Is the EPA Allowing for the Approval of New Asbestos-Containing Products?
11 June 2018 The Environmental Protection Agency will be allowing for potential new uses of asbestos, while limiting the scope of studies that assess its risk.
Articles tagged: environmental protection agency 12 Total
Emails Show Cooperation Between EPA and Climate-Change Deniers
27 May 2018 The newly-released emails reveal Environmental Protection Agency officials have worked to organize events and hearings with conservative groups such as the Heartland Institute.
Federal Employees Ordered to Attend Anti-Leaking Classes
21 September 2017 Employees at the Environmental Protection Agency are attending mandatory sessions to reinforce compliance with laws and rules against leaking information.
Trump Administration Declines to Renew Environmental Protection Agency’s Science Advisor Appointments
8 May 2017 The move, which is considered unusual, aims to bring more industry scientists into the EPA’s advisory committees.
EPA Web Site Pop-Up Fuels Fears of Open Data Shutdown
24 April 2017 The Environmental Protection Agency accused the contractor alleging that it would shut down its open data site of being 'unauthorized and misinformed.'
EPA Reportedly Eliminates Program Helping Cities Deal With Climate Change
8 April 2017 An unidentified official said that the issue should not be "controlled from inside Washington, D.C."
Did Obama’s EPA Director Say the Clean Power Plan Would Have ‘No Effect’ on Carbon Emissions?
3 April 2017 Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum attributed the claim to former EPA head Gina McCarthy during a guest appearance on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher."
Do Scott Pruitt’s Statements on CO2 and Global Warming Misrepresent Scientific Consensus?
9 March 2017 EPA administrator Pruitt told CNBC that he does not agree that carbon dioxide is "a primary contributor to the global warming that we see," arguing that scientists are still debating the issue.
Florida Lawmaker’s Bill Would ‘Terminate’ Environmental Protection Agency
6 February 2017 The measure calls for the EPA to be dissolved by the end of 2018.
Trump to Appoint Anti-EPA Attorney General to Lead EPA
7 December 2016 Trump’s transition team announced that Scott Pruitt has been tapped to lead the EPA, an agency which, in his position as Oklahoma Attorney General, he has sued many times.
Trump Taps Outspoken Climate Denier To Oversee EPA Transition Team
10 November 2016 President-elect Trump has selected Myron Ebell, who disputes the scientific consensus around anthropogenic global warming, to lead the EPA transition team.
Dye Me a River
10 August 2015