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 Stories About: jackassery AND Muckraker AND news AND politics AND shenanigans AND US EPA
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Cheney reaction
Ex-EPA official details White House interference on climate action |
Kate Sheppard |
08 Jul 2008 |
Gristmill |
| In a letter [PDF] made public today, former deputy EPA administrator Jason Burnett indicates that both the Office of the Vice President and the Council on Environmental Quality have attempted to censor discussion of the consequences that global warming poses to human health. Burnett, who went public about the administration's obstruction after leaving the EPA in early June, detailed the interference in a letter to Environment and Public Works Chair Barbara B ... |
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| Topics: Barbara Boxer, climate, jackassery, Muckraker, news, politics, shenanigans, US EPA (all these topics) |
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'At the pleasure of the president'
Who's looking into the circumstances of the Gade firing? |
Kate Sheppard |
02 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| After yesterday's news about the ouster of Mary Gade from the head of the EPA's Midwest office, the next question is who, if anyone, is looking into whether her firing came at the behest of Dow Chemical and the White House. According to EPA spokesperson Jonathan Shradar, no internal investigation into the circumstances of Gade's dismissal is planned. 'This is a role that serves at the pleasure of the administration, and [EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson] makes the ... |
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| Topics: jackassery, Muckraker, news, politics, shenanigans, US EPA (all these topics) |
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