"Supreme Court: Justices Decline Mine Spill, Air Pollution Cases"
"The Supreme Court [Monday] declined to add two environmental cases to its docket for the fall term."
Source: Greenwire, 06/27/2017
Laws & Regulations
"EPA" Agency Seeks Applicants For Hot-Button Science Panels"
"U.S. EPA is putting the word out that the agency is in the market for science advisers."
Source: Greenwire, 06/27/2017
"California To List Glyphosate As Cancer-Causing; Monsanto Vows Fight"
"Glyphosate, an herbicide and the active ingredient in Monsanto Co's popular Roundup weed killer, will be added to California's list of chemicals known to cause cancer effective July 7, the state's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) said on Monday."
Source: Reuters, 06/27/2017
Interior Appropriations — Dead on Arrival and Live at Five
Even though big proposed budget cuts may be DOA for the Interior Department, it doesn't mean there aren't a wide range of land and resource-related stories emerging from the debates. The latest TipSheet sets the scene and offers a half-dozen ways to localize the Interior Department funding story.
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"Tribal Nations Fight Removal Of Grizzly Protections"
"Leaders worry delisting could invite energy exploration in historic areas."
Source: High Country News, 06/21/2017
"Trump Regulators Trigger Pollution Fight"
"The fight over former President Barack Obama’s methane agenda has moved to the courts."
Source: The Hill, 06/21/2017
"EPA Plans To Buy Out More Than 1,200 Employees This Summer"
"The Environmental Protection Agency plans on shedding more than 1,200 employees by early September through buyouts and early retirements, as part of a broader push by the Trump administration to shrink a government entity the president once promised to eliminate 'in almost every form.'"
Source: Washington Post, 06/21/2017
"Zinke, Perry Take Heat Over Trump Budget"
"Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and Energy Secretary Rick Perry went to opposite sides of Capitol Hill on Tuesday to defend President Trump's proposals to slash their departments' budgets."
Source: The Hill, 06/21/2017
Pruitt Vows To Speed U.S. Superfund Cleanups. Communities Wonder How.
"BRIDGETON, Mo. — Dawn Chapman had listened with surprise and skepticism as the new head of the Environmental Protection Agency vowed to clean up West Lake, the nuclear waste dump that has filled her days and nights with worry."
Source: Washington Post, 06/19/2017
"Week Ahead: Interior, Energy Chiefs To Defend Trump Budget"
"Two members of President Trump's cabinet are heading to the Senate in the coming week to defend the administration's proposed environment and energy cuts."
Source: The Hill, 06/19/2017
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