Environmental Disasters
The provision is included in a package that resembles an industry wish list.
“We cannot ignore the impact of climate change on our public health, our environment, and our economy," the Government Accountability Office says.
The notion that poisoning the planet is bad for people and profits is not shared universally.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Economic growth in developing countries doesn't have to come at the expense of the environment.
As the effects of global warming become undeniably visible, the EPA has proposed eliminating the country's only major climate change policy.
The storm has already killed 22 people in Central America.
New Yorker Peter Lopez, who takes office Oct. 10, has his work cut out for him. He earns high marks from an EPA predecessor.