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Facing both an energy crisis and crushing debt, Puerto Rico's governor, Ricardo Rosselló, proposed combining the island's Energy Commission and consumer watchdog with other regulators in order to save money.
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt signed off this afternoon on an intended overhaul of his agency's handling of scientific data used in crafting regulations, a step that he said would improve transparency and which critics denounced as an attempt to curtail the use of legitimate research.
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Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) led a bipartisan delegation to the Galápagos Islands earlier this month, where they were told that climate change is transforming the Ecuadorean nature preserve.
By Benjamin Hulac and Scott Waldman in Climatewire
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EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt signed off this afternoon on an intended overhaul of his agency's handling of scientific data used in crafting regulations, a step that he said would improve transparency and which critics denounced as an attempt to curtail the use of legitimate research.
By Sean Reilly in E&E News PM
Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) led a bipartisan delegation to the Galápagos Islands earlier this month, where they were told that climate change is transforming the Ecuadorean nature preserve.
By Benjamin Hulac and Scott Waldman in Climatewire