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EPA Chief Scott Pruitt Resigns

July 5, 2018

From The Hill Scott Pruitt will resign from his position leading the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday, following months of high-profile controversies regarding his spending, ethics and management at the agency. In a tweet Thursday, President Trump confirmed Pruitt’s departure, saying he’s accepted the administrator’s resignation. “I have accepted the resignation of Scott Pruitt as the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Within

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Gasoline Demand: EPA Tosses Fuel Economy Rule, Seeks to Revoke California’s Ability to Set Own Standard

April 3, 2018

Pruitt says federal requirement to hit 55 miles per gallon by 2025 will be replaced by different federal number, taking input from all states From the L.A. Times Setting up its most aggressive clash yet with California over environmental standards, the Trump administration signaled Monday it may revoke the state’s ability under the Clean Air Act to impose stricter standards

EPA Chief Pulls Plug on Clean Power Plan

October 10, 2017

For coal the damage is already done, plants are switching to natural gas Today U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that proposes to repeal the prior administration’s Clean Power Plan (CPP). “After reviewing the CPP, EPA has proposed to determine that the Obama-era regulation exceeds the Agency’s statutory authority,” the agency

The War on Coal is Done: Pruitt

April 13, 2017

EPA launches Back-to-Basics agenda at Pennsylvania coal mine U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt visited the Harvey Mine in Sycamore, Pa., last week where he announced EPA’s Back-to-Basics agenda, cementing his earlier statement that the new administration has declared an end to the ‘war on coal’. The agenda is a result of Pruitt’s initiative to refocus EPA on its intended mission,

Rolling Back the Red Tape: Pruitt Withdraws EPA’s Request for Equipment and Emissions Counts at Existing Oil & Gas Sites

March 6, 2017

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it is withdrawing its request that owners and operators in the oil and natural gas industry provide information on equipment and emissions at existing oil and gas operations. The withdrawal is effective immediately, meaning owners and operators – including those who have received an extension to their due dates for providing the information

EPA Chief Scott Pruitt Resigns

Gasoline Demand: EPA Tosses Fuel Economy Rule, Seeks to Revoke California’s Ability to Set Own Standard

EPA Chief Pulls Plug on Clean Power Plan

The War on Coal is Done: Pruitt

Rolling Back the Red Tape: Pruitt Withdraws EPA’s Request for Equipment and Emissions Counts at Existing Oil & Gas Sites

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