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Maura Healey’s many lawsuits against the Trump Administration
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has taken action against the Trump administration on numerous fronts in the past six …
BostonSadiq Khan: Gove must get a grip on 'life and death' air pollution crisis
Mayor of London wants urgent meeting with new environment secretary to press for action on toxic air quality<p>The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has requested an urgent meeting with the new environment secretary, Michael Gove, to urge him to get a grip on Britain’s “life and death” air pollution crisis.<p>…
EnvironmentWhy union workers and environmentalists need to work together with smart protests
Jobs at any cost could be a problem, as can un-strategic protests<p>As Trump slashes and burns his way through environmental regulations, including the Paris Accord, he continues to bet that political polarization will work in his favor. Not only are his anti-scientific, anti-environmentalist …
ClimateCalifornia is playing defense under Trump
Xavier Becerra, California’s combative attorney general, has become the Golden State’s face of resistance to the Trump administration’s domestic …
EnvironmentalismWas Trump Tricked Into Pulling Out Of The Paris Agreement?
A week before President Trump announced that the United States was pulling out of the Paris climate agreement, he got an important piece of mail on the subject. Twenty-two Republican Senators sent the President a signed letter on May 25th “strongly encourag[ing]” him “ to make a clean break from …
ClimateThe Shady Way Shops Beat America’s 25-Year Car Import Rule
Last month, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents raided All JDM Motors, a Japanese car import and parts shop in South Carolina, and seized …
Nissan SkylineEPA administrator Scott Pruitt’s new slogan is nonsense
“EPA originalism” couldn’t be further from the agency’s original mission.<p>Over at Politico, Alex Guillén has a nice story on “EPA originalism,” the alleged principle that Scott Pruitt, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, is using to justify massive budget cuts and regulatory …
ClimateGroups Defend National Parks From BP Cherry Point Refinery Pollution
NPCA is challenging oil giant BP’s expansion permit in Whatcom County, WA, for failure to protect air quality of Olympic National Park and North …
EnvironmentNinth Circuit Court To California: You Can't Always Get What You Want
America’s most regulation-friendly court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, stunned the public on May 10th by acceding to a Trump Administration request for additional time to consider whether a state agency, the California Air Resources Board (CARB), should have …
OpinionEPA chemical disaster rule delay challenged by local environmental group
A New Orleans-based environmental group has joined other local and national environmental groups and a major chemical industry workers union in …
EnvironmentAll vehicles on London's roads to be zero emissions by 2050
London’s entire transport system will become zero emission by 2050 under radical plans outlined by the mayor, Sadiq Khan.<p>Included in the blueprint is …
UK NewsIn the Trump Era, Republicans 4, Democrats 0
I'm Davan Maharaj, editor-in-chief of the Los Angeles Times. Here are some story lines I don't want you to miss today.<p>TOP STORIES<p>In Georgia, Torrential Rains and a GOP Win<p>The most expensive congressional race in American history came to an end Tuesday with Republican Karen Handel defeating Democrat …
Jon OssoffTrump EPA will keep California emissions waiver in place for now
California, which has long set its own emissions mandates independent from federal standards, will keep that right, at least for now. US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) head Scott Pruitt had indicated he would review and possibly eliminate what's known as the California waiver. Last week, …
ClimateEPA Set to Eliminate Over 1,200 Employees By September
“JOBS, JOBS, JOBS,” the Trump campaign liked to say. But upon assuming office, one of the first things that Trump did was initiate a hiring freeze in …
ClimateUK heatwave triggers air pollution alert as people flock to beaches
Teenager and woman drown in separate incidents as sweltering heat forces Royal Ascot to consider relaxing dress code<p>The heatwave that has brought the longest spell of high June temperatures for two decades has also triggered an air pollution alert in London, with southerly winds due to bring toxic …
PollutionOrder Anti-Air Pollution Smart Masks For the Whole Family
Cambridge Mask Co. CEO and founder Christopher Dobbing tries one on for size (via Cambridge Mask Co.)<p>In late 1990, President George H. W. Bush signed …
GeekWhat Climate Deniers Want Next After Winning Paris Pullout
President Trump's decision to pull the U.S. out of the Paris climate agreement earlier this month was a clear win for conservative groups and …
ClimateEDF, Partners Urge D.C. Circuit to Protect Public Health from Oil and Gas Air Pollution
(Washington, D.C. – June 20, 2017) Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and its allies today urged the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to …
PollutionTrump’s reported pick for the number two spot at EPA is a fossil fuel lobbyist
Jeff Holmstead has spent years fighting against environmental regulations.CREDIT: iStockJeff Holmstead, a former EPA official under President George …
ClimateGarden Grove businessman suspected of importing ozone-depleting chemical
A Garden Grove man was arraigned Monday, June 19, on an indictment that charges him with illegally importing a highly regulated, ozone-depleting …
CorruptionThe radical idea behind Trump’s EPA rollbacks
'EPA originalist' Scott Pruitt says he's returning the agency to its proper mission and legal powers. But even some of his Republican predecessors say he's got it wrong.<p>The Trump administration isn’t just pushing to dramatically shrink the Environmental Protection Agency, chop a third of its budget …
ClimateTrump EPA backs away from attacking California emission waiver
Sometime between March 1 and 7, a specific page vanished from the website of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.<p>Amidst coverage of the removal …
ClimateOnly Congress Can Undo Its Regulatory Mess
Candidate Donald Trump vowed to spur economic growth by freeing businesses from burdensome regulation. President Trump has fallen short on this pledge, despite strong rhetoric and some excellent appointments. If he wants lasting reforms of the regulatory state, he’ll have to work with Congress to …
OpinionHeat wave means unhealthy air this weekend across parts of Southern California
The air district is warning everyone to avoid exercising outdoors mid-day, but especially children and the elderly.
Southern CaliforniaThe U.S. Government Suspected Fiat Chrysler Of Diesel Cheating As Early As 2015 (Updated)
A mere two months after Volkswagen was exposed as cheating emissions tests with scores of diesel cars, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency also …
AutosDelaying smog standards risks lives, jeopardizes Americans’ health
<b>Twenty-six.</b> That is how many smog-related air quality alerts were forecast across our country for <i>one single day</i> earlier this week.<p>From Pennsylvania …
PollutionSurprise! Asbestos isn't banned in the U.S. | Gori Julian & Associates, P.C.
Think asbestos is banned in the United States? Well, you may be surprised to learn that it isn't. In fact, despite the known dangers and deadly …
United StatesTrump administration backs away from fight over California's power to set rules for cars and trucks
The Trump administration is backing off its threat to revoke California’s unique authority to set its own tough pollution standards for cars and trucks — rules that have become a crucial tool for states to combat climate change without help from Washington.<p>Environmental Protection Agency …
ClimateTrump’s Withdrawal From Paris Was a Nod of Respect to American Citizens
Two weeks ago, President Donald Trump announced the federal government would pull out of the supposedly “non-binding” Paris Climate Accord signed by …
ClimateNatural Gas Industry Blasts Nuclear Power With Fake News
Natural Gas, the darling energy source of the millennia, has decided it needs to take down its biggest competitor – nuclear power.<p>The American Petroleum Institute has flooded the airwaves in Ohio and Pennsylvania with anti-nuke commercials and has even drawn AARP into the fray by pushing fear – …
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