“President Barack Obama intends to nominate air quality expert Gina McCarthy to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and nuclear physicist Ernest Moniz to head the Department of Energy as early as this week, according to a source familiar with the process.” Continue reading Obama Settles on EPA, Energy Department Nominees
Category: EPA
Top 5 Crazy-Funny Moments from Lisa Jackson’s Secret Emails
‘Richard Windsor’s’ heavily redacted emails provide moments of levity. Continue reading Top 5 Crazy-Funny Moments from Lisa Jackson’s Secret Emails
Lisa Jackson caught using state government e-mail account while in Obama administration
Move over Richard Windsor. Continue reading Lisa Jackson caught using state government e-mail account while in Obama administration
Obama to name top EPA, Energy Department picks as early as this week
Find out who the leading candidates are. Continue reading Obama to name top EPA, Energy Department picks as early as this week
Study: Exposure to air pollution is associated with increased deaths after heart attacks
Quite a claim considering that the researchers have no idea how much PM2.5 any subject was exposed to and no medical evidence anyone was killed by PM2.5. Also of note, the EPA-funded University of Rochester tested PM<sub<2.5 on heart attack victims circa 2007-2008. Continue reading Study: Exposure to air pollution is associated with increased deaths after heart attacks
EPA official falls ill while inspecting Fall River water treatment plant
“An inspector for the federal Environmental Protection Agency was taken to the hospital after complaining of difficulty breathing while going through the city’s water treatment plant on Tuesday.” Continue reading EPA official falls ill while inspecting Fall River water treatment plant
Of course: Former EPA chief “Richard Windsor” had some buddies
“I suppose it stands to reason that, if erstwhile EPA chief Lisa Jackson spent part of her tenure using an — er — shall we say, extracurricular e-mail account to quietly conduct EPA business and eclipse transparency laws in order to cloak the EPA’s job-killing agenda, some of the people with whom she was conspir–I mean, corresponded, probably had e-mail aliases, too. If the chief thought it was a good idea, why not get some of her lieutenants in on the scheme, too?” Continue reading Of course: Former EPA chief “Richard Windsor” had some buddies
Whole Lotta Redactin’ Going On
“EPA releases thousands of heavily redacted emails from secret account.” Continue reading Whole Lotta Redactin’ Going On
EPA official scrutinized over emails to resign
A top EPA official plans to resign, just three weeks after Republican Sen. David Vitter questioned him over the use of a personal email account to conduct “official business.” Continue reading EPA official scrutinized over emails to resign
Sen. Vitter: New Richard Windsor Emails Show EPA’s Transparency Problem More Widespread
“New emails show acting Administrator Perciasepe used non-official email to conduct official business. EPA Region 8 Administrator, who is resigning this week, is being investigated for the same problem.” Continue reading Sen. Vitter: New Richard Windsor Emails Show EPA’s Transparency Problem More Widespread
EPA releases new risk assessment for ozone
OMG…1,200 pages. Continue reading EPA releases new risk assessment for ozone
House GOP: Obama may try to bypass Congress on capping emissions
“But he warned that the Obama administration “would have a big battle on their hands,” in the form of lawsuits, if the Environmental Protection Agency tried to cap GHGs on existing power plants, as many observers expect.” Continue reading House GOP: Obama may try to bypass Congress on capping emissions