Sean writes about air quality policy and regulations. His work has been honored by the National Press Club and Washington Press Club Foundation, among others; he also contributed a chapter to "Turning Carolina Red," an eBook published by E&E in 2014. He previously reported for the Federal Times and newspapers in Alabama. He has a bachelor's degree in political science from Carleton College and a master's degree in the same subject from Duke University.
When EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler stopped by the White House last week to tout the Trump administration's environmental record, he was quick to use a familiar talking point: Emissions of a half-dozen key pollutants have plunged by almost three-quarters since passage of the Clean Air Act in 1970.
A bill to set a scientific integrity policy across federal agencies received solid support yesterday during a hearing by members from the House Science, Space and Technology Committee.
The White House's regulatory shop has completed a standard review of another set of proposed changes to EPA's 2015 coal ash disposal regulations.
A Government Accountability Office report yesterday gave Democrats fresh ammunition to go after how EPA has been run under President Trump.
Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul has revived a legislative package that would dramatically reduce the reach of EPA's New Source Review permitting program for power plants and other industrial facilities.