All posts tagged "pollution"
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Clean Energy
Trump Claims ‘Air And Water Are The Cleanest They’ve Ever Been’ In US
June 18, 2019President Trump declared at his official 2020 campaign launch on Tuesday that U.S. “air and water...
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CLIMATE
Why Stop At Plastic Bags And Straws? The Case For A Global Treaty Banning Most Single-Use Plastics
February 7, 2019Single-use plastics are a blessing and a curse. They have fueled a revolution in commercial and...
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Clean Energy
Trump Plans To Kill Obama-Era Subsidies For Electric Cars And Renewable Energy Sources
December 3, 2018White House chief economic adviser Larry Kudlow announced on Monday that the Trump administration will seek...
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CLIMATE
Trump To Lift Ethanol Restrictions Currently Prohibited By EPA Over Air Pollution Concerns: Report
October 7, 2018President Trump is expected to announce on Tuesday that he will allow higher concentrations of ethanol...
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Clean Energy
Trump Seeks To End California’s Authority To Set Clean-Air Standards, Mandate Electric Vehicle Sales
July 23, 2018The Trump administration will seek to revoke California’s authority to impose and enforce its own automobile...
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CLIMATE
New Emails Reveal EPA Chief Pruitt Exempted Oil Companies From Pollution Rules
July 4, 2018Newly obtained emails reveal that Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt granted exemptions to oil...
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CLIMATE
Trump EPA Moves To Roll Back Obama-Era Car And Truck Pollution Rules
April 2, 2018President Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) declared Monday that Obama-era greenhouse gas standards for cars built...
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CLIMATE
11 Billion Pieces Of Plastic Bring Disease Threat To Coral Reefs, Research Finds
January 26, 2018Joleah Lamb, Cornell University There are more than 11 billion pieces of plastic debris on coral...
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Authoritarianism
At Pro-Coal Event, Trump EPA Announces Repeal Of Landmark Obama Climate Change Rule
October 9, 2017President Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt on Tuesday will formally propose repealing President...
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CLIMATE
Trump’s EPA Moves To Halt Obama Rule Limiting Climate Changing Methane Pollution
June 13, 2017The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed pausing an Obama administration oil and gas pollution rule for...
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CLIMATE
Trump’s EPA Puts Oil And Gas Industry Ahead Of Public Health By Suspending Methane Pollution Rule
May 31, 2017The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has halted an Obama administration rule to cut down on pollution...
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Clean Energy
Trump’s EPA Dismisses Five Scientists From Major Scientific Internal Review Board
May 8, 2017The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has removed at least five academic members from an internal review...
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CLIMATE
Trump Signs Bill Killing Obama Rule Preventing Coal Companies From Dumping Waste In Streams
February 16, 2017President Trump on Thursday signed legislation ending a key Obama administration coal mining rule that protects...