Contact PA Senators: We Need to Hold Scott Pruitt Accountable to the Mission of the EPA From Pennsylvania Interfaith Power and Light (http://www.paipl.org): EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is set to appear before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): The administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, has been called to appear before the Environment and Public Works Committee in the Senate on January 31. This is the Senate committee that has … Continued
From the Climate Reality Project (https://www.climaterealityproject.org/): Back in 2015, we hit an incredible milestone in the fight against climate change. Limits on carbon emissions from power plants in the US were finally established, and America’s Clean Power Plan became a … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-12-22/environment/epa-sued-for-removing-scientists/a60767-1 December 22, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window The new chair of the EPA Science Advisory Board denies the scientific evidence that smog causes asthma. (12019/Pixabay) WASHINGTON D.C. – Doctors, … Continued
From the Clean Air Council (http://www.cleanair.org/): Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt is at it again trying to block the EPA from protecting Americans from harmful oil and gas pollution. EPA recently opened a public comment period on what … Continued
Please tell EPA—Don’t delay implementation of the Clean Water Rule before December 13. You can submit your comments at Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2017-0644 NOTE: You don’t need to be an expert, and comments don’t need to be lengthy. Questions? Contact Michael … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): After failing to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act, the Trump administration now has its sights set on our Clean Power Plan. And for this one they won’t have to go through Congress. … Continued
From the Choose Clean Water Coalition (http://www.choosecleanwater.org): The Trump Administration has just taken the first step to remove protections from waters that have been safeguarded by the Clean Water Act for more than 40 years. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/06/28/epa-chief-scott-pruitt-met-dow-ceo-just-killing-effort-ban-toxic-pesticide Published on Wednesday, June 28, 2017 by Common Dreams New reporting by Associated Press begs further questions about administration’s denial of science, coziness with industry By Andrea Germanos, staff writer EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt rejected a proposed ban on … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-03-10/climate-change-air-quality/scientists-say-epas-pruitt-wrong-on-global-warming/a56798-1 March 10, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window A 2009 EPA endangerment finding declared carbon dioxide pollution a danger to human health. (Riffsyphon1024/Wikimedia Commons) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Scientists reacted strongly … Continued