By The Numbers: Trump’s New Budget Cuts EPA By 26%, Foreign Aid By 21%
February 09, 2020 4:58 PM ET President Donald Trump’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2021 includes sweeping cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Commerce, and foreign aid, the White House announced Sunday. White House officials confirmed to reporters that the budget will total $4.8 trillion, and assuming the economy grows at 3% each…
Former EPA Official Says Deep State Is Taking Another Scalp As Agency Comes Under...
November 08, 2019 5:30 PM ET A member of the so-called deep state is trying to knock out one of Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler’s top lieutenants, a former EPA official told the Daily Caller News Foundation. Acting Inspector General Charles Sheehan is out to get EPA Chief of Staff Ryan Jackson, Mandy Gunasekara,…
Will Jane Fonda Getting Arrested Save The Environment?
Actress Jane Fonda was arrested while protesting in front of the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., on Friday along with several other climate activists. The Daily Caller News Foundation was on the scene asking protesters how getting arrested would save the environment. Watch to see what they had to say. Check out the latest from…
Scientist Originally Cited By Flint Activists Faults ‘Victim Culture,’ People With ‘Agendas’ In Flint
September 27, 2019 7:35 PM ET Marc Edwards, the water expert who first helped detect lead contamination in Flint, said newer tests show the problem has long been fixed. Flint activists then turned against him, saying he “has out-stayed his welcome.” He said people who have an “agenda” but no scientific knowledge are promoting a…
Here’s How Trump’s Environmental Legacy Stacks Up With Obama’s Record
September 27, 2019 7:09 PM ET President Donald Trump’s environmental record has benefited from an increase in natural gas production while coal stumbles. Oil production saw some of its biggest gains during the Trump and Obama administrations. Greenhouse gas emissions have fallen to record lows under Trump recently, while emissions slowly creeped up during the…
Conservative Leaders Support Rollback of Obama Gas Mileage Standards
Conservative leaders cheered Friday the Donald Trump administration’s rollback of the Obama-era gas mileage standard. Studies reveal that the new Trump rule could reduce the price of an automobile by $2,500. Dozens of conservatives leaders said that they support the Trump administration’s roll back of the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards, which they contend…
TRUMP HEARD ME; STOPS CYANIDE BOMBS ON WILDLIFE
BBCNEWS Cyanide bombs: US reverses policy on wildlife-killing traps The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has withdrawn support for so-called cyanide bombs, which are used to kill predators of livestock. Use of the deadly devices known as M-44s began in the 1960s and was re-authorised by the agency in June, sparking a new backlash. M-44s…
‘Whitewash Of Patently Illegal Conduct’: Critics Call Bull On EPA Audit
August 07, 2019 5:56 PM ET A 2017 EPA study on glider vehicles was conducted without the knowledge of senior agency staffers, and emails obtained through FOIA suggests the study was improperly conducted. An internal audit by the EPA Inspector General found no wrongdoing, and determined staffers mostly followed protocol when launching the study. Critics…
