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South Dakota National Park Tweets Facts About Climate Change Amid Epa Blackout

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Nominee To Lead Epa Testifies He'll Enforce Environmental Laws

... print-out of one such letter. "You used your office as a direct extension of an oil company rather than a direct extension of the public health of the people of Oklahoma.". Pruitt argued that he was representing his constituents and the state of Oklahoma. He also seemed to address critics who have called him a climate-change-denier in his opening statement by breaking from the president-elect in saying that climate change is not a hoax, as did Interior Secretary nominee Ryan Zinke. "Science tells us that the climate is changing and human activity in some manner impacts that change," Pruitt said. "The human ability to measure with precision the extent of that impact is subject to continuing debate and dialogue, as well they should be.". Independent Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont later challenged that assertion. "Ninety-seven percent of scientists who wrote articles in peer-reviewed journals believe that human activity is the fundamental reason we are seeing climate change," Sanders said. "Do you disagree with that?". The comments came near the same time that NOAA and NASA scientists announced that 2016 was the hottest year on record , ...

As The Planet Warms, Trump's Epa Director Hedges

... he said. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island added that climate change was killing his state’s fisheries. Pruitt sat and listened and smiled. He said he granted that—thanks to a landmark 2007 Supreme Court case and a 2009 endangerment finding —the EPA had an “obligation” to regulate carbon dioxide. But he did not say what that obligation entailed, nor did any Democratic senator ask him to go into specifics. Only Senator Bernie Sanders succeeded in agitating the nominee. Sanders pressed Pruitt on the science, pointing out that researchers agree that human activity is the driving cause of climate change. When Pruitt pointed again to the statutes, Sanders asked him for his personal views on global warming. “My personal opinion is immaterial to the job,” Pruitt replied. “Really?” Sanders said, ...

Monsanto, Epa Seek To Keep Talks Secret On Glyphosate Cancer Review

... wants to advocate on behalf of glyphosate to EPA employees, they should have to do it publicly, so that concerned citizens have equal opportunity to advocate for their health and the health of their families. This issue is too important to allow Monsanto to improperly influence the EPA, and then hide such communication behind an improper 'confidential' designation.". Monsanto is adamant that its documents not be made public, arguing that releasing them would be "premature and improper." Allowing public dissemination "of a few select internal corporate documents taken out of context. would be prejudicial to Monsanto and could cause reputational harm," the company's attorneys wrote in their response. The plaintiffs' attorneys say at least four specific documents they have obtained are clearly in the public interest and "illuminate that one of Monsanto's chief business strategies is its secret and untoward influence on EPA." The ...

Epa Grant Freeze Could ‘pull Rug Out From Under' Uw-madison Research

... rug out from under' UW-Madison research. Freeze stops medical research seeing success. Posted: Jan 24, 2017 05:45 PM CST. Updated: Jan 24, 2017 07:17 PM CST. EPA grant freeze could ‘pull rug out. More Headlines. Man on trial for deadly shooting says. MADISON, Wis. - The Trump administration has placed a temporary suspension on all new Environmental Protection Agency business, which bars staff from awarding new grants and contract. The move impacts five grants previously awarded to the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. One of those grants was being used to grow human tissue outside the body that can be used as a screening tool to identify new drugs and to determine if compounds in the environment might be toxic to human tissue. “I think it is very important because right now, when we try to understand the effect of environmental toxins on human tissue, we are using rodents or we are using other animal models and often, the effects on animals are very different than the effects on humans,” said Bill Murphy, a Harvey D. Spangler ...

Epa Faults N.c. Over Health Of Minority Communities Near Hog Farms

... the change in administrations with Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s victory over incumbent Republican Pat Mc Crory. Lilian S. Dorka, head of the EPA’s External Civil Rights Compliance Office, writes that the agency recognizes there are new leaders who haven’t been involved in the issue. Dorka said even though the EPA hasn’t finished its investigation, it sees a window of opportunity to quickly resolve the dispute, beginning with a meeting by state and local officials. The EPA faults North Carolina for not having an anti-discrimination policy in place, as required by federal law, and for not imposing requirements on hog farmers to use better technologies and practices to reduce pollution. The state has acted as though these concerns were not legitimate. Will Hendrick, Waterkeeper Alliance. “We all are glad the EPA expressed and shared those concerns,” Will Hendrick, an attorney with Waterkeeper Alliance in Chapel Hill, said Wednesday. “We’re also hopeful that the new administration will view this as an opportunity to take long overdue action. The state has acted as though these ...

Epa Accuses Fiat Chrysler Of Installing Emissions-cheating Software

... year 2017. Article continues after sponsorship. The EPA stressed that issuing a notice of violation is a first step as discussions continue with the company. It added that Fiat Chrysler might be liable for civil penalties and injunctive relief. Fiat Chrysler said in a statement that it was "disappointed" by the notice of violation and "intends to work with the incoming administration to present its case as resolve this matter fairly and equitable.". The company added that it has provided "voluminous information" about its technology in response to EPA requests; the EPA said the company has thus far failed to explain the devices. The vehicles remain legal to drive and vehicle owners aren't required to take any action at the moment, the EPA says. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said in a statement that his office also plans to investigate the claims against Fiat Chrysler. The allegations appear reminiscent of the major Volkswagen diesel emissions cheating scheme , which has resulted in some $19 billion in penalties and compensation. Fiat Chrysler shares plunged after the EPA announcement and trading was briefly ...

Gowanus Canal Superfund Cleanup Will Move Forward Regardless Of Trump

... the canal had been written into law and couldn't be renegotiated. "The Superfund law was written so it wouldn’t be buffeted by the sways of political changes within the administration," Loney said. As for fears that Congress could slow the cleanup down by de-funding Superfund, Loney said that wouldn't affect the cleanup of the canal, because the Gowanus cleanup is being paid for by the companies who polluted the canal, not by federal dollars, Loney said. In Gowanus, the EPA has named the City of New York and National Grid as two of the biggest "responsible parties," or polluters. National Grid recently won permission from state regulators to increase gas bills citywide to pay for its portion of the cleanup. Loney downplayed fears over reports that Trump ordered the EPA to halt grant and contract awards and cease communicating with the public. She said those moves "aren't unheard of" when a new administration takes the reins, and that the freeze on contracts and grants wouldn't affect the Gowanus cleanup. "We're not tweeting, we're not engaging in any kind of policy conversations," Loney said, adding that she's still free to talk about the "nuts and bolts" of the cleanup ...

Actually, We Know What The Country Looks Like Without The Epa

... dubbed Documerica, employed more than 100 freelance photographers to capture “images relating to environmental problems, EPA activities, and everyday life.” From 1972 to 1977, they took more than 81,000 photos, many before the EPA instituted programs to clean up the country’s fouled landscapes, air and waterways. “By the late 1960 s, the American landscape was ravaged by decades of unchecked land development, blighted by urban decay in the big cities, and plagued by seemingly unstoppable air, noise, and water pollution,” C. Jerry Simmons, an archivist and historian at the National Archives in Washington, wrote in 2009. “The project takes rightful credit for the United States’ first serious examination of its rapidly decaying natural environment.”. The EPA tasked each of its photographers with documenting a specific environmental problem in certain areas, from noise pollution in Boston to health impacts on coal miners in West Virginia. More than 15,000 images from the Documerica series were published online in 2009. Simmons wrote then that many of the ills shown in the photos continued to plague the country. “When we look at images of today’s environment, we can see that ...