"Shields and Brooks on Trump's understanding of presidential power" PBS NewsHour 12/9/2016ExcerptSUMMARY: Names of President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks continue to emerge on a… Read More
"Trump administration freezes Obama rule on water protection" PBS NewsHour 2/28/2017ExcerptSUMMARY: EPA chief Scott Pruitt recently promised an aggressive rollback of regulations that… Read More
The Political Appointee, former Washington State Senator Don Benton, who ran the President’s Washington State Campaign, charged with keeping watch over Environmental Protection Agency… Read More
President Trump plans to sign an Executive Order rolling back Obama's Policies to curb Planet-Warming Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Prui… Read More
President Trump quietly announced his intention to Nominate former Washington State Senator Don Benton (R) to be Director of the Selective Service System, which operates the Nation’s M… Read More
The Trump Administration has agreed to stop standing in the way of a proposed Mine in Alaska that has inspired a long-running, multi-million-dollar Legal and Lobbying battle in Washington, i… Read More
From the Alternate Universe"Trump Administration Says It Isn't Anti-Science As It Seeks to Slash EPA Science Office" by Lisa Song, ProPublica 5/24/2017The Office of Research and Development… Read More
The Energy Department is closing an Office that works with other Countries to develop Clean Energy Technology, another sign of the Trump Administration’s retreat on Climate-related Act… Read More
The Obama Administration's Waters of the United States Rule of 2015 Expanded Federal Authority to keep Pollutants out of the Drinking Water of a Third of the U.S. Population. The Planned Rol… Read More
The Trump Administration cannot Delay an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Rule limiting Methane Pollution from Oil and Natural Gas Drilling, a Federal Court ruled Monday. In an early Co… Read More
One day after getting Sued by 15 States, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday Reversed Course on its Plans to Delay Implementation of Obama-era Rules intended to Reduce Emi… Read More
Trump's steady march to have a federal government run by corporations, aka 'filling the swamp.'Government is NOT a Business (reminder)"Lifting the Veil on Another Batch of Shadowy Trump Appo… Read More
The Trump Administration is Planning to pursue a Less Ambitious, more Industry-Friendly Climate Change Rule for Coal-Fired Power Plants as it works to Scrap the one Written under former Pres… Read More
The Trump Administration announced on Monday that it would take formal steps to Repeal President Obama’s Signature Policy to curb Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Power Plants, setting up… Read More
The Trump Administration, one of the wealthiest in modern U.S. History, is facing widening Criticism over Travel Expenditures among some of the billionaires, Budget Hawks, and Business Execu… Read More
Trump Nominees show up for Work without Waiting for Senate Approval and some Lawyers and Experts warn the Administration may be Bumping up against a 1998 Law designed to Prevent the Presiden… Read More
Election Day has come and gone, but with many New York Elected Officials moving on to other Offices, there are plenty of Vacancies that will need to be filled. Here’s a look at the Sta… Read More
Election Day 2017 has come and gone, but with many Elected Officials moving on to other Offices, there are plenty of Vacancies that need to be filled. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an Ex… Read More
Andrew A. Rosenberg is Director of the Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of concerned Scientists. This post is from his article I the upcoming Scientific American, called Time f… Read More
“The woman explained that a Trump victory had been prophesied and handed Ms. Pruitt a two-page printout, which began: “The Spirit of God says, ‘I have chosen this man, Dona… Read More
A Federal Judge in California ruled that the Nation’s Top Environmental Official, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt, Violated the Law by missing the Dead… Read More
The Trump Administration is planning to put New Restrictions on the kind of Scientific Studies and Data that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) can use to Craft its Regulations.
