All posts tagged "Environmental Protection Agency"

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  Energy Answers ‘surprised’ at Puerto Rico governor’s withdrawal of support

  Continues to 'seek to understand the considerations that have motivated the Governor’s change of position'

  • Posted February 14, 2018
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  Trump administration to terminate Obama’s climate plan

  Pruitt was among about two-dozen attorney generals who sued to stop President Barack Obama’s push to limit carbon emissions.

  • Posted October 9, 2017
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  EPA chief: Trump to undo Obama plan to curb global warming

  WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump in the coming days will sign a new executive order that unravels his predecessor’s sweeping plan to curb global warming, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency said Sunday. EPA chief Scott...

  • Posted March 27, 2017
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  US approves 3 types of genetically engineered potatoes

  BOISE, Idaho — Three types of potatoes genetically engineered to resist the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine are safe for the environment and safe to eat, federal officials have announced. The approval by the U.S....

  • Posted February 28, 2017
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  Emails: EPA’s Pruitt cozy with fossil fuel industry

  WASHINGTON — While serving as Oklahoma’s attorney general, new Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt coordinated closely with fossil-fuel companies and special interest groups working to undermine federal efforts to curb planet-warming carbon emissions, newly released emails...

  • Posted February 22, 2017
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  Pruitt OK’d as EPA chief over environmentalists’ objections

  WASHINGTON — Over the strong objections of environmental groups, the Senate confirmed Scott Pruitt to lead the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday, giving President Donald Trump an eager partner to fulfill his campaign pledge to increase the...

  • Posted February 17, 2017
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  Official: Trump Wants to Slash EPA Workforce, Budget

  The transition staff at EPA has mandated a temporary media blackout and a freeze on contracts and grants

  • Posted January 26, 2017
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  Obama’s EPA moves to preserve gas mileage requirements

  Strict fuel economy requirements force the auto industry to make new cars and trucks significantly more efficient

  • Posted January 13, 2017
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  AP source: Trump to tap Oklahoma AG Pruitt to head EPA

  WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump is expected to nominate Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, a source close to Pruitt said Wednesday. Pruitt, a 48-year-old Republican, has been a reliable booster of...

  • Posted December 8, 2016
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  EPA To Keep Strict Gas Mileage Standards in Place

  DETROIT — The Obama administration has decided not to change government fuel economy requirements for cars and light trucks despite protests from automakers. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy said that based on the agency’s technical analysis,...

  • Posted November 30, 2016