Pennsylvania must minimize its outsized role in polluting the Chesapeake Bay, according to a proposed settlement agreement announced Thursday that would subject the state to increased oversight from federal environmental officials. The agreement comes after other jurisdictions in the bayâs watershed â Maryland, Virginia, Delaware and the District of Columbia â filed a lawsuit in […]
EXCLUSIVE: Top Biden EPA Nominee May Have âViolatedâ Key Ethics Pledge, Watchdogs Say
September 29, 2022 by
Joseph Goffman, a top Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) nominee, could have violated a key federal ethics pledge after using his government role to grant favors to former university colleagues, watchdogs say. Goffman corresponded with former colleagues at Harvard University using his government email, according to federal records, potentially violating his ethics pledge. âConsidering his several…
Watchdog Finds More Evidence Obamaâs EPA Broke Federal Law.
November 28, 2017 by
Former President Barack Obamaâs EPA used a social media platform to secretly promote the agencyâs policies in violation of federal law, according to a conservative watchdog group in Washington, D.C. Judicial Watch obtained 900 pages of documents Monday showing the EPA used social media to lobby support for the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) […]
EPA to repeal landmark Obama climate rule
October 10, 2017 by
The Trump administration on Tuesday will formally propose repealing Barack Obamaâs landmark climate change rule for power plants, a key part of the U.S. commitment to reduce emissions under the Paris accord. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief Scott Pruitt told a Kentucky audience on Monday that he will sign paperwork on Tuesday to repeal the rule, which he argued exceeded the […]
EPA moves to repeal Obama climate rule ‘in its entirety’
October 6, 2017 by
The Trump administration will soon propose repealing the Obama administrationâs climate change rule for power plants, but wonât commit to replacing it with another regulation. A draft of the proposal obtained by The Hill on Friday asserts that under former President Barack Obama, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a Clean Power Plan that âis […]
Liberals Are In âComplete Meltdownâ Over Trumpâs EPA Pick
November 28, 2016 by
The climate change industry is multi-billion dollar industry with millionaire and billionaire investors whose entire investment scheme depends on the ability to reduce the worldâs dependence on fossil fuels and transition nationsâ economies to what is called âclean energy.â In the U.S., the climate change industryâs primary weapon used against the public has been wide-spread […]
The EPA Stashes BILLIONS In Slush Fund-Like Accounts
April 30, 2016 by
 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials have accumulated at least $6.3 billion in more than 1,300 obscure spending accounts akin to slush funds that are essentially beyond congressional, media and public scrutiny. The accounts â which were created through EPAâs Superfund program â are not technically secret because the agency officially acknowledges their existence. But getting concrete details […]
EPA Causes Massive Waste Spill, Hurting Navajo Nation
August 11, 2015 by
Durango, Colorado declared a state of emergency yesterday after the EPA accidentally contaminated a local river with 3 million gallons of waste. The Animas River has turned orange, and residents living along its banks have been warned to avoid it. The accident began Wednesday last week when EPA workers accidentally leaked a local mine, releasing […]
Supreme Court Rejects Obama EPA Rules
June 29, 2015 by
A divided Supreme Court on Monday ruled against federal regulators’ attempt to limit power plant emissions of mercury and other hazardous air pollutants. The rules began to take effect in April, but the court split 5-4 along ideological lines to rule that the Environmental Protection Agency failed to take their cost into account when the […]