Environmental Politics

Poll: Americans Would Rather Reduce Oil And Gas Exploration Than Drill

"A large majority of Americans say drilling for oil and natural gas off the coasts and on public lands should decrease or remain at current levels, a viewpoint at odds with the expansion promoted by President Trump as part of his “energy dominance” agenda."

Source: Washington Post, 10/28/2019

NIEHS Head Was Barred From Saying PFAS Cause Disease. She’s Saying It Now

"The widespread environmental contaminants known as PFAS cause multiple health problems in people, according to Linda Birnbaum, who retired as director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the National Toxicology Program earlier this month."

Source: The Intercept, 10/28/2019

Secret Deal Helped Housing Industry Stop Tougher Rules on Climate Change

"A secret agreement has allowed the nation’s homebuilders to make it much easier to block changes to building codes that would require new houses to better address climate change, according to documents reviewed by The New York Times."

Source: NY Times, 10/28/2019

S Dakota Backs Off Harsh New Protest Law and ‘Riot-Boosting’ Penalties

"South Dakota officials have agreed to walk back parts of the state's new anti-protest laws that opponents say were meant to target Native American and environmental advocates who speak out against the proposed Keystone XL crude oil pipeline."

Source: InsideClimate News, 10/25/2019

"Government Loophole Gave Oil Companies $18 Billion Windfall"

"The United States government has lost billions of dollars of oil and gas revenue to fossil-fuel companies because of a loophole in a decades-old law, a federal watchdog agency said Thursday, offering the first detailed accounting of the consequences of a misstep by lawmakers that is expected to continue costing taxpayers for decades to come."

Source: NY Times, 10/25/2019

Trump Admin Was Against Funding Great Lakes Program Before It Was For It

"The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday rolled out a five-year plan for funding a popular program for restoring the Great Lakes, even though in the not-so-distant past the Trump administration tried to ax the environmental initiative almost entirely."

Source: Washington Post, 10/24/2019

"Environmental Groups Sue Over Trump Rollback of Waters Rule"

"The National Wildlife Federation, Natural Resources Defense Council, and nine other groups sued Oct. 23 in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, accusing the federal government of breaking the law in its rollback of the 2015 Clean Water Rule."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 10/24/2019

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