Tag Archives: EPA

California Regulators Vote to Move Forward With Auto Standards

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Jessica Bell

UPDATED 07.25.2018 In April 2018, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt withdrew the January 12, 2017 final determination stating that it was “based on outdated information, and that more recent information suggests that the current standards may be too stringent.” Further, EPA … Continue reading →

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Trump Administration’s “Budget Blueprint” Proposes Cuts to DOE, EPA, DOI

Posted on March 17, 2017 by Katherine O'Konski

The White House Office of Management and Budget released its first budget proposal for fiscal year 2018, outlining the Trump Administration’s proposed discretionary funding and spelling out its intent to reduce federal spending on non-defense programs by $54 million.  The … Continue reading →

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Executive Order Addresses Waters of the United States Rule

Posted on March 2, 2017 by Jessica Bell

UPDATED 03.07.2017 The Notice of Intent to review and rescind the Clean Water Rule as published in the Federal Register is available here. On February 28, 2017, President Trump signed the Presidential Executive Order on Restoring the Rule of Law, Federalism, and Economic … Continue reading →

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State Air Pollution Control Agencies Submit Recommendations to Trump’s Administration

Posted on February 23, 2017 by Anjali Patel

Shortly after EPA Administrator Pruitt’s confirmation, the National Association of Clean Air Agencies (NACAA)—a nonpartisan association of air pollution control agencies in 40 states, the District of Columbia, four territories, and 116 metropolitan areas—submitted a set of nine policy recommendations … Continue reading →

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Senate Confirms Pruitt as EPA Administrator

Posted on February 17, 2017 by Katherine O'Konski

The United States Senate voted to confirm Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt as EPA Administrator this afternoon, by a vote of 52-46. The vote took place as scheduled and fell largely along party lines. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) was the … Continue reading →

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