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Ex-Obama EPA official on Scott Pruitt, Huck Finn, blues harp
Environmental lawyer Rob Verchick isn't optimistic about the state of global efforts to slash carbon emissions, but he still has hope.
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Arianna Skibell, E&E News reporter
Environmental lawyer Rob Verchick isn't optimistic about the state of global efforts to slash carbon emissions, but he still has hope.
Then-Administrator Scott Pruitt quoted an Old Testament prophet last fall when he ordered EPA's science advisers to choose between agency grants or their advisory posts. But EPA hasn't followed up with the same zeal in enforcing the directive across 22 advisory panels, according to interviews and email exchanges.
By Sean Reilly in Greenwire
Coal has long been the fuel of choice in the Midwest. But two utility announcements this week highlight the change underfoot in the heartland.
By Benjamin Storrow in Climatewire
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Then-Administrator Scott Pruitt quoted an Old Testament prophet last fall when he ordered EPA's science advisers to choose between agency grants or their advisory posts. But EPA hasn't followed up with the same zeal in enforcing the directive across 22 advisory panels, according to interviews and email exchanges.
By Sean Reilly in Greenwire
Coal has long been the fuel of choice in the Midwest. But two utility announcements this week highlight the change underfoot in the heartland.
By Benjamin Storrow in Climatewire