Ellen Knickmeyer
Trump Proposes Sweeping Rollback of Environmental Oversight
Pipelines run near oil storage tanks at the Enbridge Inc. Cushing storage terminal in Cushing, Okla. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News)
President Donald Trump on Jan. 9 proposed rolling back enforcement of a landmark environmental law — reducing federal oversight of many major projects, from pipelines to commercial development — to speed the approval process.
January 9, 2020Watchdog Faults Rushed EPA Rulemaking on Glider Trucks
A Fitzgerald glider kit installed in a Peterbilt 389. (Fitzgerald Glider Kits via YouTube)
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration rushed to exempt glider trucks from clean air rules without conducting a federally mandated study on how it would impact public health, the Environmental Protection Agency’s inspector general said Dec. 5.
December 6, 2019Schumer Proposes $462 Billion Car Swap — Gas for Electric
Chuck Schumer by Patrick Semansky/AP
WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is proposing a $462 billion trade-in program to get millions of Americans out of climate-damaging gas vehicles and into electric or hybrid cars over the next decade.
October 25, 2019EPA Challenged Administration’s Safety Projections From Mileage Freeze
Rick Bowmer/AP
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency privately challenged the Trump administration’s rationale for freezing Obama-era mileage standards, saying the proposal actually would increase U.S. highway deaths.
August 15, 2018