The… Read More
The Trump Administration is expected to launch an effort in coming days to Weaken Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Fuel Economy Standards for Automobiles, handing a Victory to Car Manufacturers… Read More
"Shields and Brooks on Veterans Affairs ouster, census citizenship question" PBS NewsHour 3/30/2018ExcerptSUMMARY: Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David… Read More
"Citizenship question may result in less accurate 2020 census, says former bureau director" PBS NewsHour 3/27/2018REMINDER: The 'citizenship' question was pulled from the census in 195… Read More
"Shields and Salam on China tariff tit-for-tat, Scott Pruitt under fire" PBS NewsHour 4/6/2018ExcerptSUMMARY: Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and National Review executive editor Rei… Read More
"At White House, talk of China tariffs, Russian sanctions, and Pruitt under fire" PBS NewsHour 4/6/2018ExcerptSUMMARY: On a day when President Trump ordered the U.S. trade representati… Read More
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt cut a Deal with Canadian company Northern Dynasty Minerals last year that brought the Pebble Mine, a Toxic, Gold, and Copper… Read More
Scott Pruitt, Trump's (anti-science, anti-regulation) servant trying to dismantle the EPA."On the hot seat at the House, Scott Pruitt makes few concessions" PBS NewsHour 4/26/2018ExcerptSUMM… Read More
After Questioning of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt at a Congressional Hearing, it was quickly apparent he is not doing his Job. Instead of protecting our e… Read More
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) works to Safeguard the Earth, its People, its Plants, Animals, and the Natural Systems on which all Life depends. NRDC was founded in 1970 by a Group… Read More
This entry is part 5 of 7 in the series God, government and religion “The woman explained that a Trump victory had been prophesied and handed Ms. Pruitt a two-page printout, which beg… Read More
"Brooks and Klein on Trump’s Supreme Court shortlist, Scott Pruitt’s scandals" PBS NewsHour 7/6/2018ExcerptSUMMARY: New York Times columnist David Brooks and Ezra Klein of… Read More
Celebrate, Celebrate, happy days are here again! The man who ran his 'Corporation Protection Agency' is gone!"How EPA chief Scott Pruitt has withstood so many allegations" PBS NewsHour… Read More
A Federal Appeals Court on Friday Ordered the Trump Administration to immediately Implement an Obama-era Chemical Safety Rule introduced in response to a 2013 Explosion at a Fertilizer Plant… Read More
President Trump’s Weakening of Ethics Policies may be Resulting in Lucrative Rewards for Political Donors and Past Lobbying Clients.
One of Trump’s First Actions in the White Ho… Read More
NOTE: On March 29, 2017, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt denied a petition to ban chlorpyrifos. However, on August 9, 2018, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the EPA t… Read More
President Obama's Administration announced a Ban on Bee-Killing Pesticides in Wildlife Refuges. The move came after an estimated Half a Million Pounds were sprayed by Farmers and Ranchers op… Read More
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Plans to Dissolve its Office of the Science Advisor, a Senior Post that was created to Counsel the EPA Administrator on the Scientific Research und… Read More
The 100 by '50 ACT (S.987), Sponsored by Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], is a Congressional Plan to Transition away from Fossil Fuels to 100% Clean and Renewable Energy is based on a Carbon Tax… Read More
An extract from the book – Sports the Olympics Forgot.
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This sport has been played on Vancouver’s North Shore mountains for a hundred years. It was invented when some lo… Read More
Six East Coast States and New York City are Suing the Trump Administration in a Bid to Force the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to take Stronger Steps to Curb Air Pollution that blows… Read More
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Failed to Comply with Federal Ethics Rules in the Sale of his Stake in a Film Production Company to his Fiancée/Wife, the Federal Government's Ethics… Read More
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was Sued by a Nonprofit over a Directive keeping many Scientists Off Agency Advisory Panels.
The Suit, filed in Manhattan Federal Court by the Natu… Read More
The Trump Administration, including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is trying to Rewrite the Rules on the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) in order to keep Pollution and Corrupti… Read More
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is set to announce that it intends to sharply Curtail Rules on Methane Emissions, a Major Contributor to Climate Change.
Under the Proposal, Methan… Read More
The Interior Department’s Internal Watchdog has Opened an Investigation into Ethics Complaints against the Agency’s Newly Installed Secretary, David Bernhardt.
Bernhardt, a Form… Read More
The Environmental Protection Agency’s Inspector General (EPAIG) is Investigating whether Chief of Staff, Ryan Jackson, was Involved in Destroying Internal Documents that should have be… Read More
The Environment Protection Agency (EPA) Plans to Limit the Scientific Research that the Government can use to Form Public Health Regulations.
A Draft of the EPA's Proposal would Require Sci… Read More
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is poised to Reduce Emissions Standards for a potent Greenhouse Gas linked to the Climate Crisis.
EPA Administrator, Andrew Wheeler, said that he w… Read More
2021 GRAMMYs Nomination: Check out full list
The prestigious 63rd Grammy Award nominations was announced on Tuesday, November 24th, at noon Eastern (9:00 a.m. Pacific).
South African-born… Read More
Legislative Updates
California: Senator Thomas Umberg (D-Santa Ana) has introduced several elections related bills including:
SB 29: Minimum In-Person Voting Standards for Counties Conduc… Read More
Legislative Updates
Delaware: One of a series of bills tackling voting rights filed for the upcoming legislative session looks to modernize voter registration in the First State by allowing… Read More
Legislative Updates
Alabama: Rep. John Rodgers of Birmingham pre-filed HB102 to propose the establishment of an advance voting period during which qualified electors, without excuse, may vo… Read More
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has Reinstated a Climate Change Webpage that was taken down during the Trump Administration.
The Agency announced Thursday that it now has a Page… Read More
Czech Republic’s richest man, Petr Kellner dies in Alaska helicopter crash
Petr Kellner, Czech Republic’s richest man has been killed in a helicopter crash in Alaska, his finan… Read More
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), announced on Wednesday, saying it was going to Change Course on what it politely called “Deficiencies” in the Trump Administration&rsqu… Read More