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E.P.A. Official Pressured Scientist on Congressional Testimony, Emails Show Some background: EPA just gave notice to dozens of scientific advisory board members that their time is up But Dr. Swackhamer had already submitted her written statement and refused to back down or whitewash her...

It was always foolish to think we were going to solve climate change by reducing emissions. The Paris agreement was a non-binding joke, and we're already projected to sail through the two degrees of warming everyone has warned against. We might as well get as much out of the ground as possible...

I didn't see a thread on this yet so figured this was the best place to put one. http://www.npr.org/2015/09/18/441530803/epa-says-volkswagen-dodged-clean-air-rules-with-emissions-software?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=science It seems that VW diesel cars aren't so clean (in the US). They...

Of all the contenders which one would be the most likely to defund the EPA? What would be the consequences of that?

It's rather disturbing to hear Obama may be considering antivaccination believer RFK Jr. to head the EPA! True, it would be worst in having him head the department of health or FDA, But after 8 years of GWB anti-science agenda we sure don't need a switch to pseudoscience.

http://www.mlive.com/us-politics/index.ssf/2008/11/obama_considers_stars_for_cabi.html I hope Obama reconsiders. I don't know the first thing about Junior's environmental credentials, but what I do know doesn't fill me with optimism. Wikipedia

You can answer this question by yourself: What happened the days after 9/11? September 16: “New samples confirm previous reports that ambient air quality meets OSHA standards and consequently is not a cause for public concern,” Environmental Protection Agency, 9/16/2001 (...) it is later...

As if everything else he was doing wasn't crazy, goofy, harmful and irrational enough... http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/f825b92e19df636a/id/319943/cs/1/ And here's a nice discussion of the, whatddya call that stuff? Oh yeah, the scientific proof regarding the air...

JHarrow explains and substaniates his point made in the 'Did Nigro call Larry?' thread:

http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/05/21/whitman.resigns/index.html To spend more time with her family - sounds like a lie to me. With Whitman gone, which direction with the Bush EPA go?