January 12, 2017
According to E&E News, those working for and supporting Oklahoma Attorney General and Trump nominee to be EPA Administrator, Scott Pruitt, have opened a new political operation while shuttering his leadership PAC and Super PAC.
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March 8, 2017
Philadelphia, P.A.--The state of Connecticut filed a notice of intent to sue due to the Environmental Protection Agency’s failure to address a Good Neighbor Petition filed by the state in July of 2016. Both Connecticut and Delaware filed Good Neighbor petitions stating that the Brunner Island power plant, located in Pennsylvania, is interfering with the state’s ability to comply with the ozone safeguards in the Clean Air Act. Smog-causing NOx pollution from this plant has not only been contaminating Pennsylvania’s air, but also Connecticut’s and Delaware’s.
March 7, 2017
WASHINGTON D.C.-- Today, new findings revealed the Environmental Protection Agency programs that will be most affected by the Trump administration’s proposed budget cuts, including a 93% budget cut for the Chesapeake Bay Restoration, which works with federal and state agencies, nonprofits, and academic institutions in six states to restore the watershed area.
February 15, 2017
WASHINGTON D.C.-- Tomorrow, the U.S. Senate will vote on whether or not to approve Donald Trump’s nomination of Scott Pruitt as head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
February 14, 2017
WASHINGTON D.C.-- Today, Senator Susan Collins (ME) announced her decision to oppose Donald Trump’s nomination of Scott Pruitt as Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator.
February 14, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Donald Trump’s radically unfit nominee to run the Department of Labor is reportedly withdrawing from consideration after it became clear he could not be confirmed by the Senate.
February 12, 2017
Boston, MA – A rally is being held tomorrow, Valentine’s Day, at 8 a.m. outside the Region One Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) office in downtown Boston (5 Post Office Square) to show support for EPA employees charged with protecting human health and the environment, including the air, water, and land.
February 6, 2017
Today, Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit to issue a stay of the US Environmental Protection Agency's final "regional haze" plan for Arkansas. This action threatens the implementation of a clean air protection that was years in the making and risks slowing progress on cleaning up the air in important Arkansas parks and wilderness areas.
February 6, 2017
Washington, D.C. - Congressional Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Florida, has introduced a bill in the House that would terminate the EPA by the end of 2018.
January 26, 2017
This week, Myron Ebell, the former head of President Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) transition team, said he expects the agency to see significant cuts in its budget and workforce-- by up to at least half to begin with.
January 24, 2017
In response to reporting this morning from Reuters indicating that "U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has instructed the Environmental Protection Agency to remove the climate change page from its website" Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement.
January 23, 2017
Today, President Trump issued a freeze on all new grants and contracts awarded to states through the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This decision will cut off financial support for states wanting to clean up air and water pollution. Jobs in the west could also take a hit as grants and contracts given to communities for clean up efforts create thousands of remediation jobs in the region.