EPA says it can’t pay economic damages from mine spill
In this Aug. 6, 2015 file photo, Dan Bender, with the La Plata County Sheriff's Office, takes a water sample from the Animas River near Durango, Colo.
Category Archives: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
West Virginia senators meet EPA – Spick
President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency received positive marks from West Virginia senators this week, with one inviting him to the state to discuss issues related to Wood County communities. In a release from Trump's transition team, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said he believes Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt has the right experience to be the next EPA administrator.
White House Announces Release of Final Update to the Coordinated…
On January 4, 2016, the White House announced the release of the 2017 Update to the Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology . The Update to the Coordinated Framework provides a comprehensive summary of the roles and responsibilities of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency , the U.S. Food and Drug Administration , and the U.S. Department of Agriculture with respect to regulating biotechnology products.
Executive action must be reversible
It has been obvious during the past few years that President Barack Obama believes himself to be the government. Never mind that the Constitution vests law-making power solely in Congress.
Letters on Israel settlements, Trump, EPA, divesting, Black Lives Matter
The Peace and Social Justice Center applauds President Obama for not standing in the way of the U.N. Security Council resolution criticizing Israel's illegal settlements in the Palestinian territories, which have been occupied by Israel since the 1967 war. Previous U.S. administrations, from Ronald Reagan to George W. Bush, have all taken mild stands against this colonial policy, which violates the Fourth Geneva Convention against transferring civilians into occupied territory.
EPA issues long-delayed chemical plant safety rule
The Environmental Protection Agency has updated a 25-year-old regulation intended to reduce chemical plant accidents and protect communities, workers, and emergency responders. The revision to EPA's Risk Management Program is part of a sweeping regulatory overhaul of federal industrial safety regulations ordered by President Barack Obama in 2013.
Wild Side: The proof of Trump’s plans is in the (Christmas) pudding
At this year's round of Christmas parties, I noticed that one uninvited guest kept creeping into the conversation.  You know who, right? The guy with Twitter trigger-itch. The one with the interesting hair and orange-ish skin tones.
Republican attorneys general eager to dism…
As soon as President-elect Donald Trump assumes office Jan. 20, Republican attorneys general who have spent the past eight years battling the Obama administration's climate change agenda will have a new role: supporting the Republican president's complex legal effort to roll back that agenda. By contrast, states with Democratic leadership - such as California, where Gov. Jerry Brown has promised all-out war against Mr. Trump on global warming - will go from being environmental partners with the federal government to legal aggressors on their own.
Inmates Escape by Removing Toilet From Jail Wall
Four inmates are at-large after allegedly using a leaky toilet to make an escape from a Tennessee jail by removing the toilet from the wall, officials... -- French sailor Thomas Coville broke the world record for sailing around the world single-handed without stopping according to BBC News.Coville finished his travels i... Industry groups in a legal battle over the Environmental Protection Agency's Waters of the U.S. rule want the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their challenge, instead of going th... HASTINGS, NE - Hastings College head football coach Tony Harper has announced the hiring of Clint Head as the Broncos new Offensive Coordinator effective immediately.
Kansas urges Trump to rescind Waters of the United States Rule
Kansas has joined more than 20 states in asking President-elect Donald Trump to rescind the Waters of the United States Rule immediately upon taking office.
Legal Loophole Lets Feds Delete Tons Of Official Records
A loophole in federal law allows Environmental Protection Agency employees and other federal workers get away with deleting millions of official records created using cellphone text messaging, according to government transparency experts. The Federal Records Act and EPA policy allow individual employees who create and receive cell phone text messages to decide whether a particular one constitutes a federal record before deleting or preserving it.
Sources of Flint’s Water Disaster Run Deep
The committee's assessment: the federal Environmental Protection Agency is to blame more than Michigan's own leaders. to the House Appropriations Committee closing the investigation, Representative Jason Chaffetz, Republican of Utah, found that the "federal regulatory framework is so outdated that it sets up states to fail."
Volkswagen faces deadline in possible emissions scandal deal
Volkswagen faced a Monday deadline to tell a federal judge whether it had reached a deal with U.S. regulators and attorneys for car owners on the remaining 80,000 diesel vehicles that cheated on emissions tests. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer gave the sides more time to negotiate by twice postponing a Friday hearing to update him on a potential settlement.
EPA review of new chemicals slows
It's been six months since Congress made major changes to the Toxic Substances Control Act , the law that governs the use of chemicals in industrial and household products in the U.S. One unanticipated outcome of the overhaul is a backlog of new chemicals waiting to be reviewed by the Environmental Protection Agency. Chemical manufacturers are up in arms about the delays, claiming EPA's slowness is impeding their innovation.
Volkswagen to update US judge on last cars in emissions scandal
A federal judge in the US is due to hear whether Volkswagen, American regulators and lawyers for vehicle owners have reached a deal over the remaining 80,000 cars caught up in the company's emissions scandal.
EPA and DOJ Reach Settlement with S.H. Bell to Install Air Monitors…
December 15, 2016-The U.S. Department of Justice and Environmental Protection Agency have reached an agreement with S.H. Bell Company to install air monitors at the company's facility in Southeast Chicago. The company will also pay a $100,000 civil penalty.
Utah Supreme Court hears 2nd refinery expansion challenge
A second challenge to a refinery expansion proposed along the Wasatch Front wound up on the desks of Utah Supreme Court justices, but it remains a big question mark if there will ever be a legal probe of the actual merits of the case. The Utah Supreme Court, in a decision last year, rejected an appeal by environmental groups over Tesoro's planned action, and Wednesday the justices were asked to look at the case involving HollyFrontier Corp. in Woods Cross.
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Trump To Name Environmental Chief Who Fought Obama Climate Rules
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Trump cons the media on climate
President-elect Donald Trump speaks to members of the media in the lobby at Trump Tower in New York, Dec. 6, 2016. CREDIT: AP Photo/Andrew Harnik This week, President-elect Donald Trump met with some of the biggest names in climate activism: former vice president Al Gore and actor Leonardo DiCaprio.