March 19, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Yesterday, as reported by E&E, Myron Ebell and 36 anti science groups sent a letter to Donald Trump in support of his Committee on Climate Security led by notable climate denier, William Happer.
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March 11, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, in his speech at CERAWeek (Cambridge Energy Research Associates), EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said that “that those who oppose U.S. fossil fuel production are actually taking the most environmentally preferable energy source off the table for the rest of the world.”
February 28, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, in a 52-47 vote, the Senate confirmed Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler to be EPA Administrator.
February 26, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This morning, ahead of the Senate’s confirmation vote of Acting EPA administrator Andrew Wheeler, Sierra Club began running Facebook ads targeted towards Senator Gardner in Colorado, Senator Tillis in North Carolina, Senator Toomey in Pennsylvania, Senator Collins in Maine, and Senator Alexander in Tennessee urging them to vote no on Wheeler’s confirmation.
February 26, 2019
This week the Senate is expected to vote on Andrew Wheeler’s confirmation to EPA administrator. In his short time as acting administrator, Wheeler has rolled back or attempted to roll back the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS), the Clean Power Plan (CPP), the clean car standards, Waters of the U.S. and methane safeguards -- just to name a few. He’s also proposed a lackluster plan to protect 110 million Americans from contaminated drinking water. Here’s a breakdown by the numbers of what that means for public health:
February 25, 2019
The last few days have revealed the three key prongs of the Republican climate plan came, and it is as bad as you think.
February 20, 2019
According to reporting by E&E, fossil fuel executives from Murray Energy Corp., the American Petroleum Institute, the National Mining Association and more are spending thousands at Trump’s DC hotel -- or what DOE spokeswoman Sara Marie Kinney called “Republican Disneyland.”
February 13, 2019
Philadelphia, PA -- Today, Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced the EPA’s national action plan on PFAS. PFAS chemicals are widely detected in drinking water and toxic at very low levels. However they are currently exempted from most environmental safeguards. Still, EPA has the power to mandate water testing, stop on-going pollution, and clean up contaminated places.
February 13, 2019
Tomorrow at 10 am at the Fountain City Council, the EPA is hosting a community meeting in Fountain, Colorado where they will announce their PFAS national action plan.
February 6, 2019
A recent Washington Post opinion piece connects dots between disgraced former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt and Andrew Wheeler’s intimidation tactics with the media.
February 4, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted to advance the nomination of Acting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler to be EPA Administrator.
February 4, 2019
Tomorrow, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will vote on advancing acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler’s nomination. On top of being cozy with polluters and rolling back our biggest protections against climate pollution, Wheeler is in the hot seat for his refusal to address toxic emissions and clean up polluted communities from per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) chemicals. These toxic chemicals are fueling a water contamination crisis in hundreds of communities across the country. As many as 110 million Americans could be drinking PFAS contaminated water.