She Lobbied for a Carcinogen. Now She’s at E.P.A., Approving New Chemicals.
"Lynn Dekleva, who recently took a senior role at the agency, once led an aggressive effort by industry to block regulations on formaldehyde."
Source: NYTimes, 02/27/2025
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"EPA Urges White House To Strike Down Landmark Climate Finding"
"Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin has privately urged the White House to strike down a scientific finding underpinning much of the federal government’s push to combat climate change, according to three people briefed on the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to comment publicly."
Source: Washington Post, 02/27/2025"Trump’s Plan to Repeal Climate Policy Could Upend Shift to Electric Cars"
"The administration is setting the stage for Congress to repeal a longstanding waiver that allows California to set its own pollution standards. State officials say the effort is illegal."
Source: NYTimes, 02/27/2025Bezos Overhauls Washington Post Opinion Section. Editor Resigns.
"Jeff Bezos, the owner of The Washington Post, announced a major shift to the newspaper’s opinion section on Wednesday, saying it would now advocate “personal liberties and free markets” and not publish opposing viewpoints on those topics." "David Shipley, The Post’s opinion editor, is resigning after trying to persuade Jeff Bezos to reconsider the new direction."
Source: NYTimes, 02/27/2025"Utah Could Become The First State To Ban Fluoride In Its Drinking Water"
"Utah could become the first state to ban fluoride in its drinking water, alarming public health experts and dentists who note the mineral’s role in reducing tooth decay across the nation. The Republican-controlled statehouse sent the legislation to Gov. Spencer Cox (R) last week after both chambers passed it largely along party lines."
Source: Washington Post, 02/27/2025"Trump Threatens To Sue Authors And Media Who Use Anonymous Sources"
"US President Donald Trump, furious over a disparaging new tell-all book about him, threatened Wednesday to sue authors and media outlets that use anonymous sources."
Source: AFP, 02/27/2025Pipeline Company’s $300M Lawsuit vs. Greenpeace Heads To Trial In N. Dakota
"A Texas pipeline company’s lawsuit seeking potentially hundreds of millions of dollars from Greenpeace was set to advance with opening statements Wednesday in a trial the environmental organization calls an effort to silence critics of the oil industry."
Source: AP, 02/26/2025"White House Says It Will Control Press Access To Trump, Not Reporters"
"The White House said Tuesday that it would decide which news outlets have access to President Donald Trump, ripping power away from an independent association of journalists who have traditionally determined which publications are part of the press pool."
Source: USA TODAY, 02/26/2025"Egg Prices Are Soaring. Bird Flu May Not Be the Only Culprit."
"The nation’s biggest egg producer has seen rising revenues and profits. Now some Democrats are calling for an investigation into pricing practices in the industry."
Source: NYTimes, 02/26/2025Top Execs Leave Oppo Firm That Targeted Climate Litigants, Move To RNC
"A founder of a conservative opposition research group that has investigated people who are suing the oil industry has left the group amid a staff reshuffling." "The former Argus Insight leaders have taken key roles at the Republican National Committee and the White House."
Source: E&E News, 02/26/2025"Legal Snags Could Foil Trump’s Climate And Air Pollution Rollbacks"
"The president’s deregulatory blitz might crash into the same repetitive setback from his first term: court defeats stemming from procedural fumbles."
Source: E&E News, 02/26/2025"BP Expected To Scrap Renewables Target In Shift Back To Fossil Fuels"
"Goal of increasing renewable energy generation 20-fold to be ditched, shareholders to be told this week"
Source: Guardian, 02/26/2025"Congress Set to Vote on Repeal of Biden Administration Climate Regulations"
"Congress is scheduled to vote on two bills this week that would roll back climate regulations issued in the final months of the Biden administration. The agencies that implemented the rules, which limit methane emissions from the oil and gas sector and set efficiency standards for water heaters, expected them to prevent tens of millions of tons of climate pollution in coming decades if left in place."
Source: Inside Climate News, 02/26/2025"What The Firings At FEMA Could Mean For The Next Hurricane Or Wildfire"
"More than 200 employees at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have been fired, according to the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees FEMA. ... The loss is likely to hinder FEMA's ability to respond to disasters, according to several current and former FEMA employees who spoke on the condition of anonymity over concerns of reprisal."
Source: NPR, 02/25/2025Talks To Protect Earth’s Biodiversity Resume In Rome With Money Atop Agenda
"An annual United Nations conference on biodiversity that ran out of time last year will resume its work Tuesday in Rome with money at the top of the agenda. That is, how to spend what’s been pledged so far — and how to raise a lot more to help preserve plant and animal life on Earth."
Source: AP, 02/25/2025
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