Jul 24, 2018 | Environment
Brief #36—Environment Summary On June 27th Justice Anthony Kennedy of the United States Supreme Court announced his retirement, and on July 9th President Donald Trump announced his candidate for replacement. Trump’s pick, former Judge on the United States Court...
Jul 16, 2018 | Environment
Brief #34—Environment Policy Summary Amid months of investigation for as many as 19 scandals, Scott Pruitt resigned his post as the Secretary of the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, July 5th. Many rejoiced that this enabler of deregulation had...
Jun 13, 2018 | Environment
Brief #32—Environmental Policy Update June 5, 2018 On Thursday, May 31, the EPA formally submitted its proposal to repeal the climate change rules that would require auto makers to double fuel efficiency to an average of 50 miles per gallon by model year 2025....
Mar 11, 2018 | Environment
EPA West Lake Landfill Superfund Site Press Release and Corrected Proposal February 6, 2018 Summary EPA Secretary Pruitt announced a proposed remedy for the West Lake Landfill in North Saint Louis County calling the site a top priority for the EPA. The project, named...
Feb 7, 2018 | Environment
EPA Lawsuit filed on January 24, 2018 DOI Advisory Board Members resigned on January 16, 2018 Summary Earlier this month, The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) and Protect Democracy sued EPA Secretary Pruitt for blocking scientists who receive EPA funding from being...
