Environmental Politics

Australian PM Scott Morrison Shouted Out Of Town Razed By Wildfire

"Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison hastily left the bushfire-ravaged town of Cobargo on Thursday after furious locals berated him for his inaction on the devastating wildfires that killed two people and razed the town’s main street days earlier."

Source: HuffPost, 01/03/2020

"Interior: Bernhardt Signs Order Keeping Pendley As Acting BLM Chief"

"William Perry Pendley will continue his stint as acting chief of the Bureau of Land Management through April 3. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt today signed an amended secretarial order that allows Pendley to continue "Exercising Authority of the Director" for another 90 days."

Source: Greenwire, 01/03/2020

"Backlog Of Toxic Superfund Cleanups Grows Under Trump"

"The Trump administration has built up the biggest backlog of unfunded toxic Superfund cleanup projects in at least 15 years, nearly triple the number that were stalled for lack of money in the Obama era, according to 2019 figures quietly released by the Environmental Protection Agency over the winter holidays."

Source: AP, 01/03/2020

Trump-Picked Science Panel Says E.P.A. Rollbacks Lack Scientific Rigor

"A top panel of government-appointed scientists, many of them hand-selected by the Trump administration, said on Tuesday that three of President Trump’s most far-reaching and scrutinized proposals to weaken major environmental regulations are at odds with established science."

Source: NY Times, 01/02/2020

Turning Skiers Into Climate Voters with the Advocacy Potential of NRA

"With rising global temperatures threatening to limit the skiing season and even warm some resorts out of existence, major ski companies are turning to their customers for help in the fight against climate change. Their goal: turn millions of snow-lovers into climate voters."

Source: InsideClimate News, 12/30/2019

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