Time: Appeals Court Orders EPA to Ban a Pesticide Known to Harm Children (Video)

On Thursday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled that Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), at the time headed by Administrator Scott Pruitt, broke the law by continuing to allow chlorpyrifos to be used.

 

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Robert Reich: The Financial Hardships of Trump’s Friends

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granted an oil refinery owned by billionaire Carl Icahn a “financial hardship” waiver. The exemption allows the refinery to avoid clean air laws.

Robert Reich: The Financial Hardships of Trump’s Friends

 

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Wood Burning Plays a Big Role In Trump’s New EPA Rules

Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency with Scott Pruitt at the helm jumped on board, of course, declaring that harvesting trees to provide fuel is carbon neutral. Pruitt’s announcement essentially puts wood burning as environmentally friendly as wind and solar power.

 

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LA Times: EPA poised to scrap fuel economy targets that are key to curbing global warming

“The Trump administration is poised to abandon America’s pioneering fuel economy targets for cars and SUVs, a move that would undermine one of the world’s most aggressive programs to confront climate change and invite another major confrontation with California.”

LA Times: EPA poised to scrap fuel economy targets that are key to curbing global warming

 

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New Republic –The EPA Is Using Taxpayer Dollars to Track the Press

Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) headed by Scott Pruitt has contracted with a firm to find out if EPA employees are loyal to Trump and track criticism by congressional Democrats and environmental protection groups.

 

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