Nov 09, 2017

How much has the EPA changed one year since the election?

NBC’s Anne Thompson reviews Donald Trump’s reshaping of the Environmental Protection Agency, and Scott Pruitt’s implementation of it, one year since the election.

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Interior Secretary Zinke resigns amid investigations

He was under intense pressure due to multiple probes of his conduct in office and personal dealings.

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Ryan Zinke, face of Trump environmental rollbacks, is leaving Interior Department

Mr. Zinke is the latest Trump administration official to exit his position facing questions of ethical conflict.

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Invisible pollutants and the tipping point for endocrine disruption

This is the story of how our physical environments in every community are currently under siege from endocrine-disrupting chemicals in our midst.

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Steve Whittaker and Ashley Pedersen: It’s time to get toxic chemicals out of dry cleaning

KING COUNTY, Wash. — When perchloroethylene (PERC) was introduced to the dry cleaning industry in the 1930s, it must have seemed like a miracle solvent.

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The Paris Accord promised a climate solution. Here’s where we are now.

The world is not on track to meet its goals under the Paris climate agreement, even as warnings grow more dire. How did we get to this point?

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Plagued by grim challenges, Vogtle nuclear expansion lags behind schedule, says oversight consultant

The Vogtle expansion in Georgia reportedly faces major challenges that are poised to derail its schedule and ramp up costs—and the project is already behind schedule, a consulting firm tasked with construction oversight of the project told regulators.

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Offshore wind auction draws huge interest, big money

The blockbuster auction for offshore wind leases that wrapped up Friday should leave few doubts: The industry has finally arrived in New England.

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BLM moving ahead on most oil and gas leases, sale now set for March

Despite an overwhelmingly negative response earlier this year, the Bureau of Land Management is moving forward with most of its planned oil and gas lease sales in Beaverhead and Madison Counties.

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Pioneering environment writer wants an apology

Philip Shabecoff, a longtime environment reporter, has covered Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton and every president in between.

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TED talk from Katharine Hayhoe: The most important thing you can do to fight climate change: talk about it

How do you talk to someone who doesn't believe in climate change? Not by rehashing the same data and facts we've been discussing for years, says climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe.

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Biodiversity

These bats carry the lethal Marburg virus, and scientists are tracking them to try to stop its spread

CDC scientists armed with GPS devices hope that spying on the nightly escapades of tiny fruit bats in Uganda will help them understand how the Marburg virus is spreading to humans.

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J&J knew for decades that asbestos lurked in its Baby Powder

Johnson & Johnson says its Baby Powder is safe. But Reuters found its talc was sometimes tainted with asbestos, a fact it kept from regulators and the public.

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Doctors cite climate change for rise in animal bites, U.S. health care costs

Researchers also note that poorer families are at higher risk of animal bites.

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DEP unveils proposal to reduce emissions from existing oil, gas wells

Pennsylvania environmental officials have come out with a plan to reduce leaks from thousands of the state's oil and gas wells.

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From our Newsroom

Living near oil and gas wells linked to increase in cardiovascular disease: Study

How much has the EPA changed one year since the election?

Interior Secretary Zinke resigns amid investigations

Ryan Zinke, face of Trump environmental rollbacks, is leaving Interior Department

Invisible pollutants and the tipping point for endocrine disruption

Steve Whittaker and Ashley Pedersen: It’s time to get toxic chemicals out of dry cleaning

The Paris Accord promised a climate solution. Here’s where we are now.

Plagued by grim challenges, Vogtle nuclear expansion lags behind schedule, says oversight consultant

Offshore wind auction draws huge interest, big money

BLM moving ahead on most oil and gas leases, sale now set for March

Pioneering environment writer wants an apology

These bats carry the lethal Marburg virus, and scientists are tracking them to try to stop its spread

J&J knew for decades that asbestos lurked in its Baby Powder

Doctors cite climate change for rise in animal bites, U.S. health care costs

DEP unveils proposal to reduce emissions from existing oil, gas wells

Living near oil and gas wells linked to increase in cardiovascular disease: Study

Those near more intense oil and gas development showed higher blood pressure, changes in the stiffness of blood vessels, and markers of inflammation.

Chemicals on our food: When “safe” may not really be safe

Scientific scrutiny of pesticide residue in food grows; regulatory protections questioned

The consequences of status quo chemical policy are becoming increasingly clear

If we don't act soon, the health effects will persist for generations

Peter Dykstra: A Congressman goes into a bar ...

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Despite decades of cleanup, respiratory disease deaths plague California county

An investigation of state data shows one out of every 37 people in Kern County died of chronic respiratory disease between 2013 and 2016—a rate 12 times higher than the state.

How much has the EPA changed one year since the election?

Those near more intense oil and gas development showed higher blood pressure, changes in the stiffness of blood vessels, and markers of inflammation.

Building resilience in cities means preparing for nature's power—but also addressing the social vulnerability of specific people due to climate changes.

Scientific scrutiny of pesticide residue in food grows; regulatory protections questioned

If we don't act soon, the health effects will persist for generations

And other curiosities from the past week

An investigation of state data shows one out of every 37 people in Kern County died of chronic respiratory disease between 2013 and 2016—a rate 12 times higher than the state.

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