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A Consensus Builder for E.P.A. When Some Want a Fighter

@BreaknNewsFebruary 2, 2021

by @BreaknNewsFebruary 2, 202101

“He will take over an E.P.A. that is in the same position that he found North Carolina’s D.E.Q. four years ago,” Governor Cooper said. As for whether Mr. Regan can get tough, he said: “He can fight when he needs to. Ask Duke Energy.” Mr. Regan, he said, “pulled off......

Trump’s EPA team overrules career scientists on toxic chemical

PoliticoJanuary 13, 2021January 13, 2021

by PoliticoJanuary 13, 2021January 13, 2021037

Politico.com – For more and to sign up click here An EPA spokeswoman did not respond to a request for comment on the changes, but defended its effort to tap scientists from a different part of the agency to rewrite the rule. PFBS is a replacement for a related chemical,......

Trump’s EPA launches surprise attack on Biden’s climate rules

PoliticoJanuary 12, 2021January 12, 2021

by PoliticoJanuary 12, 2021January 12, 2021026

Politico.com – For more and to sign up click here Environmentalists quickly condemned the rule — first reported by POLITICO — as a parting gift to polluters. “EPA is perverting the Clean Air Act to ensure that no industry other than the power sector ever has to cut its climate......

A Plan Made to Shield Big Tobacco From Facts Is Now E.P.A. Policy

@BreaknNewsJanuary 4, 2021

by @BreaknNewsJanuary 4, 202101

WASHINGTON — Nearly a quarter century ago, a team of tobacco industry consultants outlined a plan to create “explicit procedural hurdles” for the Environmental Protection Agency to clear before it could use science to address the health impacts of smoking. President Trump’s E.P.A. embedded parts of that strategy into federal......

Biden to Pick Michael Regan, North Carolina Environment Chief, to Head E.P.A.

@BreaknNewsDecember 17, 2020

by @BreaknNewsDecember 17, 202001

WASHINGTON — President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. intends to nominate Michael S. Regan, North Carolina’s top environmental regulator, to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, elevating for the first time a Black man to lead the powerful department, which is central to achieving the new administration’s climate change agenda. Mr. Regan......

Environmental justice groups block Mary Nichols’ path to EPA

LA_TimesDecember 17, 2020

by LA_TimesDecember 17, 202001

USA TODAY – For more and to sign up click here Anna M. Phillips Through four governors, two Obama terms and the Trump administration, Mary Nichols has led the charge to clean up California’s smog and fight climate change. In the process, she has earned herself a reputation as one......

Biden to tap North Carolina environmental regulator Regan to head EPA

PoliticoDecember 17, 2020December 31, 2020

by PoliticoDecember 17, 2020December 31, 2020016

Politico.com – For more and to sign up click here For weeks, California regulator Mary Nichols was seen as the top contender for the job, but environmental justice groups argued that she had not worked aggressively enough to address systemic pollution problems in communities of color and low-income areas. House......

Biden to Name Gina McCarthy, Former E.P.A. Chief, as White House Climate Coordinator

@BreaknNewsDecember 15, 2020

by @BreaknNewsDecember 15, 202001

WASHINGTON — President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. is expected to pick Gina McCarthy, the former administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under President Barack Obama and the architect of some of his most far-reaching regulations to limit greenhouse gas emissions, to serve as senior White House adviser on climate change,......

Biden to pick former EPA chief McCarthy to lead climate team

PoliticoDecember 15, 2020January 1, 2021

by PoliticoDecember 15, 2020January 1, 2021015

Politico.com – For more and to sign up click here McCarthy, who has led the environmental group Natural Resources Defense Council since early this year, won’t face a long Senate confirmation fight like she did in 2013, because the position does not need approval from Congress. But If Republicans keep......

Exclusive-Biden taps former EPA chief for White House climate coordinator role -sources

ReutersDecember 15, 2020

by ReutersDecember 15, 202001

FILE PHOTO: EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy speaks during a news conference, accompanied by U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, in Washington U.S., January 11, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President-elect Joe Biden will name Gina McCarthy, former administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under the Obama administration to a new......

Illegal Tampering by Diesel Pickup Owners Is Worsening Pollution, E.P.A. Says

@BreaknNewsNovember 25, 2020

by @BreaknNewsNovember 25, 202001

“That is an astronomically high level of smog-forming pollution,” he added. “It’s happening at ground level where people are breathing the fumes. And if the problem extends to other vehicles it’s almost unimaginable what the health impact will be.” The E.P.A.’s Office of Civil Enforcement, which is largely staffed with......

Trump’s E.P.A. Chief Plans 2 Foreign Trips Before Leaving Office

@BreaknNewsNovember 20, 2020

by @BreaknNewsNovember 20, 202001

WASHINGTON — Andrew Wheeler, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, plans to squeeze in two taxpayer-funded trips abroad — to Taiwan next month and to four Latin American countries in January — before President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. takes over and moves to overturn most of his policies. Both......

Trump’s E.P.A. Chief Plans 2 Foreign Trips Before Leaving Office

@BreaknNewsNovember 19, 2020

by @BreaknNewsNovember 19, 202001

WASHINGTON — Andrew Wheeler, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, plans to squeeze in two taxpayer-funded trips abroad — to Taiwan next month and to four Latin American countries in January — before President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. takes over and moves to overturn most of his policies. Both......

E.P.A. to Promote Lead Testing Rule As Trump Tries to Burnish His Record

@BreaknNewsSeptember 27, 2020

by @BreaknNewsSeptember 27, 2020097

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency is preparing to overhaul the way communities test their water for lead, a policy change that will be pitched ahead of Election Day as a major environmental achievement for a president not noted for his conservation record. But a draft of the final rule......

Don’t Sweat The EPA’s 2020 Freon Phaseout This Summer – Home

@BreaknNewsSeptember 25, 2020

by @BreaknNewsSeptember 25, 2020036

(NewsUSA) – As temperatures rise and air conditioners begin to blast, educated homeowners have no need to fear the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2020 Freon Phaseout. January 2020 marks the EPA mandate to end production of Freon (also known as HCFC-22 and R-22), the primary refrigerant chemical used in residential......

E.P.A. Rejects Its Own Findings That a Pesticide Harms Children’s Brains

@BreaknNewsSeptember 24, 2020

by @BreaknNewsSeptember 24, 20200188

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has rejected scientific evidence linking the pesticide chlorpyrifos to serious health problems, directly contradicting federal scientists’ conclusions five years ago that it can stunt brain development in children. The Environmental Protection Agency’s assessment of the pesticide, which is widely used on soybeans, almonds, grapes and......

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