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Environmental Integrity Project
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EIP empowers communities and protects public health and the environment. We're a team of public interest lawyers, analysts, investigators, and organizers. https://linkin.bio/eip
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Environmental Integrity Project @envirointegrity.bsky.social · Aug 21
NEW REPORT documents dangerous levels of toxic benzene and chromium at fencelines of plants in PA, IN, AL, IL, OH, MI

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Oil and Gas Watch @oilandgaswatch.bsky.social · 1d
Application filed to build massive natural gas-fired power plant southwest of Fort Worth

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Application filed to build massive natural gas-fired power plant southwest of Fort Worth On Sept. 19, Houston-based energy company NRG applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for an air permit that would allow the construction of its proposed NRG Tolar Power Center, a new gas-fired power plant with about 2 gigawatts of generating capacity. The plant could be capable of generating roughly the same pollution as a coal-fired power plant or more than 850,000 gasoline-powered cars and trucks driven for one year.
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Environmental Integrity Project @envirointegrity.bsky.social · 19h
The continued shutdown will stall critical climate progress and impede essential climate research.
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Environmental Integrity Project @envirointegrity.bsky.social · 19h
EPA’s shutdown plan shows just 1,734 employees would remain during a funding lapse — 828 are exempt from appropriations and 906 staff handling statutory duties or public safety, including disaster response teams, are essential — while the rest of the workforce would be furloughed.
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Environmental Integrity Project @envirointegrity.bsky.social · 19h
Since the shutdown began last week, many climate-related operations have been put on hold. EPA hasn’t furloughed staff yet, but once funds run out, the agency is expected to keep only about 10% of its workforce active. www.eenews.net/articles/how...
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Environmental Integrity Project @envirointegrity.bsky.social · 1d
Allowing industry insiders to oversee environmental policy puts corporate profits ahead of public health and safety.
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Environmental Integrity Project @envirointegrity.bsky.social · 1d
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Trump's Polluter Playground: Fossil Fuel Insiders & Ideologues Prop Up Dirty Energy & Derail Clean Power - Public Citizen
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Environmental Integrity Project @envirointegrity.bsky.social · 1d
The report covers the fossil fuel ties of Cabinet members like Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, as well as lesser-known nominees like Audrey Robertson, a former fracking executive nominated to lead the DOE’s efficiency and renewable energy office.
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Environmental Integrity Project @envirointegrity.bsky.social · 1d
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New Report Examines Fossil Fuel Ties of Dozens of Trump Administration Hires - Inside Climate News
Public Citizen and the Revolving Door Project found 42 former fossil fuel industry employees among nominees and appointees to agencies charged with enforcing energy and environmental policy.
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Environmental Integrity Project @envirointegrity.bsky.social · 1d
A review of 111 Trump administration appointees across agencies like the EPA found 43 with fossil fuel industry ties and 12 linked to right-wing think tanks, many funded by oil interests, raising concerns about industry influence over energy and environmental policy.
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Oil and Gas Watch @oilandgaswatch.bsky.social · 2d
Companies plan 111 miles of new natural gas pipeline across central Mississippi

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Companies plan 111 miles of new natural gas pipeline across central Mississippi Two companies owned by New York-based conglomerate Loews Corporation are planning to extend new natural gas pipelines across central Mississippi. Gulf South Pipeline Company and Texas Gas Transmission applied with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Sept. 12 to build the Kosciusko Junction Pipeline and Columbia Gulf Lateral. The project consists of 102 miles of new 36-inch pipe from Attala County to Clarke County, along with a separate 8 miles of new 36-inch pipe in Humphreys and Sunflower counties.
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Environmental Integrity Project @envirointegrity.bsky.social · 2d
NEWS ALERT: Trump EPA Reverses Course on Delaying Rules for Hazardous Air Pollution from Steel Industry

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Environmental Integrity Project @envirointegrity.bsky.social · 6d
Avoiding words like “green,” “decarbonization,” or “emissions” doesn’t erase the reality of climate change. These issues will continue to remain urgent and must be addressed with honesty, not censorship.
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Environmental Integrity Project @envirointegrity.bsky.social · 6d
Staff have been instructed to avoid these words deemed “misaligned with the Administration’s priorities” in both internal and public communications, including reports, briefings, and federal funding requests.
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Environmental Integrity Project @envirointegrity.bsky.social · 6d
In yet another move by the Trump Administration to dispute and downplay climate change, the Department of Energy added words like "green" and "decarbonization" to its list of words to avoid at the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
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Oil and Gas Watch @oilandgaswatch.bsky.social · 8d
Public hearing planned Oct. 14 on draft permits for 7 carbon wells in West TX

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Public hearing planned Oct. 14 on draft permits for 7 carbon wells in West TX The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will hold a virtual public hearing on Oct. 14 on draft permits that would allow Orchard Storage Company to inject up to 2.5 million metric tons of CO2 per year into seven carbon storage wells in Gaines County, Texas.
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Environmental Integrity Project @envirointegrity.bsky.social · 7d
Instead of delaying pollution rules and pouring money into coal, we should be investing in clean energy that protects public health. Pouring money into the coal industry only worsens pollution, cancer risks, and climate impacts when safer alternatives are available.
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Environmental Integrity Project @envirointegrity.bsky.social · 7d
The Energy Department also announced it would provide $625 million to support coal projects, which includes recommissioning and retrofitting plants for near-term power.
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Environmental Integrity Project @envirointegrity.bsky.social · 7d
At the same time, the Interior Department announced it plans to open 13.1 million acres of federal land for coal leasing in parts of North Dakota, Wyoming, and Montana.
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Environmental Integrity Project @envirointegrity.bsky.social · 7d
The rule in question would reduce pollution including releases of mercury and arsenic and result in fewer cancer cases as a result. thehill.com/policy/energ...
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Environmental Integrity Project @envirointegrity.bsky.social · 7d
The Trump EPA is proposing to delay Biden-era pollution standards that would restrict power plants’ ability to release pollution into waterways by five years.
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Stanford Social Innovation Review @ssir.org · 12d
"...this government is executing its pro-fossil fuel agenda, often with zero input from the public and apparent disregard for the rule of law."

New article sponsored by the Funder Collaborative on Oil and Gas authored by leaders of @envirointegrity.bsky.social and @descendantsproject.bsky.social
The Democracy Emergency Coming From the Oil and Gas Industry (SSIR)
The fight to protect our communities and the environment is also a fight to protect democracy.
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Environmental Integrity Project @envirointegrity.bsky.social · 12d
BREAKING NEWS: EPA Grants Petitions Objecting to Flawed Air Pollution Permits at two Pennsylvania Manufacturing Facilities

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BREAKING NEWS: EPA Grants Petitions Objecting to Flawed Air Pollution Permits at two Pennsylvania Manufacturing Facilities
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Environmental Integrity Project @envirointegrity.bsky.social · 13d
To keep the 1.5C goal in reach and slow climate change, the world must commit to cutting production of fossil fuels and investing in clean energy, not committing to the industries driving the crisis.
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Environmental Integrity Project @envirointegrity.bsky.social · 13d
The report states that the US plans to increase oil production until 2029 before starting a slow decline until 2050. US gas production is projected to increase by 13% between 2025 and 2050, then maintain the same production levels. productiongap.org
2025 Home - Production Gap
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Environmental Integrity Project @envirointegrity.bsky.social · 13d
This increase goes against UN climate summit commitments to phase down use and production of fossil fuels. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Nations’ plans to ramp up coal, gas and oil extraction ‘will put climate goals beyond reach’
New data shows governments now planning more fossil fuel production in coming decades than they were in 2023
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