EPA retaliated against three scientists, says watchdog
Courtesy of TerraPower — The Environmental Protection Agency's internal audit found that the agency retaliated against three employees for expressing differing scientific opinions. {beacon} Energy and Environment Energy and Environment Full text Harris has avoided giving away too many details about her fight with Trump. Vice President Harris has sought to win over centrist […]
EPA ignores the reality of America’s electricity demands
Electricity demand has surged after more than a decade of slow growth, with growth of just 1%. New technologies such as artificial intelligence have been a major driver of this growth, with data centers consuming more electricity than ever before. 8% of domestic electricity by 2030Domestic semiconductor production is also contributing to this trend, and […]
EXCLUSIVE: EPA Agrees To Audit Telework Policies One Year After GOP Senator’s Request
The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Inspector General has agreed to audit the agency's telework and remote work programs after Iowa Republican Senator Joni Ernst requested a review of the policy's impact. According to the original request, Ernst called on federal agencies on Aug. 28, 2023, to review and address the wasteful effects of […]
Federal judge permanently blocks EPA 'disparate impact' civil rights enforcement in Louisiana
A federal judge on Thursday night blocked the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from considering the diversity of environmental damages in Louisiana when enforcing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, making permanent a temporary injunction issued in January. In the ruling, Judge James Cain of the Western District of Louisiana, a Trump appointee, sided with […]
EPA starts doling out green bank cash
Welcome to the Hill’s Energy and Environment Newsletter {beacon} Energy and Environment Energy and Environment Full text Biden administration to keep Colorado River waters low in Arizona and Nevada Arizona and Nevada will maintain cuts on Colorado River water use next year but will not face any imminent increases in water conservation requirements, the […]
Biden EPA Cuts Big Check For Pro-Defund The Police Activists To Pursue ‘Climate Justice’ For Convicts
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is sending up to $3 million to activist groups that advocate for cutting police budgets and closing prisons to pursue “climate justice” for incarcerated people and “reentry communities.” The Ella Baker Center for Human Rights (Baker Center) and the Insight Garden Program chosen It will receive $1 million to $3 […]
House Republicans pass bill cutting EPA funding by 20 percent
House Republicans on Wednesday passed what is expected to be the final government funding bill before the August recess, proposing deep cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency’s budget for fiscal year 2025. Department of the Interior and EPA annual budget bills passed The bill, which passed late Wednesday, was approved by a vote of 210 […]
House passes Interior bill with steep cuts to EPA
The House passed a partisan appropriation bill Wednesday for the Interior Department, the Environmental Protection Agency, and other related agencies. The measure, which passed 210 to 205, would impose a 20% cut to the EPA and includes several conservative provisions that are likely to doom it in the Senate. The fiscal 2025 spending bill proposes […]
Lawmakers pen letter to EPA over concerns of proposed clean power plant's impact on grid
A group of 26 Republican lawmakers, led by Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan expressing concerns about the impact of the Clean Power Plan 2.0, which would set new emissions standards for coal, oil and gas-fired power plants. “The final rule targets coal and new natural […]
Lawmakers warn EPA its ‘Clean Power Plan 2.0’ could have ‘catastrophic’ effect on electric grid
First appeared on FOX: Twenty-six members of Congress sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan warning him and the agency not to implement the Clean Power Plan 2.0. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-Pa.) wrote a letter to the administrator predicting that the rules outlined in the plan would jeopardize the reliability of the […]