"Dem Senator Puts Holds On Two EPA Nominees"
"Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) has placed a hold on two of President Trump's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) nominees."
Source: The Hill, 10/19/2017
Laws & Regulations
"State Department Grants Permit for Alberta Clipper Pipeline"
"The State Department has granted Enbridge Energy a presidential permit for the final piece of its project to boost the capacity of its Alberta Clipper oil pipeline."
Source: AP, 10/18/2017
Trump Green-Lights Company's Plan To Pipe Water From Mojave To Cities
"President Donald Trump’s administration has approved a company’s plan to build a water pipeline to carry billions of gallons from the Mojave Desert to California cities."
Source: Palm Springs Desert Sun, 10/18/2017
Trump’s Mine-Safety Nominee Ran Coal Firm Cited for Safety Violations
"Records show the coal mining company formerly run by David Zatezalo retaliated against a foreman who complained of harassment and unsafe conditions."
"The coal mining company run by President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the nation’s top mining regulator has already come under criticism for weaknesses in its safety record. It turns out the company was also found by the government to have illegally retaliated against a foreman who complained about sexual and ethnic harassment from supervisors, unsafe conditions and drug use at one of its mines.
Source: ProPublica, 10/18/2017
SEJ Objects Over EPA Response to AP Story; plus, Suits & Rulings Involving Interior, EPA, NOAA
The SEJ has written the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to object to its criticism of an Associated Press story about Superfund sites following Hurricane Harvey floods. That, plus a judge rules against EPA for withholding records on the pesticide Enlist Duo, and more, in this month's WatchDog.
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"Appropriations: Senate To Release Interior-EPA Bill"
"Senate appropriators aren't likely to follow the White House's lead this week when they mark up their fiscal 2018 spending bill for U.S. EPA and the Interior Department."
Source: E&E Daily, 10/17/2017
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Portraying Green Activism as Illegal Racket
"A federal judge on Monday dismissed a Canadian logging company's lawsuit against Greenpeace and another activist group that accused them of running a criminal enterprise through their environmental campaigns."
Source: InsideClimate News, 10/17/2017
EPA Boss Pruitt Issues Directive To Curb Settlements With Green Groups
"Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt issued a directive on Monday to limit the extent to which the EPA can reach legal agreements with groups suing to force it to take regulatory action."
Source: Washington Post, 10/17/2017
"Democrats Accuse EPA’s Pruitt of Misusing Taxpayer Funds"
"Top-ranking Congressional Democrats are calling on a federal watchdog to review whether Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt broke the law by making a video for a private group opposing an Obama-era clean-water rule."
Source: AP, 10/17/2017
"Zinke Vows to End ‘Virus’ of Harassment in Park Service"
"Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke vowed Friday that there would be “no quarter” for employees who sexually harass or discriminate against colleagues. He said he would dismiss anyone found guilty of harassment and supervisors who sweep such charges under the rug."
Source: NY Times, 10/16/2017
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