April 12, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Environmental Protection Agency has made available on its website the plan for the first tranche of Volkswagen’s National Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Investment sp
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April 12, 2017
The House Government Accountability and Oversight Committee advanced a bill to the House floor that parents and science teachers believe will compromise science education in the state.
April 12, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Late yesterday, Donald Trump’s EPA Administrator accepted polluter requests to attempt to halt crucial clean water protections that prevent coal plants from dumping large amounts of toxic industrial waste into America’s waterways, putting the health of communities who depend on those waterways at serious risk.
April 12, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Earlier today, Axios reported that climate denier and former EPA transition lead Myron Ebell may be pushing to weaken the United States’ commitments to the Paris Agreement, reporting that, "he prefers the administration pull out [of the Paris Agreement] entirely, but his rhetoric is softening oh so slightly, and he's saying now that no matter what decision is made, it'll be portrayed as withdrawal.
April 11, 2017
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April 12, 2017
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April 11, 2017
A chemical spill from U.S. Steel has closed three beaches in Lake Michigan's Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Wastewater containing hexavalent chromium was discharged into a nearby waterway that feeds into the lake. People have been warned not to come into contact with the contaminated water.
In response Bowden Quinn, director of the Hoosier Chapter, issued the following statement:
April 10, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. - At the request of the Trump EPA, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals this evening suspended proceedings in a lawsuit over stronger clean air protections against smog pollution to give Trump’s EPA Administrator time to decide whether to rewrite them.
April 10, 2017
Thousands of Oklahoma parents, students, teachers, scientists urge Oklahoma legislature to reject “science miseducation” bill
Serious process concerns given that the House Common Education Committee declined to hear the bill, and it is being rushed through a non-education committee before the bill deadline
April 10, 2017
DURHAM, NC—A plan to build a gas plant on the Duke University campus will not move forward for approval in May by the university’s board of trustees.
A special subcommittee of Duke University’s Campus Sustainability Committee, which had been charged with studying the feasibility of building a 21-megawatt combined heat and power plant on a 1-acre site on campus, today said it will not seek a board vote on the plant.
April 10, 2017
Leaked documents from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) outline the agency’s priorities for America’s public lands under the Trump Administration. The priorities include speeding leasing and permitting for dirty fuel development on public land, reforming the implementation of bedrock environmental laws to limit public input on projects and minimize accountability for companies that pollute our air and water or harm wildlife, and opening up new areas to development.