"White House Plan Aims To Protect Science From Politics"
"The White House today [Tuesday] released a wide-ranging plan to strengthen the work of government scientists and protect them from political meddling."
Source: E&E News, 01/12/2022
Environmental Health
"EPA Moves To Crack Down On Dangerous Coal Ash Storage Ponds"
"The Environmental Protection Agency is taking its first major action to address toxic wastewater from coal-burning power plants, ordering utilities to stop dumping waste into unlined storage ponds and speed up plans to close leaking or otherwise dangerous coal ash sites."
Source: AP, 01/12/2022
"Biden Consoles Residents in Fire-Ravaged Colorado"
"President Biden flew to Colorado on Friday to console residents suffering from swift wildfires that destroyed nearly 1,000 homes, while pointing to the devastation as evidence of the urgent need to address natural disasters rooted in the global climate crisis."
Source: NYTimes, 01/10/2022
Grantee Suits Up To Ask If Honeybees Harm Native Species
When Colorado-based freelance journalist Jennifer Oldham suited up in protective gear to investigate if commercial honeybee hives on public lands impact native bee populations, as well as to meet with federal scientists and visit a bee study site, it was a Fund for Environmental Journalism grant that helped her do it. Oldham shares her experience and advice in the latest FEJ StoryLog.
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"Groups File Complaint Against Water Utility Over Lead Pipes"
"Five environmental and community groups have filed a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency alleging the Providence Water Supply Board’s infrastructure and lead pipe replacement work disproportionately increases the risk of lead exposure for residents of color."
Source: AP, 01/07/2022
Interior: US Has Twice As Many Abandoned Oil And Gas Wells As Was Thought
"The U.S. has more than double the amount of abandoned oil and gas wells than previously thought, according to a preliminary analysis by the Interior Department."
Source: The Hill, 01/07/2022
"Virginia Democrats Aim to Block Trump’s EPA Chief From State Agency"
"A rare confirmation battle is brewing around the nomination of Andrew Wheeler, who ran the Environmental Protection Agency under President Donald J. Trump, to take a similar role in an incoming Republican state administration in Virginia."
Source: NYTimes, 01/07/2022
EPA Prevented Staff From Warning Public About Widely Used Carcinogen
"PCBTF is on a list of “green” compounds preferred by the EPA, even though there is ample evidence that it causes cancer."
Source: The Intercept, 01/06/2022
"EPA's Failure To Disclose Chemical Health Risk Draws Ire"
"EPA is failing in its obligation to share critical information about the hazards of more than 1,200 chemicals on the market, according to a watchdog group."
Source: E&E News, 01/06/2022
"Va. Governor-Elect Taps Trump EPA Chief For Key Post"
"Andrew Wheeler, who served as head of EPA during the Trump administration, is returning to government service. Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin (R) announced today he chose Wheeler as his secretary of natural resources. Wheeler will be the state’s top environmental official and oversee five agencies focusing on the environment, natural resources and recreation."
Source: E&E News, 01/06/2022
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