In an email, disgraced former EPA regional administrator brags about EPA’s collective action to “shame states” and boasts that “Gina’s new air rules” are the “icing on the cake.” Continue reading Vitter Releases Gina McCarthy’s ‘Icing on the Cake’ Email; Will it derail her confirmation? Filibuster?
Category: EPA
EPA-mailgate: Agency sought to ‘shame’ states into more oil, gas regulation
The brainchild of Al ‘Crucify Them’ Armendariz. Continue reading EPA-mailgate: Agency sought to ‘shame’ states into more oil, gas regulation
EPA human testing scandal extends to University of Washington; Study subjects not told diesel exhaust can kill
University of Washington researchers have violated the Nuremberg Code and the federal regulations governing the conduct of human experiments, according to new documents obtained by JunkScience.com through the Freedom of Information Act. The air pollution research in question was funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Continue reading EPA human testing scandal extends to University of Washington; Study subjects not told diesel exhaust can kill
WashTimes: Environmentalist protection agency
“When environmental regulators collude with radicals to drive up the price of an out-of-favor energy, they uncover a commitment to an ideology that betrays their duty to the people’s business.” Continue reading WashTimes: Environmentalist protection agency
EPA accused of hacking private e-mail to block investigation of misdeeds at Montana Superfund site
EPA has been accused of hacking into a private e-mail account in order to interfere with and/or block investigation of its conduct related to the Superfund cleanup of asbestos-contaminated Libby, Montana. The veracity of the allegation has been confirmed by an investigator with the EPA Office of Inspector General (OIG). Continue reading EPA accused of hacking private e-mail to block investigation of misdeeds at Montana Superfund site
EPA e-mail scandal fells Cuomo adviser
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s top environmental adviser has resigned after a year on the job. Continue reading EPA e-mail scandal fells Cuomo adviser
Video: EPA’s Secret Deals with Environmentalists
The EPA is under investigation for a practice called Sue and Settle. Continue reading Video: EPA’s Secret Deals with Environmentalists
Congressmen demand investigation of EPA selectively blocking FOIAs
“An internal email that appears to counsel Environmental Protection Agency officials on delaying or obstructing inconvenient Freedom of Information Act requests has sparked congressional demands for an investigation.” Continue reading Congressmen demand investigation of EPA selectively blocking FOIAs
NBC-17 Investigates: State bill could shut down EPA experiments
A North Carolina state law could make on-going EPA experiments at UNC-Chapel Hill a felony. Continue reading NBC-17 Investigates: State bill could shut down EPA experiments
The EPA: An Impediment to Economic Recovery
“But the EPA’s regulations do more than just destroy jobs. They drive up the costs of the basic necessities of life.” Continue reading The EPA: An Impediment to Economic Recovery
North Carolina bill would make EPA human experiments a felony
Just introduced North Carolina Senate Bill 187 would make EPA’s PM2.5 experiments on humans a serious felony. Continue reading North Carolina bill would make EPA human experiments a felony
NYTimes expects EPA nominee to devise way of phasing out coal
“The bigger problem is what to do with existing plants, which provide a big chunk of the nation’s electricity and which cannot be shut down quickly or by fiat. Devising a gradual phaseout will require ingenuity and persistence in the face of what are sure to be strong legal and political challenges from industry.” Continue reading NYTimes expects EPA nominee to devise way of phasing out coal