"EPA: White House Called Pruitt's Climate Plans 'Out Of Control'"
"Last summer, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt was publicly talking up his plans to launch a debate aimed at poking holes in mainstream climate science."
Source: ClimateWire, 06/19/2018
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Chicago Trump Tower Fails To Protect Fish in River, Records Show
"Fishing piers and floating gardens welcome anglers to the Chicago Riverwalk, but a few blocks upstream is a little-known threat to fish and other aquatic life in the city’s steadily improving waterway: Trump International Hotel & Tower."
Source: Chicago Tribune, 06/19/2018
Trump Taps Critic Of Pro-Renewables Policies To Lead Renewables Office
"President Trump is nominating a Department of Energy (DOE) official who previously fought against policies meant to promote renewable energy to lead the agency’s renewable energy office."
Source: The Hill, 06/18/2018
"EPA Won't Force Refiners To Make Up Waived Biofuels Volumes"
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Friday it cannot make large oil refineries blend additional biofuels into their gasoline to make up for volumes waived under the small refinery hardship waiver program unless Congress authorizes it."
Source: Reuters, 06/18/2018
"Loss of Investigators Slows Key Federal Chemical Safety Agency"
"The federal agency that frequently investigates chemical disasters in Houston and elsewhere is struggling to function amid an exodus of investigators and management’s push toward more lenient treatment of industry, interviews and documents show."
Source: Houston Chronicle, 06/18/2018
Pruitt Gained — and Keeps — Trump’s Favor By Fierce Allegiance
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's efforts to cultivate a strong personal relationship with President Trump helps explain how he has survived burgeoning scandals that would have ended the jobs of other cabinet members.
Source: Washington Post, 06/18/2018
Climate Change Is Already Sparking A New Era Of Fishing Wars: Study
"At a time when the Trump administration is already waging trade wars, new research suggests seafood could be the next battleground."
Source: HuffPost, 06/15/2018
"Pruitt, Under Fire, Plans to Initiate a Big Environmental Rollback"
"Scott Pruitt, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, is expected on Friday to send President Trump a detailed legal proposal to dramatically scale back an Obama-era regulation on water pollution, according to a senior E.P.A. official familiar with the plan. It is widely expected to be one of his agency’s most significant regulatory rollback efforts."
Source: NY Times, 06/15/2018
House GOPers Urge Fees for States That Block Offshore Drilling
"House Republicans put forward a proposal this week to impose hefty fees on states that do not approve of drilling for oil and natural gas off their coasts, a move that would pressure local leaders who oppose the Trump administration’s plan to expand offshore leasing."
Source: Washington Post, 06/15/2018
"For Pruitt Aides, the Boss’s Personal Life Was Part of the Job"
"Senior staff members at the Environmental Protection Agency frequently felt pressured by Scott Pruitt, the administrator, to help in personal matters and obtain special favors for his family, according to interviews with four current and former E.P.A. officials who served as top political aides to Mr. Pruitt."
Source: NY Times, 06/15/2018
