8chan/8kun QResearch Posts (4)
#6862516 at 2019-06-28 03:55:40 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8777: Night Shift Brings the Light Edition
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Resignations in the news today - part 2
EPA Office of Air and Radiation Administrator Bill Wehrum has resigned
https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1123829_architect-of-clean-air-rollbacks-resigns-at-epa
Washington County's longtime preservation official retiring
https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/local/washington-county-s-longtime-preservation-official-retiring/article_7ff3d64a-d03f-5847-b786-e7e1ab6b801d.html
Secretary in Spokane County Prosecutor's Office resigns amid accusations that she illegally recorded co-workers
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2019/jun/27/secretary-in-spokane-county-prosecutors-office-res/
Heath United Methodist Church pastor retiring
https://www.newarkadvocate.com/get-access/?return=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newarkadvocate.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F2019%2F06%2F27%2Fheath-united-methodist-church-pastor-retiring%2F1546751001%2F
Seneca Co. commissioner announces resignation
https://www.wtol.com/article/news/local/seneca-co-commissioner-announces-resignation/512-ecc754f6-0dc4-4179-bfa6-653da64ae560
BCSD assistant superintendent of Human Resources to retire
https://www.bakersfield.com/news/bcsd-assistant-superintendent-of-human-resources-to-retire/article_f3f2eb5c-9906-11e9-9e6e-bf8cb18b5b68.html
CSS Industries, Inc. Announces Resignation of Chief Financial Officer
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/css-industries-inc-announces-resignation-201500115.html
After 32 years, Bob Sunderland retires as YMCA head
https://www.recorder.com/Bob-Sunderland-retires-26369615
Head of La. Troopers Association retires after gun incident
https://www.wafb.com/2019/06/28/head-la-troopers-association-retires-after-gun-incident/
Steve Gilbert resigns as Chamber leader
https://www.miamiok.com/news/20190627/steve-gilbert-resigns-as-chamber-leader
Brentwood Planning Commissioner John Fink resigns
https://www.thepress.net/news/brentwood-planning-commissioner-john-fink-resigns/article_c6960b6a-9908-11e9-a42d-a35f04d8081f.html
Lagrange resigns
https://www.mdislander.com/maine-news/lagrange-resigns
#6847190 at 2019-06-26 18:24:28 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #8757: So it begins! You are never alone! Edition
Top EPA Official Steps Down After Spearheading Trump's Deregulatory Agenda
A top Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) official is leaving after spearheading much of President Donald Trump's deregulatory agenda, the agency announced Wednesday. "I would like to thank Assistant Administrator Bill Wehrum for his service, his dedication to his job, the leadership he provided to his staff and the agency, and for his friendship," EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said in a statement.
Wehrum, who headed the EPA's air and radiation office, spearheaded rewriting Obama-era regulations targeted by the Trump administration. Wehrum's biggest deregulatory move leading the effort to repeal and replace the Clean Power Plan with the narrower Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule. Wehrum also worked on freezing Obama-era greenhouse gas tailpipe regulations and various permitting reforms. EPA is scheduled to finalize its freezing of tailpipe standards later this year.
"Bill was hands down the most effective assistant administrator the Office of Air and Radiation has ever had," said Mandy Gunasekara, a former EPA attorney who worked with Wehrum, told The Daily Caller News Foundation. "He's leaving on a high note in terms of regulatory achievement and a legacy of showing a young political team how to engage with the esteemed civil servants to achieve great things including a better environmental future for this country."
Wheeler asked Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator Anne Idsal to serve as acting head of EPA's air and radiation office. Wehrum departs EPA amid scrutiny over possible ethics rules violations, with many reports of his departure emphasizing the issue. But a source close to Wehrum said he initially never planned to serve for more than a year. The Senate confirmed Wehrum in November 2017. Wherum will depart EPA at the end of the month, according to the agency. Wehrum stayed at EPA longer than planned in order to wrap up work on major agency actions, like finishing the ACE rule, the source told the DCNF. Rolling back Obama-era policies took longer than Wehrum expected, the source said. "While he was frustrated at the democrats effort to lodge unsubstantiated ethical attacks, that had no bearing on his decision. He always planned to leave after a year or so," Gunasekara said.
Alleged ethics breaches, pushed by Democrats and environmentalists, stem from Wehrum's previous work as an attorney for energy companies regulated by EPA that sought to nix some regulations. House Democrats launched an investigation into Wehrum in February on news reports the former industry attorney didn't comply with the Trump administration's ethics pledge. Reports found Wehrum met with two former clients before consulting EPA ethics officials. Wehrum also participated in an EPA decision that seemed to benefit a former client, The Washington Post reported, though told The Post he had determined his actions did not violate federal ethics rules. "It is, at the very least, going to take years to undo the damage that has been done," the Sierra Club's John Coequyt told The Post.
https://www.dailycaller.com/2019/06/26/epa-official-step-down-trump/
#2725745 at 2018-08-24 20:53:19 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #3442: Feel Good Friday Edition
EPA Officials Admit To Working With Lobbyists Opposed To Trump's Agenda
Environmental Protection Agency career staff admitted a Volvo lobbyist helped them procure trucks for emissions testing
That test was then later held up by Volvo to oppose the Trump administration's plan to roll back Obama-era rule
Agency staffers maintain the study's results were "independent" of Volvo
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) career staff working at the vehicle testing lab admitted to working with the lobbyist of a company opposed to the Trump administration's agenda, according to a letter obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation.
The letter from EPA to lawmakers on the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology over alleged collusion between career staff in Michigan and auto industry lobbyists to undermine efforts to repeal Obama-era regulations on gliders - trucks with refurbished engines installed into new chasses.
Volvo "expressed a willingness to assist with EPA's acquisition of a glider vehicle for testing through its dealership network," reads the letter. Volvo arranged for two glider trucks to be delivered to EPA, which were tested in late 2017.
However, officials told EPA Assistant Administrator Bill Wehrum the study was conducted "independent of any outside stakeholder input," adding that "while Volvo did provide unsolicited views on the EPA test program, EPA staff directed and carried out the test program independent from Volvo."
https://dailycaller.com/2018/08/24/epa-officials-lobbyist-trump-agenda/
#1422574 at 2018-05-15 20:32:48 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #1784 The Bridge To Cross Ahead
Daily on Energy: Scott Pruitt's ethics challenges a delight for Democrats
PRUITT'S ETHICS CHALLENGES A DELIGHT FOR DEMOCRATS: Some senators have made poking at Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt a major part of their job, especially during his recent spate of Capitol Hill visits.
- Pruitt vs. hump day: On Wednesday, Pruitt is scheduled to visit the Senate to defend his fiscal 2019 budget priorities, but all some lawmakers want to do is grill him over his numerous scandals involving excess spending, lobbyists planning lavish trips abroad, and big pay raises for his favorite staff.
- It's all about the transgressions: Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., sent out a statement Tuesday morning announcing his plans to take Pruitt to task over his "ethical transgressions." Pruitt is set to testify before the Appropriations Committee on Wednesday.
Udall is the top Democrat on the Appropriations panel for Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, which is holding the hearing.
- Snowball effect: Although Udall says he also will ask Pruitt about his fiscal 2019 budget priorities, the questions about his ethics issues likely will set the tone for the hearing.
- House delves into policy: Also on Wednesday, the House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a hearing on EPA reforms for power plants, with Pruitt's air chief, Bill Wehrum, testifying.
https:// www.washingtonexaminer.com/daily-on-energy-scott-pruitts-ethics-challenges-a-delight-for-democrats