Pollution

"Inside A Plan To Use AI To Amplify Doubts About The Dangers Of Pollutants"

"An industry-backed researcher who has forged a career sowing doubt about the dangers of pollutants is attempting to use artificial intelligence (AI) to amplify his perspective."

Source: Guardian, 07/01/2025

"Trump Administration Issues New Revised Permitting Rules"

"Federal agencies including the Energy, Interior and Agriculture departments are starting to issue new permitting rules that trim back or eliminate procedures that have been in place for decades."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 07/01/2025

NC Has Allowed a Likely Carcinogen Into Three Rivers Serving 900,000 People

"Environmentalists are suing to stop the flow of 1,4-dioxane into the drinking water supply, which one local water utility found at concentrations 17 times higher than the EPA’s health advisory goal." 

Source: Inside Climate News, 07/01/2025

"Republicans Propose a New Way to Scrap Fuel Economy Rules: No Fines"

"For 50 years, automakers have had to increase the fuel efficiency of their vehicles or pay fines. The Republican megabill would set those penalties to $0." 

Source: NYTimes, 07/01/2025

He Lobbied For Offshore Drillers. Now He Runs The Agency That Regulates Them.

"As BOEM’s new principal deputy director, former lobbyist Matt Giacona is shaping Gulf of Mexico oil policy and facilitating industry access. Ethics experts sound the alarm."

Source: Public Domain, 07/01/2025

"The Oil And Gas Industry Has A Water Problem. EPA Wants To Help."

"Oil and gas companies are running out of options for disposing of polluted water they generate every day, a problem for the Trump administration’s “energy dominance” agenda. EPA is offering the industry a hand by promoting reuse of that wastewater. The effort worries environmentalists, but it could draw crucial political allies in oil-producing states."

Source: E&E News, 06/30/2025

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