"14 States: We’re on Track to Meet Paris Climate Goals, Despite Trump"
"The U.S. Climate Alliance members, including California and New York, represent more than a third of the U.S. population."
Source: InsideClimate News, 09/22/2017
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"Internal Watchdog Says EPA Mismanaging Toxic Site Cleanups"
"Cleanups at some U.S. hazardous waste sites have stopped or slowed down because the Environmental Protection Agency does not manage its Superfund staff effectively to match its workload, an internal government watchdog said Tuesday."
Source: AP, 09/20/2017
"Trump FEMA Nominee Withdraws After NBC Questions on Falsified Records"
"President Donald Trump's nominee for the No. 2 spot at the Federal Emergency Management Agency withdrew from consideration on Wednesday after NBC News raised questions about a federal investigation that found he had falsified government travel and timekeeping records when he served in the Bush administration in 2005."
Source: NBC News, 09/14/2017
EPA Press Office Attacks Journalists à la Trump
The Trump Administration's EPA Press Office appears to have launched a personal attack on journalists for unfavorable coverage. WatchDog reports what happened when the Associated Press looked into possible pollution at Houston Superfund sites flooded by Hurricane Harvey.
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"Government Watchdog To Launch Probe Into EPA’s Hiring Practices"
"A government watchdog agency has agreed to a request from Democratic senators to open an inquiry into whether the Environmental Protection Agency circumvented the Trump administration’s own ethics rules when hiring certain agency employees."
Source: Washington Post, 09/12/2017
"EPA: Hundreds Set To Leave Agency Via Buyout, Retirement"
"Hundreds of U.S. EPA employees are heading for the exits after the agency offered a round of buyout and early retirement packages."
Source: Greenwire, 09/07/2017
"Energy Department Official Who Sent Disparaging Tweets Resigns"
"William Bradford, a Trump appointee who sent racist and anti-Semitic tweets before being chosen to lead the Energy Department’s Office of Indian Energy, resigned from his position on Thursday."
Source: Washington Post, 09/01/2017
"Tillerson To Abolish Most Special Envoys, Including Climate"
"Most of the United States’ special envoys will be abolished and their responsibilities reassigned as part of the State Department overhaul, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told Congress on Monday, including envoys for climate change and the Iran deal."
Source: AP, 08/30/2017
Harvey's Damage in Texas Oil Country Creates Quandary for Congress
"Even as the floodwaters continue to rise in East Texas, it's clear that Hurricane Harvey will force a new reckoning over major energy and climate policy questions."
Source: InsideClimate News, 08/30/2017
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