SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Today, the New Orleans-based group A Community Voice and the Sierra Club, represented by Earthjustice, filed a lawsuit to require the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to stick to a firm and final deadline for compliance with the Formaldehyde Emissions Standards for wood products made, imported and sold in the United States.
Washington, DC -- Today, it is widely expected that EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt will dismiss science advisers who have received Agency grants from the EPA’s Science Advisory Board (SAB), replacing them with figures tied to the fossil fuel and chemical industries. Pruitt is claiming the action is being taken to eliminate conflicts of interest among scientists, but the move is widely understood to be an attack on science, which Pruitt either ignores or denies.
The Sierra Club and allied groups filed an emergency motion for stay in federal court to stop ongoing construction of the fracked gas Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline while legal challenges to it are being decided. FERC is seeking to rush construction without allowing for appropriate judicial review.
Washington, D.C. - Today, a number of Trump campaign officials and associates were charged with serious federal crimes as part of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into the Trump campaign's involvement with Russia's interference in our elections. Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been charged with 12 counts including conspiracy against the United States, according to the Justice Department. Additionally, former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos struck a cooperation agreement with Special Counsel Robert Mueller, secretly pleading guilty three weeks ago to lying to federal agents about his contacts with Kremlin-connected Russians.
San Juan, Puerto Rico -- Today, Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello called for the cancellation of the highly questionable $300 million contract awarded to the tiny Whitefish Energy.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Pressed numerous times during today’s daily briefing at the White House, Trump Administration Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders attempted to deflect any attention about the sweetheart deal that secured a problematic $300 million contract for a tiny Montana company with deep ties to Trump don
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality announced it has asked the builders of the proposed fracked gas Atlantic Coast Pipeline for additional information on the project.
The Salt Lake Tribune is reporting today that President Trump has promised to approve a proposal by Interior Secretary Zinke to strip protections from large swaths of Bears Ears National Monument.
St. Louis, MO - Today, the St. Louis Board of Aldermen unanimously approved the city’s commitment to transition to 100 percent clean, renewable energy by 2035. St. Louis now represents the largest city in Missouri and across the Midwest to establish a goal of transitioning entirely to clean, renewable energy. St. Louis joins 46 other communities in the United States to commit to 100 percent clean energy.
Washington, DC -- Questions surrounding Whitefish Energy’s, a company with deep and close ties to Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke’s, $300 million contract continue to mount as the company’s contract was leaked late last night and as Zinke is set to meet with Donald Trump later today. The contract includes clauses stating that government bodies do not have the right to audit or review the costs and profits from the contract, and that the Puerto Rican government waives any claim against the company for delayed completion of work.