Niina Heikkinen
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EMISSIONS: EPA chief floats change to methane oversight
EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler yesterday said the agency is considering changes to how methane emissions from the oil and gas sector are counted. That could push the industry below Clean Air Act reporting levels. → Read More
REGULATIONS: White House cracks down on agency use of science
The White House Office of Management and Budget released new guidance yesterday for federal agencies on the quality of information they use in rulemaking. → Read More
REGULATIONS: Judges appointed by Democrats thwart Trump agenda — report
A former senior George W. Bush administration official is warning that President Trump's environmental and climate regulatory rollbacks are vulnerable to reversal by the courts. → Read More
EPA: What Wheeler said after the video was cut
EPA drew sharp criticism on social media yesterday after shutting down the video feed of a news conference ahead of a question-and-answer session with the agency's acting chief. → Read More
OVERSIGHT: If Democrats take over, subpoenas will follow
With midterm elections hours away, Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee are weighing how and when to use their subpoena power, if their party regains control. → Read More
REGULATIONS: 8 ways that EPA's helping the coal industry
President Trump came to office with a promise to help the struggling coal industry, and EPA has at least eight major actions underway to help the administration keep that campaign pledge. → Read More
EPA: 4 things to watch as Pruitt heads to Capitol Hill
Will Scott Pruitt's allies in Congress turn against him? Will the embattled EPA chief apologize? Will President Trump tweet about the performance? → Read More
EPA: Pruitt's holding on. But he's tarnished
Scott Pruitt still has a job. That seemed improbable at times during the past week, as the U.S. EPA administrator was besieged by bad press reports and the White House waffled on whether President Trump had Pruitt's back. But Pruitt appears to have Trump's support — at least for now. → Read More
EPA: Pruitt's youth advisers slam federal inaction on climate
U.S. EPA's youngest social justice advisers are hammering the federal government for its lack of action on climate change. → Read More
ADVOCACY: A 'fierce' mom meets Pruitt
Anyone who follows environmental issues on Capitol Hill has likely seen them — groups of women in bright-red T-shirts with small kids in tow. These are the volunteers of Moms Clean Air Force, and they're pushing lawmakers to consider how U.S. EPA's actions will affect families. → Read More
CLEAN POWER PLAN: 6 takeaways as Trump moves toward replacement
After spending most of its first year tearing down climate rules, the Trump administration is now taking steps to write its own. → Read More
NEWSMAKER: The man who stormed out of Pruitt's EPA
David Schnare was 26 years old and just out of the U.S. Navy Reserves in 1974 when he had an unforgettable encounter with a dead horse. These days, Schnare is best known for his attacks on mainstream climate science and his litigation against scientists doing the research. → Read More
REGULATIONS: 4 big climate rules still alive under Trump
President Trump has proudly declared the death of the Obama administration's Clean Power Plan, but that and other climate rules are still lingering. → Read More
EPA: Is Pruitt good for the environment? He thinks so
Scott Pruitt is trying to change his image. The U.S. EPA chief is fighting back against criticism from Democrats and environmentalists in what appears to be a concerted effort to paint himself as an environmental enforcer. → Read More
SCIENCE: Skeptics suspicious of Pruitt plan to press him on red team
Climate skeptics have been holding closed-door meetings to identify candidates for U.S. EPA's "red team" exercise aimed at poking holes in mainstream science and to discuss ways to prevent agency Administrator Scott Pruitt from reneging on his promise to do it. → Read More
CLEAN POWER PLAN: 4 things to watch as Trump team readies rollback
The Clean Power Plan has been considered dead since President Trump's election, but exactly how he kills it is important. → Read More
OIL AND GAS: A scientist thinks his gizmo can see methane leaks better
Research scientist Dirk Richter wants to change the way oil and gas companies detect methane leaks. → Read More
CABINET: Top officials harden against climate science since confirmation
President Trump's Cabinet nominees were on message in January when senators drilled them on climate change at their confirmation hearings. One after the other, they distanced themselves from Trump's idea that global warming is a hoax. But after confirmation, those officials changed their tune. → Read More
CABINET: Scott Pruitt, Christ follower
The ides of March were the start of a new routine for Scott Pruitt. At 7 a.m., the U.S. EPA administrator met with other Cabinet members for a Bible study session. Since Pruitt came to Washington, little attention has been paid to his evangelical faith and how it helps shape his decisions on the environment. Pruitt has not spoken publicly on the subject, but the views of religious leaders close… → Read More
CABINET: Scott Pruitt, Christ follower
The ides of March were the start of a new routine for Scott Pruitt. At 7 a.m., the U.S. EPA administrator met with other Cabinet members for a Bible study session. Since Pruitt came to Washington, little attention has been paid to his evangelical faith and how it helps shape his decisions on the environment. Pruitt has not spoken publicly on the subject, but the views of religious leaders close… → Read More