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Bennett, Tate [/0=EXCHANGELABS/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=1FA92542F7CA4D01973B18B2F11B9141-BENNETT, EL] 6/9/2017 8:29:38 PM Bennett, Tte [/o=ExchangeLabs/ou=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/cn=Recipients/cn=lfa92542f7ca4d01973bl8b2fllb9141-Bennett, El] twhite@kentuckycoal.com; Rashid G. Hallaway [rhallaway@hhqventures.com]; Barry Hart [bhart@amec.org] FW: EPA's Weekly Round-Up For 06/09/17
From: EPA Press Office [mailto:press=epa.gov@cmaill9.com] On Behalf Of EPA Press Office Sent: Friday, June 9, 2017 3:41 PM To: Bennett, Tate <Bennett.Tate@epa.gov> Subject: EPA's Weekly Round-Up For 06/09/17
EPA's Weekly Round-Up
From discussing how President Trump's decision to leave the Paris Accord puts America First, to announcing brownfield grants and clearing out the chemical backlog it's been a successful week at the EPA.
NATIONAL NEWS ...
On
, Pruitt discussed how small businesses across the
country are celebrating President Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris
accord. "Well, when you look at, even The New York Times had an article, I
think, within the last couple of days that talked about small business
celebrating, euphoria with respect to the president's decision."
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On
, Pruitt explained how the U.S. is the energy technology
leader of the world and that if China and India want to reduce their C02
footprint, they should follow us. "If China and India want to reduce their C02
footprint, they should learn from us," Pruitt told Fox News' Chris Wallace."
Administrator Scott Pruitt was on
where he said the
Paris Accord put our economy at a disadvantage. "When you look at what was
agreed to in Paris, it put this country, our country at a disadvantage
economically."
reports that Pruitt was on SiriusXM radio where he said the Paris Accord would have driven more regulation through litigation. "Regulation through litigation, if you will, which, I think, is an abuse of executive authority, an abuse of the rulemaking process," Pruitt said."
The
reports that President Trump's EPA is doing a good job
at regulating new chemicals. "The Environmental Protection Agency plans by
next month to clear its backlog of hundreds of new chemicals waiting to be
deemed safe enough to sell to the public."
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* Additionally, Scientist Richard Denison penned an op-ed for the saying the EPA has made enormous progress
regarding the chemical backlog. "The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday updated its website to provide a current snapshot of the status of new chemical reviews it has been conducting under last year's amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The statistics show that, despite being faced immediately with a substantial increase in responsibilities and workload as a result of the major changes made to TSCA, EPA has made enormous progress in implementing the new requirements."
The
reports that the EPA is responding to inquiries
from Senate EPW Committee in a timely manner. "The Environmental
Protection Agency has responded to half of a Senate oversight committee's
information requests, undermining a top Democrat's claim that he is blocking
nominees because the agency has not answered his letters."
* Additionally, the
reports the EPA has been
incredibly responsive to inquires received for the Senate EPW Committee.
"Normally, that's a perfectly reasonable way for the Senate to exercise
oversight of a stonewalling administrative agency. Except that's not
happening. According to EPA records shared with the Washington Examiner,
the agency has received 20 letters from Carper, responded to 10 already,
and just mailed another Friday."
The
reports that the Trump Administration delayed one of the
most expensive EPA regulations ever. "The Trump administration
announced Tuesday evening it would delay the implementation of a smog rule
that's been called one of the costliest clean air regulations ever."
*
applauded the EPA's move to
delay this rule. "I applaud Administrator Scott Pruitt for his decision to
delay this Obama Administration issued regulation, which was finalized in
October 2015."
* Additionally, members of the
praised the EPA for
their action. "When pristine national parks like the Grand Canyon, Yosemite
and Rocky Mountain are in danger of being in nonattainment under the
proposed Obama standard, there is a serious problem with the numbers,"
said Chairman Paul Gosar. "I am glad to see common sense finally prevail at
the EPA with the announcement that the agency is postponing and
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reevaluating the job-killing Ozone Rule promulgated by President Obama."
TO THE STATES ...
In Georgia, the
reports that the EPA awards
Atlanta with $300,000 for the community-wide brownfield cleanup activity.
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently selected the city of Atlanta
to receive a brownfields revolving loan fund grant totaling $300,000. This is in
addition to the more than $1.7 million in grant funding for community-wide
brownfields assessment activities and cleanup planning that seven communities
in Georgia were selected to receive on May 31."
In Indiana, the
reports that the EPA has given
$475,000 for potential brownfield assessments. "The Southeastern Indiana
Regional Planning Commission (SIRPC) will receive a $475,000 grant to
investigate environmental conditions at vacant and unused properties with
redevelopment potential in the Greensburg industrial commercial district as well
as other locations in the state, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials
said."
In Texas, the
reports that students from Pearland received the
President's Environmental Youth Award. "Teenagers from Pearland, Katy and
Houston, Texas, are among the national winners of the 2016 U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) and the White House Council on Environmental
Quality's President's Environmental Youth Award (PEYA)."
In Utah,
reports that Pruitt is giving flexibility to comply with this
regulation from the Obama Administration. "Federal regulators are giving
states like Utah another year to sort out their ozone-pollution solutions. The U-S
Environmental Protection Agency is extending a deadline for states that are
have been poised to write ozone cleanup plans. ... EPA's Pruitt said he wants
more "flexibility" for communities struggling with ozone, and he's creating a
task force to review the ozone limits set during the Obama administration."
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