"Tracking the Invisible Killer"
"Trump EPA Invited Companies to Revise Pollution Records of a Potent Carcinogen"
Source: The Intercept, 03/22/2021
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"Clean Water Act: Trump Rule Imperils More Than 40,000 Waterways"
"More than 70% of U.S. waterways reviewed under a controversial Trump-era rule could be permanently damaged after they were not afforded federal protection, according to Army Corps of Engineers data obtained and reviewed by E&E News."
Source: E&E News, 03/22/2021
Biden EPA Revives Web Page On Climate Change Deleted By Trump
"The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday relaunched a webpage dedicated to climate change that had gone dark under President Donald Trump, who frequently dismissed the scientific consensus that humans are warming the planet."
Source: Washington Post, 03/19/2021
State AGs Challenge Trump-Era Rollback Of Energy Efficiency Standards
"Twelve state attorneys general, led by New York Attorney General Letitia James (D), on Tuesday filed a petition for review to eliminate a provision in Energy Department efficiency standards they say allows for inefficient residential furnaces and commercial water heaters."
Source: The Hill, 03/17/2021
CDC Identifies Trump Health Guidance That Downplayed Pandemic Severity
"Federal health officials have identified several controversial pandemic recommendations released during the Donald Trump administration that they say were “not primarily authored” by staff and don’t reflect the best scientific evidence, based on a review ordered by its new director."
Source: Washington Post, 03/16/2021
Biden To Name Former DC Solicitor To Lead DOJ Environmental Division
"President Joe Biden said on Monday he intends to nominate Todd Kim, former solicitor general for the District of Columbia, to lead the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division as its assistant attorney general."
Source: Reuters, 03/16/2021
"A 'Poster Child' For Policy Failure: Will EPA Ban Asbestos?"
"When former President Obama signed a new version of the nation's leading toxics law in 2016, he singled out one chemical. 'Our country hasn't even been able to uphold a ban on asbestos,' Obama noted."
Source: E&E News, 03/15/2021
Trump Planned Logging in Yaak Valley; Greens Ask Biden For ‘Climate Refuge’
"One of the wildest places in America is a test case for the new administration’s conservation and climate strategies."
Source: Inside Climate News, 03/12/2021
Arizona Legislature Resists Attempts To Protect Groundwater And Rivers
"The Arizona Legislature has taken up a range of water-related measures this year, but some bills that would strengthen the state’s water rules to protect declining groundwater and desert streams have run into opposition and have failed to move forward."
Source: Arizona Republic, 03/11/2021
"Fish And Wildlife Service Under Trump Faulted For Lack Of Opinions"
"The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) did not provide an opinion on the majority of consultation requests reviewed by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), despite a requirement in the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA), according to a report released Wednesday by the GAO."
Source: The Hill, 03/11/2021
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