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Acting EPA head Andrew Wheeler is no Scott Pruitt - and four other things to know as he faces the Senate Acting EPA head Andrew Wheeler is no Scott Pruitt - and four other things to know as he faces the Senate Brought on last year by President Trump as the seasoned deputy under former Oklahoma attorney general Scott Pruitt, the self-effacing Wheeler built his resume mastering the nuts and bolts of federal environmental regulation from his time as a former EPA bureaucrat, an influential Capitol Hill staffer, and an energy lobbyist. In April, he was confirmed as the technically savvy wing man to Pruitt's more prominent role as Trump's top de-regulator.
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If you pick a carcass clean it can no longer sustain life. To disrupt environmental balances disrupts the ability of the earth to sustain its resources, including us humans, who seem hell-bent on squeezing every drop of lifeblood from the earth while totally disregarding the long-term consequences.
Environmental Protection Agency Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler speaks to EPA staff, Wednesday, July 11, 2018, at EPA Headquarters in Washington. Wheeler, acting administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, has reversed the final policy act of his predecessor, Scott Pruitt: granting a loophole that would have allowed more highly polluting trucks on the nation's roads.
After rigorous testing that included many drops, the display continued to work normally without any damage to the front, edges, or sides. Samsung Display, the subsidiary at Samsung Electronics to research and develop new displays for the company has just announced an 'unbreakable smartphone display.'
Elizabeth "Betsy" Southerland resigned from the Environmental Protection Agency, saying that "the administration is seriously weakening EPA's mission." On his last day as an EPA employee, Mike Cox sent a tough letter to then-Administrator Scott Pruitt about administration policies.
In this July 11, 2018, file photo, Environmental Protection Agency Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler speaks to EPA staff at EPA Headquarters in Washington. Wheeler says there should be a single national standard for fuel efficiency for cars and trucks, speaking out as a showdown looms with California that could throw the car market into turmoil.
"Judge John F. Keenan of United States District Court for the Southern District of New York wrote that climate change must be addressed by the executive branch and Congress, not by the courts. While climate change 'is a fact of life,' Judge Keenan wrote, 'the serious problems caused thereby are not for the judiciary to ameliorate.
Puerto Rico 's beleaguered forensic sciences department moved two corpses from stop-gap refrigerator trailers in the early hours of Tuesday, after there were complaints about a foul odor and before federal inspectors arrived. The grisly episode sheds new light on the challenges at the morgue, which has become a symbol of dysfunction in the bankrupt commonwealth .
California and 14 other states sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Thursday over its decision to suspend an Obama-era rule aimed at limiting pollution from trucks. The July 6 decision by the Trump EPA was illegal and could put thousands of additional highly polluting trucks on the roads, the states and the District of Columbia said in the lawsuit filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
California and 14 other states sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Thursday over its decision to suspend an Obama-era rule aimed at limiting pollution from trucks. The July 6 decision by the Trump EPA was illegal and could put thousands of additional highly polluting trucks on the roads, the states and the District of Columbia said in the lawsuit filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
In this pMarch 21, 2016, file photo, the Flint Water Plant water tower is seen in Flint, Mich. A federal watchdog is calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to strengthen its oversight of state drinking water systems in the wake of the lead crisis in Flint, Michigan.
Democratic lawmakers joined scores of scientists, health providers, environmental officials and activists Tuesday in denouncing an industry-backed proposal that could limit dramatically the scientific studies the Environmental Protection Agency considers in shaping protections for human health. If adopted by the Trump administration, the rule would allow an EPA administrator to reject study results in making decisions about chemicals, pollutants and other health risks if underlying research data is not made public because of patient privacy concerns or other issues.
Hearings to examine the Department of the Interior's final list of critical minerals for 2018 and opportunities to strengthen the United States' mineral security. "The Future of Fossil: Energy Technologies Leading the Way" Witnesses: Dr. Roger Aines Senior Scientist, Atmospheric, Earth and Energy Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Dr. Klaus Brun, Program Director, Machinery Program, Fluids & Machinery Engineering Department, Southwest Research Institute; Ms.
GARDEN CITY, Ind. - Vice President Mike Pence turns nostalgic when he talks about growing up in small-town Columbus, Indiana, where his father helped build an empire of more than 200 gas stations that provided an upbringing on the "front row of the American dream."
Environmental Protection Agency manipulated its handling of open records requests so that documents from the Obama years got priority over those involving the agency's embattled former chief, Scott Pruitt, and other Trump administration officials, according to congressional interviews with EPA staffers. The agency also allowed political appointees to review some planned responses to requests lodged under the Freedom of Information Act, according to interview excerpts cited by Representative Elijah Cummings, a Maryland Democrat.
The Environmental Protection Agency assigns public-records requests from environmental groups or others that it sees as "politically charged" to special internal review, a top agency official told congressional staffers investigating the actions of Scott Pruitt, the scandal-plagued former administrator who resigned this month amid mounting ethical allegations. EPA Chief of Staff Ryan Jackson told congressional investigators one such records request, from the Sierra Club, was a "fishing expedition."
Lt. Gov. Brad Little was among a set of four witnesses who appeared Thursday before a House subcommittee which held an oversight hearing on public lands grazing. Republicans on the House Natural Resources Committee have in recent months been moving toward significant changes to the Endangered Species Act, the National Environmental Policy Act and the Equal Access to Justice Act, which allows groups who successfully prove in court that federal agencies violated federal rules to recover attorney fees.
Scott Pruitt, ousted administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency , had cozy relationships with right-wing media outlets and combative relationships with the mainstream press. Andrew Wheeler, who's stepped in as acting administrator, has also shown a fondness for right-wing media and signs of disdain toward some mainstream media.
It took months of revelation after damning revelation for President Donald Trump to finally remove Scott Pruitt from the top job at the Environmental Protection Agency. Pruitt last week joined the ranks of former Trump administration officials forced to resign in disgrace, raising questions about why Trump hired them in the first place.