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Without Notice, EPA's Scott Pruitt Meets Privately With Sununu
Without Notice, EPA's Scott Pruitt Meets Privately With Sununu
By Annie Ropeik
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Feb 13, 2018
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Environmental
Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt was in New Hampshire
Tuesday for an unpublicized private meeting with Gov. Chris Sununu.
Sununu spokesman Ben Vihstadt confirmed Sununu and Pruitt met privately in the morning, and said they had no other "stops scheduled later" in the day.
A statement from Sununu sent Tuesday afternoon says the two discussed the Coakley Landfill Superfund site, where the EPA plans to test bedrock to see if contamination is spreading in the local water supply.
“I was pleased to hear the EPA agreed to expedite the bedrock water table testing to further ensure that the Seacoast’s drinking water has not been contaminated by the Coakley Landfill,” said Sununu's statement. “I am confident that the state, and our towns, will have a positive and productive relationship with the EPA moving forward.”
Vihstadt says in another statement that Sununu's meeting with Pruitt also covered:
"Sometimes that statement of 'we need flexibility' is a euphemism for saying 'we want relief' from what they're claiming is onerous requirements from EPA," she says.
Moreover, Paly says, the lack of transparency around the meeting makes it hard to be sure.
"I feel like public officials should have their schedules public,” she says. “That's not to say there can't be some meetings that aren't, if there's legal issues involved and so on, but it just doesn't feel right."
Asked to comment Tuesday morning, a spokesman told NHPR that all meetings Pruitt attends are posted on the agency's website. No details were posted online at that time, and Pruitt's calendar has not been updated since Feb. 2.
A news release later in the day confirmed parts of the visit. The EPA says Pruitt visited Central Paper Company in Manchester with state forestry advocates and industry representatives to talk about federal biomass policy.
Pruitt also conducted interviews with the New Hampshire Union-Leader and WMUR.
Sununu spokesman Ben Vihstadt confirmed Sununu and Pruitt met privately in the morning, and said they had no other "stops scheduled later" in the day.
A statement from Sununu sent Tuesday afternoon says the two discussed the Coakley Landfill Superfund site, where the EPA plans to test bedrock to see if contamination is spreading in the local water supply.
“I was pleased to hear the EPA agreed to expedite the bedrock water table testing to further ensure that the Seacoast’s drinking water has not been contaminated by the Coakley Landfill,” said Sununu's statement. “I am confident that the state, and our towns, will have a positive and productive relationship with the EPA moving forward.”
Vihstadt says in another statement that Sununu's meeting with Pruitt also covered:
- New Hampshire’s new law expanding childhood lead testing and funding for lead remediation, as well as Pruitt’s “efforts to increase federal infrastructure funding to ensure drinking water is free of lead";
- Regional EPA Administrator Alexandra Dunn’s visit last week to the Seacoast, where she talked to officials from Rochester, Dover and Portsmouth. All have struggled with wastewater treatment requirements aimed at protecting the Great Bay watershed. Sununu wrote to Pruitt about the issue in January, and Vihstadt says on Tuesday, the two “agreed that we must ensure that towns have the flexibility they need to find cost effective solutions to ensuring that the Great Bay is protected, and ecological restoration can continue";
- Other EPA efforts to give states more “power and flexibility” by streamlining regulations.
"Sometimes that statement of 'we need flexibility' is a euphemism for saying 'we want relief' from what they're claiming is onerous requirements from EPA," she says.
Moreover, Paly says, the lack of transparency around the meeting makes it hard to be sure.
"I feel like public officials should have their schedules public,” she says. “That's not to say there can't be some meetings that aren't, if there's legal issues involved and so on, but it just doesn't feel right."
Asked to comment Tuesday morning, a spokesman told NHPR that all meetings Pruitt attends are posted on the agency's website. No details were posted online at that time, and Pruitt's calendar has not been updated since Feb. 2.
A news release later in the day confirmed parts of the visit. The EPA says Pruitt visited Central Paper Company in Manchester with state forestry advocates and industry representatives to talk about federal biomass policy.
A Design You Can Get Behind
Team USA's Speed Skaters Have An Interesting Detail On Their Uniforms — And It Actually Has A Purpose
There are a lot of trendy and creative uniforms at the 2018
PyeongChang Winter Olympics, but this is not one of them. Twitter is
infatuated with the Team USA Olympic Speedskating uniforms,
and not for the reason you probably think. The design has a white
circle on the crotch that is strategically placed on the crotch of the
suit. They might be there for a good reason, but that won't stop you
from laughing.
Before we start, yes, the Team USA speedskating uniforms look like this on purpose. No, it was not designed to make you giggle.
Under Armour has had a rough go at designing the athletes speedskating uniforms, and now fashion-lovers are piping in with criticism as well. The uniforms are simple and to the point. They're all navy blue, skin tight, and have a white crotch region.
While the athletes are skating, you can barely tell that the section is there. But when the athletes stand up, well, it looks like they have a vagina on the outside of the uniforms.
With no other design on the uniforms, all eyes go straight to the patch. Honestly, it's hard to not look at it once you've seen it. Here's what it looks like for reference.
Before we start, yes, the Team USA speedskating uniforms look like this on purpose. No, it was not designed to make you giggle.
Under Armour has had a rough go at designing the athletes speedskating uniforms, and now fashion-lovers are piping in with criticism as well. The uniforms are simple and to the point. They're all navy blue, skin tight, and have a white crotch region.
While the athletes are skating, you can barely tell that the section is there. But when the athletes stand up, well, it looks like they have a vagina on the outside of the uniforms.
With no other design on the uniforms, all eyes go straight to the patch. Honestly, it's hard to not look at it once you've seen it. Here's what it looks like for reference.
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