"Shrinking EPA Workforce Has Already Reached Reagan-Era Levels"
"Retirements and departures from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have shrunk its workforce to levels not seen since the Reagan administration."
Source: AP, 01/12/2018
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Govt Scientists Say Controversial Pesticide Killing Endangered Salmon
"The federal government's top fisheries experts say that three widely used pesticides — including the controversial insecticide chlorpyrifos — are jeopardizing the survival of many species of salmon, as well as orcas that feed on those salmon."
Source: NPR, 01/12/2018
Trump’s EPA Could Allow Teenage Workers To Handle Dangerous Pesticides
"If the Environmental Protection Agency follows through with a reform now under consideration, teenage farmworkers and other working minors would once again be allowed to handle dangerous pesticides while on the job."
Source: HuffPost, 01/11/2018
Fla. Is Exempted From Coastal Drilling. Other States Ask, ‘Why Not Us?’
"At 5:20 on Tuesday evening, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke tweeted a photo of himself at the Tallahassee airport with Gov. Rick Scott of Florida, announcing that he had decided, after meeting with Governor Scott, to exempt the state from a new Trump administration plan to open up most of the nation’s coastline to offshore oil drilling."
Source: NY Times, 01/11/2018
Climate Denial Pervades Trump White House, But It's Hitting Some Limits
"The administration's culture of denialism and support for fossil fuels has pushed rollbacks of policies meant to protect public health, safety and the environment."
Source: InsideClimate News, 01/10/2018
How Much Has ‘Climate Change’ Been Scrubbed From Federal Websites? A Lot
"Nearly a year into the Trump administration, mentions of climate change have been systematically removed, altered or played down on websites across the federal government, according to a report made public Wednesday."
Source: NY Times, 01/10/2018
Interior Puts Grants Worth 100s Of Millions Through Political Review
"The Interior Department has adopted a new screening process for the discretionary grants it makes to outside groups, instructing staff to ensure those awards “promote the priorities” of the Trump administration."
Source: Washington Post, 01/10/2018
"How a Coal Baron’s Wish List Became President Trump’s To-Do List"
"President Trump’s first year in office has been a boon for the coal industry, with the Trump administration rolling back regulations on coal-fired power plants and withdrawing the United States from the Paris climate change agreement."
Source: NY Times, 01/10/2018
Trump Administration Bars Oil Drilling Off Florida After Governor's Plea
"President Donald Trump’s administration will not allow drilling for oil and gas off the coast of Florida after urging from the state’s governor, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said on Tuesday."
Source: Reuters, 01/10/2018
FERC Rejects Perry's Proposal for Nuclear and Coal Subsidies
"Federal regulators on Monday rejected a proposal by Energy Secretary Rick Perry to subsidize struggling coal and nuclear plants, in a major blow to the Trump administration’s efforts to revive America’s declining coal industry."
Source: NY Times, 01/09/2018
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