Jan 09 Watch 5:17 News Wrap: Rosenstein will reportedly leave DOJ when new attorney general is confirmed In our Wednesday news wrap, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein will reportedly leave the Justice Department once a new attorney general is confirmed. Rosenstein oversees the special counsel’s Russia investigation and has been attacked by President Trump. Also, Israeli security… Continue watching
Oct 09 Justices reject appeal to review Kavanaugh environmental ruling By Associated Press The Supreme Court is declining to review an environmental ruling written by Brett Kavanaugh in his former role as an appeals court judge. Continue reading
Oct 02 Trump’s EPA is moving to weaken regulation on radiation exposure By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press The Trump administration is turning to scientific outliers who argue that a bit of radiation damage is actually good for you — like a little bit of sunlight. Continue reading
Sep 04 Watchdog says EPA not justified in spending more than $3.5 million on Pruitt’s round-the-clock security By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press The EPA allowed Pruitt and his team to increase the security detail from six agents to 19 without proving the need, the EPA Office of the Inspector General concluded. Continue reading
Aug 29 Does formaldehyde cause leukemia? A delayed EPA report may hold the answer By Amanda Grennell An EPA report on formaldehyde, more than a decade in the making, still hasn't been released to the public. Continue reading
Aug 21 Watch 8:09 How Trump’s rules on coal-fired power plants differ from Obama’s The Trump administration unveiled its plan to reverse President Obama's coal pollution rules. The new EPA proposal, called the Affordable Clean Energy Rule, would give states leeway on whether to limit emissions and by how much, and allow older power… Continue watching
Aug 21 Trump administration plan rolls back Obama’s coal emissions standards By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The Environmental Protect Agency announced late Monday that acting administrator Andrew Wheeler planned to brief the news media by telephone Tuesday on greenhouse guidelines for states to set performance standards for existing coal-fired power plants. Continue reading
Aug 14 EPA says Trump’s fuel economy freeze could lead to more highway deaths By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Internal documents show the Environmental Protection Agency privately questioned the Trump administration's finding that freezing Obama-era mileage standards would make drivers safer. Continue reading
Aug 09 EPA violated law by keeping harmful pesticide on the market, court says By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press In a split decision, the court said Thursday that Scott Pruitt, a Republican forced to resign earlier this summer amid ethics scandals, violated federal law by ignoring the conclusions of agency scientists that the pesticide chlorpyrifos is harmful. Continue reading
Aug 09 This EPA rule may expand asbestos use, and the deadline for feedback just passed By Nsikan Akpan Critics say a proposed rule would allow asbestos to make a comeback. EPA officials say it will do the opposite, filling a loophole that companies could use to manufacture asbestos. Here's what you need to know. Continue reading