"Trump Officials Roll Back Obama Oil Train Safety Rule"
"The Trump administration on Monday repealed a mandate that would have required trains carrying crude oil to use special brakes with new technology."
Source: The Hill, 09/25/2018
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"Supreme Court: High Stakes For Environmental Law As New Term Launches"
"While a maelstrom of controversy surrounds President Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, the sitting justices are preparing for a new term."
Source: Greenwire, 09/25/2018
"Chemicals: Court Snubs Latest EPA Bid To Delay Safety Rule"
"A federal appeals court has ordered EPA to begin enforcing an Obama-era chemical plant safety standard that was stalled by the Trump administration.
Source: Greenwire, 09/25/2018
"Fuel Efficiency: 'We're In Favor Of Keeping The Standard' — Ford CEO"
"Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Hackett this week signaled his opposition to the Trump administration's rollback of Obama-era clean car rules."
Source: Greenwire, 09/24/2018
Floods Breach Defenses at Duke NC Plant, Send Toxic Coal Ash Into River
"With floodwaters continuing to rise in the wake of Hurricane Florence, state officials and environmentalists are closely monitoring the breach of a dam that has flooded a hazardous stockpile of coal ash, some of which has spilled into the Cape Fear River."
Source: NY Times, 09/24/2018
"Disease: White House Biodefense Plan Doesn't Mention Climate Change"
"A new White House strategy to combat biological threats issues a stark warning about infectious disease. But it fails to mention the many ways they can be influenced by climate change."
Source: ClimateWire, 09/21/2018
"5 Trump Policies That Will Make Future Flooding Worse"
"The administration’s push to relax Obama-era regulations threatens to reverse years of federal efforts to reduce property damage, contamination and human suffering."
Source: Politico, 09/20/2018
"EPA: Under Pressure, Wehrum Details Recusal Obligations"
"Ten months after taking over as EPA air chief, Bill Wehrum yesterday signed off on a recusal letter in which he formally pledged to avoid participation in 'any particular matter' involving several dozen companies and trade groups that he previously represented as an attorney in private practice."
Source: Greenwire, 09/19/2018
Trump Admin Formally Rolls Back Rule For Limiting Methane Pollution
"The Trump administration on Tuesday effectively reversed a regulation designed to prevent methane, one of the most powerful greenhouse gases, from escaping into the atmosphere during oil and gas operations."
Source: NY Times, 09/19/2018
Wheeler Denies States' Request To Stop Cross-State Coal Plant Pollution
"In rejecting health concerns from Maryland and Delaware, the acting EPA head, a former coal lobbyist, is continuing Scott Pruitt's pro-fossil-fuel policies."
Source: InsideClimate News, 09/18/2018
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