Does everyone at top levels of the federal government need a rock-solid understanding of science? Of course not. Nobody cares if the postmaster general flunked chemistry.
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Should Illness and Death By Counted in the Cost of Pollution from Power Plants?
Here’s an article that shines another little ray of light on what’s happening in the Trump administration’s EPA. In this case, it’s an attack on the Obama-era Mercury and Air Toxics Standard (MATS), where the EPA, at the time, found that it …
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Environmental Protection Agency Under Attack
Since EPA administrator Scott Pruitt resigned in disgrace, the EPA hasn’t been in the news very much, as his replacement, Andrew Wheeler, though more effective in destroying the environment for the sake of profit, is an old hand at staying …
Frustration for the Union of Concerned Scientists
Earlier this week, a three-person team from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), including its president, its director of Center for Science and Democracy, and its director of their Clean Vehicles Program were, after waiting for over four months, finally granted …
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Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Today’s Topic: Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency
Question: What two things did the EPA call for elimination of earlier today?
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Needs To Embrace Science
Does limiting the role of science in environmental protection and public health policy-making seem like a good idea to you? If so, here’s a short video featuring a few scientists whose opinions may change your mind.
Announcing Another Brilliant Young Intern at 2GreenEnergy
I’m pleased to announce the arrival of a brand new intern here at 2GreenEnergy; a big hearty welcome to Kevin, a recent graduate from the University of Texas at Dallas. Kevin majored in energy management and will be spending a …
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Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Today’s Topic: Demolishing the Environmental Protection Agency
Questions: A new documentary provides digitized images of pollution to our water, land and air that existed before the EPA was founded in 1973 and began regulating the purity of drinking water, the dumping of chemical waste, the use of toxins …
Coal Ash: No News Here
I normally enjoy punching out these blog posts; there’s usually a certain excitement that comes with communicating a message to a world that I believe needs to hear it. That’s not the case here. It’s my duty to report that, …
The EPA’s Mission to Destroy the Environment Takes a Turn, But Is It for the Better?
As one can imagine, there is much rejoicing about Scott Pruitt’s resignation as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. The main issue here, however, is that Andrew Wheeler, until today the second-in-command at the EPA, is now its acting administrator, …
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