Category: EPA

Senate GOP may seek delay in confirmation vote for EPA nominee McCarthy

The vote is currently scheduled for tomorrow. It won’t look good to have no GOP support for EPA chief. Continue reading Senate GOP may seek delay in confirmation vote for EPA nominee McCarthy

EPA nominee blows off Senate questions: Vitter says McCarthy’s ‘unresponsive answers are unacceptable’

“In 123 pages — yes, pages — of written questions and answers, the nominee bobs and weaves with the skill of Muhammad Ali at the famous ‘Thrilla in Manila’ four decades ago.” Continue reading EPA nominee blows off Senate questions: Vitter says McCarthy’s ‘unresponsive answers are unacceptable’

20 Years Ago: 5-7-93 — Rep. John Dingell tells EPA chief Carol Browner “EPA has operated on the basis of ‘cooked science'”

From the good ol’ days when John Dingell was free to speak the truth about EPA. Continue reading 20 Years Ago: 5-7-93 — Rep. John Dingell tells EPA chief Carol Browner “EPA has operated on the basis of ‘cooked science’”

War Between the States: Shale gas states warn EPA not to employ sue-and-settle trick with Northeast states to regulate fracking

“Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt was joined by 12 states Friday in a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency warning administrators not to employ its backdoor “sue and settle” tactic to regulate hydraulic fracturing and oil production.” Continue reading War Between the States: Shale gas states warn EPA not to employ sue-and-settle trick with Northeast states to regulate fracking

EPA e-mailgate: White House staffer simultaneously on EPA and enviro group payrolls

“One June 19, 2009 from the Windsor account shows Jackson corresponded with Michelle Depass of the left-leaning Ford Foundation. Depass told Jackson that soon-to-be ‘EPA Deputy Assistant Administrator Shalini Vajjhala was going to work at the White House Council on Environmental Quality while also on payroll at the environmental group Resources for the Future,’ according to Vitter.” Continue reading EPA e-mailgate: White House staffer simultaneously on EPA and enviro group payrolls

Environmental Injustice: Complying with EPA standards no longer a defense in environmental justice complaints

Complying with EPA standards has been a rebuttable presumption in actions brought under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 — no longer under a draft EPA policy. Continue reading Environmental Injustice: Complying with EPA standards no longer a defense in environmental justice complaints

Do text messages from EPA officials belong in FOIA records?

“The researcher who exposed former EPA chief Lisa P. Jackson’s private email account is now taking aim at her potential successor — and is expanding the inquiry into the world of mobile phone text messages, which are shaping up as the next frontier in open-records legal battles.” Continue reading Do text messages from EPA officials belong in FOIA records?

EPA’s Destructive Workfare Economics: Pointless GE PCB clean-up creates 350 jobs at a cost of $2.86 million per job

That doesn’t include jobs created for lawyers and lobbyists, including at the utility GE is now suing — all over a clean-up that is not only unnecessary, but actually causing water pollution. Continue reading EPA’s Destructive Workfare Economics: Pointless GE PCB clean-up creates 350 jobs at a cost of $2.86 million per job

EPA study cites report from admitted data fakers

“The Environmental Protection Agency’s revised draft assessment of an Alaska mine project cited research from environmental consultants who admitted falsifying a report in an environmental lawsuit.” Continue reading EPA study cites report from admitted data fakers

EPA fights human testing FOIA request: Demands exorbitant fees for recent, easily accessible docs

The agency continues to obstruct independent investigation of its illegal human testing activities. Continue reading EPA fights human testing FOIA request: Demands exorbitant fees for recent, easily accessible docs

Browner: Confident that Obama will regulate existing coal plants

“I think what you’ll see this term is more greenhouse gas requirements, particularly on new and existing coal-fired power plants.” Continue reading Browner: Confident that Obama will regulate existing coal plants