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Michael Biesecker

Reporter with the Associated Press
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18 Articles

Massive methane leaks speed up climate change

To the naked eye, the Mako Compressor Station outside the dusty West Texas crossroads of Lenorah appears unremarkable, similar to tens of thousands of oil and gas operations scattered throughout the oil−rich Permian Basin.
News | July 28th 2022
Caltrans District 3, back up, South bound Interstate 5, traffic, Maxwell, Colusa County, Calif.,

EPA set to end California's ability to regulate fuel economy

The Trump administration is poised to revoke California's authority to set auto mileage standards, asserting that only the federal government has the power to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy.
News, US News, Politics | September 18th 2019
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, Scott Pruitt,

Court orders ban on harmful pesticide, says EPA violated law

A federal appeals court ruled on Thursday, August 9, 2018, that the Trump administration endangered public health by keeping the widely used pesticide chlorpyrifos (clor-PEER-i-fos) on the market despite extensive scientific evidence that even tiny levels of exposure can harm babies' brains.
News, US News, Politics | August 10th 2018
Protesters, speakers, EPA Administrator, Scott Pruitt, American Federation of Government Employees union,

EPA chief faces Capitol Hill grilling over ethical missteps

Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt faces potentially make-or-break hearings on Thursday, April 26, 2018, on Capitol Hill, where he is expected to be peppered with questions about spending and ethics scandals that have triggered bipartisan calls for his ouster.
News, US News, Politics | April 27th 2018
EPA Administrator-designate, Oklahoma Attorney General, Scott Pruitt, Capitol Hill, Washington, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee,

Ex-Trump aide on leave after questioning Pruitt's spending

A high-ranking political staffer at the Environmental Protection Agency has told lawmakers he faced retaliation after pushing back against outsized spending demands from Administrator Scott Pruitt for first-class flights, luxury hotels and unusual security precautions.
News, US News, Politics | April 14th 2018
Environmental Protection Agency administrator, Scott Pruitt,

Dems: No evidence of credible threats against EPA's Pruitt

Confidential security assessments in the Environmental Protection Agency show no evidence of specific, credible, physical threats against Administrator Scott Pruitt, despite claims that an "unprecedented" number of death threats justify his outsized security spending, according to a review by Senate Democrats.
News, US News, Politics | April 11th 2018
Environmental Protection Agency administrator, Scott Pruitt, Senate Environment Committee, Capitol Hill, Washington,

New travel costs revealed for EPA head amid ongoing scrutiny

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt spent more than $120,000 in public funds last summer for a trip to Italy that included a meeting of G-7 ministers and a private tour of the Vatican.
News, US News, Politics | March 21st 2018
Environmental Protection Agency, administrator, Scott Pruitt, Brady Press, Briefing Room, White House, Washington,

EPA to hold hearing on climate plan repeal in West Virginia

The Trump administration announced on Thursday, November 3, 2017, it will hold a public hearing in West Virginia on its plan to nullify an Obama-era plan to limit planet-warming carbon emissions. The state is economically dependent on coal mining.
News, Energy, Politics | November 4th 2017
Environmental Protection Agency, administrator, Scott Pruitt, Brady Press, Briefing Room, White House, Washington,

Pruitt guts EPA science panels, will appoint new members

The head of the Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday he intends to replace the outside experts that advise him on science and public health issues with new board members holding more diverse views.
News, US News, Politics | November 1st 2017
row of chimneys, wildfir, Santa Rosa, Calif.

GAO: Climate change already costing US billions in losses

A non-partisan federal watchdog says climate change is already costing U.S. taxpayers billions of dollars each year.
Race to a Safer World
News, US News, Energy, Politics | October 24th 2017
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