Though it’s been months since he won the election, President Trump’s speech for the unveiling of Boeing’s latest aircraft had the feel of a campaign rally . His speech at the event in South Carolina offered no new economic policy or agenda, but mostly appeared to be an endorsement for the American-made jetliner.
Category: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
The Importance of Regulating Lead in Drinking Water
New York City’s drinking water is among the best in the world, but the high quality of water delivered to some of our buildings may become contaminated within our buildings. Many of our buildings are decades old, some from the 19th century, and they contain decaying pipes and fixtures that may have toxics accumulating in them.
China auditor says 17.6 billion yuan of funds to fight water pollution misused: Xinhua
China’s audit office found that 17.6 billion yuan earmarked for water pollution prevention work in 2016 was not effectively used, Xinhua reported Sunday. The funds were meant to go toward 397 projects in 18 provinces, with some regions seeing serious failings in enforcing environmental protection laws, said the report.
Study indicates air-polluting chemicals can travel far
A new study indicates that tiny floating particles can grow semi-solid around pollutants, allowing them to last longer and travel much farther than what previous global climate models predicted. Pollutants from fossil fuel burning, forest fires and biofuel consumption include air-polluting chemicals known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs.
Ottawa, provinces will face pressure to backtrack on emission targets under Trump
Dump trucks are parked near crude oil tanks at Kinder Morgan’s North 40 terminal expansion construction project in Sherwood Park, near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada November 13, 2016. Dump trucks are parked near crude oil tanks at Kinder Morgan’s North 40 terminal expansion construction project in Sherwood Park, near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada November 13, 2016.
SA Government pays for health checks for ash-affected residents
Port Augusta residents worried about the impacts of an ash cloud blowing over the regional city will have their health checks paid for by the South Australian Government. A thick haze of ash from the former coal-fired station has been affecting residents for about a week, after storms broke the crust of the existing dust suppressant .
VW in Advanced Talks for Multi-billion Settlement on US Criminal Probe
Volkswagen and the Justice Department are nearing a deal to resolve criminal and civil allegations over the German automaker’s diesel cheating while it won long-awaited approval from the Environmental Protection Agency to fix about 70,000 diesel vehicles, crucial steps toward moving past a scandal that has cost it billions of dollars and its reputation. A successful settlement is critical to the automaker’s goal of rebuilding its business in the United States, a market key to its long-term growth plans and where VW brand sales were down 8 percent last year.
Another good target for EPA reform
With reform-minded folks in charge of the Executive and Legislative Branches, unelected, unaccountable, un-removable bureaucrats may soon be exerting far less power over our policies, regulations, lives and livelihoods. Energy and climate are high on the fix-it list.