Trump EPA sidelined its own scientists when rewriting fuel economy rules

Trump EPA sidelined its own scientists when rewriting fuel economy rules

Blocked — EPA tossed its pollution models, allowing another agency to make its own instead. Tim De Chant – Apr 21, 2021 7:55 pm UTC Enlarge / Former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt.The Trump administration effectively muffled scientific staffers at the Environmental Protection Agency when it rewrote automobile pollution rules, the agency’s watchdog said. When drafting…

More than 250 Russians in London demand Navalny’s freedom

More than 250 Russians in London demand Navalny’s freedom

Demonstrators march during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny in Saint Petersburg, Russia April 21, 2021. REUTERS/Anton VaganovMore than 250 people demanded Russian President Vladimir Putin free jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, chanting “Freedom to Navalny” outside the Russian embassy in London on Wednesday.Navalny has become the leader of the…

US working to add $300 million in civilian aid to Afghanistan -Blinken

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a news conference at NATO’s headquarters in Brussels, Belgium April 14, 2021. Kenzo Tribouillard/Pool via REUTERS/File PhotoThe Biden administration is working with Congress to provide nearly $300 million in civilian aid to Afghanistan, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday, funds the Trump administration conditioned…