A federal judge just opened the door to more climate lawsuits.
In a ruling this week , Judge William Alsup said that plaintiffs can sue greenhouse-gas emitters in federal court. That's a big reversal.
Category Archives: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Ohio has new uses for sediment from Lake Erie’s harbors
The federal agency that keeps open shipping channels along Lake Erie has settled a long dispute with Ohio over what to do with sand, soil and mud scooped out of Cleveland's harbor. What's next for the state is getting rid of more than 1.2 million tons of sediment dredged from seven other ports each year before a new law bans dumping it in the lake by the summer of 2020.
New Study on Air Pollution Shows How Environmental Injustice Runs Rampant Across the Nation
Friends, Now, more than ever, independent journalism has become the last firewall against government and corporate lies. Yet, with frightening regularity, independent media sources are losing funding, closing down or being blacked out by Google and Facebook.
Iran Hints at Building Seaborne Nuclear Reactors
Iran has fired a diplomatic warning shot at Washington by raising the prospect of building nuclear reactors for ships while staying within the limits set by its atomic deal with major powers, a U.N. nuclear watchdog report showed on Thursday. U.S. President Donald Trump has long railed against the 2015 nuclear deal for reasons including its limited duration and the fact it does not cover Iran's ballistic missile programme.
Congress Calls For Investigation Into Obama Holdover Who Colluded With Unions
The chairman of a House investigative subcommittee asked the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Inspector General to investigate reports an Obama administration appointee may have violated anti-lobbying laws. Texas Republican Rep. Blake Farenthold wants EPA Inspector General Arthur Elkins to investigate Chemical Safety Board member Rick Engler's working with union activists to pressure Congress for funding.
Trump’s addiction to coal hurting Nevada
The damaging effects of the Trump administration's war on President Barack Obama's legacy are beginning to hit home in Las Vegas. In the past few days, the administration hit Southern Nevada with two gut-punches in the form of a proposed 65 percent reduction in federal funding for renewable energy research and development, and closure of the Las Vegas EPA research laboratory.
Diane Black defends campaign checks, trucking emissions loophole
Rep. Diane Black is defending efforts to extend an emissions loophole benefiting a Tennessee-based trucking company whose entities, executives and family gave her gubernatorial campaign $225,000, as The New York Times reported. Campaign spokesman Chris Hartline said Thursday the congresswoman fights to support the few companies trying to keep rural Tennessee manufacturing jobs.
Critics blast EPA for lowering Syngenta pesticide fine
In this Saturday, May 20, 2017, file photo, protesters carry banners during their march against the multinational agrochemical and agricultural biotechnology companies Monsanto and Syngenta in Basel, Switzerland. After a February 2018 announcement, critics are blasting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for dramatically lowering a fine on agribusiness company Syngenta for violations of pesticide regulations.
Critics blast EPA for lowering Syngenta pesticide fine Source: AP
Critics are blasting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for dramatically lowering a fine on agribusiness company Syngenta for violations of pesticide regulations. Syngenta, under a settlement announced this week, will pay $150,000 for improperly using the pesticide chlorpyrifos at a seed corn field in Hawaii in 2016 and 2017.
It’s up to us to protect Earth
President Donald Trump's first year in office seemed to be dedicated to undoing key legislation ensuring clean air and water, and his proposed budget aligns with his anti-environment agenda. It includes a 31 percent cut to the Environmental Protection Agency, which is largely responsible for protecting human health and the environment.
The Latest: Trump’s 2019 budget slashes EPA funding
Trump's proposed 2019 budget calls for slashing funding for the Environmental Protection Agency by more than one third, including ending the Climate Change Research and Partnership Programs. The president's budget would also make deep cuts to funding for cleaning up the nation's most polluted sites, even as EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt says that's one of his top priorities.
Ap Fact Check: Epa chief sees good in warming, experts don’t
In this Jan. 30, 2018, file photo, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt testifies before the Senate Environment Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Pruitt is once again understating the threat posed by climate change, this time by suggesting that global warming may be a good thing for humanity.
GOP lawmakers take aim at cancer research group over Roundup
In this Jan. 26, 2017, file photo, containers of Roundup, a weed killer made by Monsanto, is seen on a shelf at a hardware store in Los Angeles. Republican lawmakers are threatening to cut off U.S. funding for the World Health Organization's cancer research program over its finding that the glyphosate herbicide Roundup is probably carcinogenic to humans.
New Litigation Threatens EPA Water-Protections Rollback
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt says a two-year delay in a sweeping Obama-era water regulation will put farmers and ranchers at ease. But a wave of looming litigation, coupled with potential legal vulnerabilities in the delay, threatens to upend that prospect.
Serious Questions Surround BWMS Testing
Serious questions have been raised regarding the testing of ballast water management systems . In order for a BWMS manufacturer to sell its equipment for use on commercial vessels operating in U.S. waters, the equipment must be tested in accordance with U.S. Coast Guard and Environmental Protection Agency requirements and the equipment must then obtain a type approval certificate from the Coast Guard.
Pressed on Trump, Pruitt softens ’16 assessment
Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt sought to distance himself Tuesday from his 2016 statements that then-presidential candidate Donald Trump is a bully who, if elected, would abuse the Constitution. Pruitt made the comments in February 2016 while appearing on a conservative talk radio program in Oklahoma, where he served as the state's Republican attorney general.
EPA ends clean air policy opposed by fossil fuel interests
The Trump administration announced Thursday it is doing away with a decades-old air emissions policy opposed by fossil fuel companies, a move that environmental groups say will result in more pollution. The Environmental Protection Agency said it was withdrawing the "once-in always-in" policy under the Clean Air Act, which dictated how major sources of hazardous air pollutants are regulated.
EPA official speaks on risk of climate change to toxic sites
The grandparents of 13 starved and tortured children say their son's family looked happy and healthy when they last visited California six years ago. Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship kicks off pro-Trump Senate bid in West Virginia with town hall-styled event.
The State AG Report Weekly Update
Jennings recently stepped down from her position as New Castle County Chief Administrative Officer to prepare for her campaign. Jennings previously served as Chief Deputy AG at the Delaware AG's office and spent over two decades working for the state Department of Justice.
How a coal baron’s wish list became Trump’s to-do list
Railcars are filled with coal and sprayed with an agent to suppress dust at Cloud Peak Energy's Antelope Mine north of Douglas, Wyo. President Trump has vowed to boost the coal industry.