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EPA’s Censored Science Rule Flouts Science and Public Health to Protect Dirty Industries

January 5, 2021 Currator 0

https://www.momscleanairforce.org/epas-censored-science-rule-flouts-science-and-public-health/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=epas-censored-science-rule-flouts-science-and-public-healthWritten by Molly Rauch In the latest deluge of lame-duck finalizations that will increase pollution and compromise the health of our families, to the benefit of polluting industries, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler […]

Wheeler Trashes Science on His Way Out the Door at EPA

January 5, 2021 Currator 0

https://www.peer.org/wheeler-trashes-science-epa/Wheeler Trashes Science on His Way Out the Door at EPA EPA has just finalized a rule to get science out of the way of its work. The plan, in the form of a final rulemaking, has the […]

Trump administration keeps existing smog limits, rejecting calls to toughen them

December 23, 2020 Currator 0

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/12/23/trump-smog-rule/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_climate-environmentThe Trump administration declined to impose stricter limits on smog-forming pollutants Wednesday, arguing that national ozone standards set in 2015 are sufficient. Public health advocates think otherwise. Original Title: Trump administration keeps existing smog limits, […]

Trump EPA overhaul of lead pipe regulations allows toxic plumbing to stay in the ground in Chicago, other cities

December 23, 2020 Currator 0

https://phys.org/news/2020-12-trump-epa-overhaul-pipe-toxic.htmlChicago has more lead water pipes than any other American city, yet federal regulations unveiled this week by the Trump administration likely won’t require anything new to prevent homeowners and renters from ingesting the brain-damaging […]

Congress Passes Major Climate Legislation in Year-End Omnibus

December 22, 2020 Currator 0

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/congress-passes-major-climate-legislation-in-year-end-omnibus/The bill calls for phasing down emissions of hydrofluorocarbons, a potent greenhouse gas — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com Original Title: Congress Passes Major Climate Legislation in Year-End Omnibus Full Text of the Original Article: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/congress-passes-major-climate-legislation-in-year-end-omnibus/

Congress Passes Spending Bill With Solar, Wind Tax Credit Extensions and Energy R&D Package

December 22, 2020 Currator 0

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greentechmedia/news/~3/TwJ7D9a_htA/solar-and-wind-tax-credit-extensions-energy-rd-package-in-spending-bill-before-congressThe U.S. Congress on Monday passed a massive spending bill that includes $35 billion in energy research and development programs, a two-year extension of the Investment Tax Credit for solar power, a one-year extension of the Production […]

Biden’s policies on climate change

December 22, 2020 Currator 0

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/12/22/bidens-policies-climate-change/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_climate-environmentThe president-elect is mapping out a more aggressive strategy to deal with the crisis than any of his predecessors. Original Title: Biden’s policies on climate change Full Text of the Original Article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/12/22/bidens-policies-climate-change/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_climate-environment

The Trump Administration Is Reversing Nearly 100 Environmental Rules.

May 9, 2020 Currator 0

https://www.sharkriver.org/the-trump-administration-is-reversing-nearly-100-environmental-rules/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-trump-administration-is-reversing-nearly-100-environmental-ruleshttps://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/climate/trump-environment-rollbacks.html The post The Trump Administration Is Reversing Nearly 100 Environmental Rules. appeared first on Shark River Cleanup Coalition.