to unspecified security reasons. “Due to security concerns he has a blanket waiver to fly in first or business class,” an EPA spokesman told CBS News. When he travels, the agency follows “the recommendations […]
President Donald Trump boasted “a big week for infrastructure” Monday as the White House announced its long-awaited $1.5 trillion plan to improve the nation’s roads, buildings and power supplies. Infrastructure is usually a bipartisan, consensus issue, but environmental groups criticized the White House’s initiative, as it involves a drastic rollback of federal environmental review to […]
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt has spent tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars on first or business class flights while his aides generally fly coach, according to the Washington Post. Pruitt has also used military jets to travel back and forth to events. During a two-week stretch in June—around the same time […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Thursday its annual enforcement and compliance report that boasted $1.6 billion in administrative and civil judicial fines against polluters. “A strong enforcement program is essential to achieving positive health and environmental outcomes,” Susan Bodine, head of the agency’s enforcement division said in a statement. However, analyses show that […]
The Trump administration’s plan to vastly expand offshore oil drilling along the U.S. coastline has drawn bipartisan opposition from nearly all coastal governors. Now, in one of the strongest declarations of opposition yet, California’s Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom, chair of the state’s powerful land commission has vowed “not a single drop from your new oil […]
Multiple states and conservation groups are legally challenging the Trump administration’s decision to delay the Obama-era Clean Water Rule. Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) put a two-year suspension on the rule, also known as Waters of the United States (WOTUS), which protects large water bodies like lakes and rivers but also listed […]
The U.S. solar industry lost 9,800 jobs last year, the first decline ever recorded since 2010, according to The Solar Foundation‘s latest National Solar Jobs Census. This 3.8 percent decline was driven by a number of factors, from a slowdown of utility-scale and residential solar installations to the industry’s uncertainty over President Trump‘s tariffs on […]
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