The Environmental Protection Agency today, acting in response to a lawsuit by the Natural Resources Defense Council, reinstated a rule that will protect the public from more than five tons of mercury discharges each year from dental offices across the nation. The
“Aside from provoking a large-scale nuclear war, it is hard to imagine an American president taking an action more harmful to the U.S. than Trump’s effort to accelerate greenhouse gas emissions” — by Nika Knight, staff writer at CommonDreams President Donald Trump
The new EPA chief had a “very cozy” relationship with fossil fuel. While attorney general of Oklahoma, Mr. Pruitt took part in 14 lawsuits against major EPA environmental rules, often in coordination with energy companies such as Devon Energy, an Oklahoma oil and
Today, Republicans in Congress have voted to have Scott Pruitt demolish the Environmental Protection Agency and the protections it provides for the PEOPLE of our nation. Scott Pruitt has made it clear he wants to dismantle the EPA, and now Trump and
Buckle up folks, we’re screwed… On January 19th, 2017, DT said that he would cut funding for the DOJ’s Violence Against Women programs. On January 19th, 2017, DT said that he would cut funding for the National Endowment for the Arts. the
Washington (December 13, 2016) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Foreign Relations Committee and Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement today after President-elect Donald Trump announced plans to nominate ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson to be
— by Steven Dick and Tracy Austin We’re delighted to announce that the conditional use permit (CUP) extension Recology fought so hard for, and even took the county to court over (and won), expired on Wednesday, December 7, 2016, after 5 long frustrating years. The Jungo dump
These days, the news is so unthinkable it almost seems fake … like fodder for The Onion. If only it was funny and not frightening as hell. Steve Bannon, an extreme-right, white nationalist and Breitbart publisher has been tapped for trump’s chief
H.R. 2577 is a conglomeration of a number of bills (Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017) that the Senate needs to take action on failed a super-majority vote (60 votes) for cloture (the ability to be considered and
By EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy Today, President Obama will unveil the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Clean Power Plan—a historic step to cut the carbon pollution driving climate change. Here are six key things every American should know: IT SLASHES THE CARBON
