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EPA Under Fire for COVID-19 Temporary Enforcement Directive

April 2, 2020 admin 0 Comments Business, coronavirus, covid-19, environmental rules, EPA, hunton andrews, Legal & Regulatory, news, nrdc, regulatory, temporary enforcement discretion directive

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 02 Apr 2020 12:47:29 +0000

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The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) unprecedented temporary policy to relax enforcement of noncompliance with certain environmental rules in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has provoked an impassioned response from industry experts, environmental groups, and from the agency itself. As POWER reported, the EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) on March 26 adopted a […]

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Trump Finalizes Auto Emissions Rollback

April 1, 2020 admin 0 Comments air quality, cafe fuel economy standards, cars, clean transport, EPA, policy & politics, us emissions standards

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 17:00:21 +0000

It’s official. The US government has rolled back the fuel economy standards for new cars as a favor to the oil industry. Another present from the Trump maladmnistration. You’re welcome, America

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Power Sector Resources for Coronavirus Pandemic Response

March 30, 2020 admin 0 Comments appa, Business, CDC, coronavirus, covid-19, DHS, EEI, EPA, EPRI, ferc, general, nerc, news, NRC, nreca, power sector covid-19 resources, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 14:13:04 +0000

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As part of POWER magazine’s in-depth coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic, its editors are curating a list of resources that may provide actionable information helpful to anyone involved in the world’s vast bulk power systems. Please write to editor@powermag.com if you know of additional resources that should be added to this page. General U.S. Industry […]

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EPA Relaxes Noncompliance Enforcement During COVID-19 Pandemic

March 27, 2020 admin 0 Comments Business, compliance, consent decrees, coronavirus, covid-19, Environmental, environmental rules, EPA, Legal & Regulatory, news, rules, settlement agreements

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 16:37:32 +0000

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Adopting a new temporary policy that gives it more “enforcement discretion,” the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said March 26 it does not expect to seek penalties for civil violations of the agency’s rules that result from the COVID-19 pandemic. The policy adopted Thursday addresses concerns that regulated facilities are facing potential worker shortages, travel restrictions, […]

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Science Win: Court Questions EPA Limits On Science Advisory Committees

March 24, 2020 admin Air pollution, Coal, EPA, Fossil Fuels, natural gas, Oil, particulate matter, policy & politics, research, SCIENCE, scientific advisory committees, scientific integrity

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 16:48:09 +0000

Now, for some good news: the First Circuit Court of Appeals today ruled that UCS’s lawsuit challenging the politicization of EPA science advisory committees may move forward. UCS sued the agency over a new directive that prohibits EPA grant-funded scientists from serving on these committees

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A Thank You To FOIA Officers: Purveyors Of Sunshine

March 24, 2020 admin air quality, andrew wheeler, centers for disease control and prevention, climate change, Coal, covid-19, doi, Donald Trump, EDF, environmental defense fund, environmental protection network, EPA, FOIA, formaldehyde, Fossil Fuels, HEALTH, integrated risk information system, iris, natural gas, natural resources defense council, NOAA, nrdc, Oil, policy & politics, research, SCIENCE, Sunshine Week, transparency, union of concerned scientists

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 07:00:13 +0000

This sunshine week I would like to express my appreciation for all of the work that Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) officers at federal agencies have done and continue to do to ensure public access to government communications, records, and documents

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Zombie Industry Science & Consumer Protection Don’t Mix

March 19, 2020 admin american chemistry council, chemical industry, climate change, Coal, consumer product safety commission, consumer protection, Donald Trump, EPA, epa toxics, Fossil Fuels, michael dourson, nancy beck, national academies of science, natural gas, nrdc, Oil, policy & politics, research, risk assessment, SCIENCE, ted simon, World Health Organization, yiliang zhu, zombie industry science

Credit to Author: NRDC| Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 18:54:19 +0000

A rather arcane and largely discredited chemical industry-sponsored publication is still circulating, zombie-like, at the Trump Administration’s EPA science meetings, despite being basically dead among experts

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US Federal Court Requires EPA To Protect Communities Against Worst-Case Chemical Spills

March 19, 2020 admin air pollution policy, air quality, chemical industry, chemical spills, chemicals, clean water action, climate change, Coal, environmental justice health alliance for chemical policy reform, EPA, Flooding, Fossil Fuels, HEALTH, hurricane harvey, hurricanes, Manufacturing, natural gas, nrdc, Oil, policy & politics, research, SCIENCE, Water, water policy, water pollution policy

Credit to Author: NRDC| Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 00:01:27 +0000

Millions of people will soon be safer from the thousands of dangerous chemical facilities that sit in flood-prone areas

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Donald Trump’s EPA, Ruled By The Swamp, Is Letting Companies Dump Sewage Into Our Rivers

January 31, 2020 admin Clean Water Act, Donald Trump, environment missouri, EPA, mississippi river, Obama, ohio river, policy & politics, pollution, rivers, Toxic waste, Water, water pollution, wetlands

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 17:44:59 +0000

It seems that the EPA under Donald Trump wants to dump raw sewage into our rivers. The organization is now allowing cities to do just that. In an article by the New York Times, the Trump administration has decided to reverse almost 95 environmental rules in a massive retreat on environmental protection, because “it’s too costly for industry or taxpayers.”

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Crystal Clear Water For Americans? Not Under Trump’s New Policies

January 24, 2020 admin Agriculture, andrew wheeler, Clean Water Act, Donald Trump, EPA, Obama, policy & politics, pollution, Water, water pollution, waters of the united states

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2020 00:56:06 +0000

The EPA proposes to roll back the rules regarding clean water protection, removing many rivers and streams from federal protection. The change could have significant effects on the health of many Americans.

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