Trump Ends Vehicle Emissions Negotiations Before They Begin
The Trump maladministration has refused to enter into good faith negotiations with the states to resolve the dispute about auto emissions. What comes next? Retribution, Trump style.
Andrew Wheeler
EPA: New Air Pollution Plan Worse Than Doing Nothing
Trump’s pick to run the EPA is like putting the fox in charge of guarding the hen house. His policies will be worse than doing nothing says a report by the Harvard School of Public Health.
Trump’s EPA Proposes Rollback Of 2015 Carbon Standards On Coal
The Acting Environment Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced on Thursday a proposal to roll back Obama-era regulations on emissions from new coal plants which required the use of carbon capture and storage technologies, describing them as “excessive burdens on America’s energy providers.”
It’s Time For The Adults To Take Charge — 100 Corporations Responsible For 71% Of…
The 6th IPCC Climate Assessment Report makes it crystal clear: Human society is facing a life or death. The only way to save ourselves is to drastically, dramatically, and deliberately reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. There are two ways to do that — put less carbon dioxide in and/or take carbon dioxide out. Those are the choices. Deal with it like adults or suffer the consequences. End of story. Full stop.
Affordable Clean Energy Rules Or Not, Coal Stabbed In The Back Again
EPA’s new Affordable Clean Energy rules are won’t help the US coal industry, thanks to EPA, the Department of Energy, and the Commander-in-Chief.
EPA Staff Claim Fuel Economy Rollback Based On Junk Science
A series of emails released by the EPA show senior scientists warned the agency repeatedly that its new fuel economy rules are based on false assumptions. The revelations should boost the chances of success for states like California that have sued the EPA over the new policies.
Manufacturers Cheer Insane EPA Decision To Revoke California Waiver. Will Trump Kill The Electric Car…
The EPA has announced it will freeze vehicle fuel economy standards and rescind the waiver that allows California to set its own transportation emissions standards. Car makers are jubilant, even if they won’t admit it publicly.
Ding Dong, The Stooge Is Gone — Scott Pruitt Slinks Out Of Town
Scott Pruitt, the man whose life’s mission has been to blow up the EPA so his friends and financial supporters could enrich themselves, has put his tail between his legs and snuck out of town. His resignation came as allegations of malfeasance, corruption, abuse of office, and self dealing threatened to overwhelm him.
