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15 June 2019
EPA air chief gave presentation at fringe climate denier event, new emails show
Bill Wehrum, a former corporate lawyer, joined three other EPA officials at a Cooler Heads Coalition gathering last year.
With reservoirs at less than one-third capacity, researchers say the Colorado River could reach dangerously low levels after another dry winter unless the federal government and seven Western states act quickly to reduce water use.
With extreme heat intensifying due to climate change, Los Angeles Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez is pushing for a citywide indoor temperature threshold that would require landlords to provide renters with cooling options.
The EPA has proposed rescinding its long-standing greenhouse gas reporting program, which tracks emissions from thousands of facilities nationwide. Critics warn the move would blind policymakers, states, and the public to the true scale of climate pollution.
Long hailed as a climate-resilient staple, breadfruit is shrinking and failing in the Marshall Islands as heat, drought and saltwater intrusion batter trees and taint groundwater.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “Make Our Children Healthy Again” plan promises action on toxics and food additives but ignores climate change, which scientists warn is the greatest health threat of our time.
Court declined preliminary injunction in case brought by scientists seeking to halt purge of more than 1,600 grants.
One facility has emitted cancer-causing chemicals into waterways at levels up to 520% higher than legal limits.
“They're terrorizing these scientists because they want to keep them silent.”
"The reality is, we are not exposed to one chemical at a time.”
A new report assesses the administration’s progress and makes new recommendations
“We cannot stand by and allow this to happen. We need to hold this administration accountable.”
“The chemical black box” that blankets wildfire-impacted areas is increasingly under scrutiny.