Trump fuel-economy proposal writes off rising global temperatures

Smokestacks pollution air qualityIt’s not that the Trump administration doesn’t believe in climate change. It just doesn’t want to do anything about it. In a 500-page draft environmental impact statement concerning the EPA’s and NHTSA’s joint proposal to roll back fuel-economy and emissions regulations, the NHTSA reports that it expects global temperatures to rise by 7 degrees…
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EPA reportedly plans to eliminate science office

EPA Acting Administrator Andrew WheelerScience looks to no longer be a high priority at the EPA. The New York Times reported Thursday that the EPA plans to eliminate the powerful Office of the Science Advisor, merging it with another office under the Deputy Administrator for Science. The move represents a significant demotion of the science advisory role. Previously the Office of the…
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