"The Department of Yes"
"How Pesticide Companies Corrupted the EPA and Poisoned America"
Source: The Intercept, 07/01/2021
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"In Video, Exxon Lobbyist Describes Efforts to Undercut Climate Action"
"On the tape, made in a Greenpeace sting, he described working with “shadow groups” to fight climate science, and detailed efforts to weaken President Biden’s proposals to burn less oil."
Source: NYTimes, 07/01/2021"Biden Says Climate Change Is Driving Wildfires And Historic Heat Wave"
"President Joe Biden on Wednesday said climate change is driving an increased threat from wildfires as he announced new federal response plans during a meeting with governors from western states facing a record-breaking heat wave."
Source: CNN, 07/01/2021"White House Escalates Push For Clean Electricity Standard"
"White House climate adviser Gina McCarthy is laying out a case for Congress to pass a clean electricity standard in a budget reconciliation package, re-upping the push for climate legislation as Democratic leadership deals with competing infrastructure priorities on Capitol Hill."
Source: E&E News, 07/01/2021"The Chamber of Commerce's Sordid History of Climate Denial"
"A new report from Brown University’s Climate and Development Lab deconstructs the messaging from one of the most aggressive climate denier organizations in the U.S."
Source: Earther, 06/30/2021After Trump Named Perdue Ag Secretary, ADM Sold Him Land For a Song
"It was a curious time for Sonny Perdue to close a real estate deal. In February 2017, weeks after President Donald Trump selected him to be agriculture secretary, Perdue’s company bought a small grain plant in South Carolina from one of the biggest agricultural corporations in America."
Source: Washington Post, 06/30/2021WH Says Bipartisan Deal Will Get Rid Of All Of The Country's Lead Pipes
"The bipartisan infrastructure agreement reached last week will get rid of all of the country's lead pipes and service lines, according to a new White House memo, but it's not clear how long it will take."
Source: The Hill, 06/30/2021"First African American Named To Lead US Forest Service"
"Veteran forester Randy Moore has been named chief of the U.S. Forest Service, the first African American to lead the agency in its 116-year history."
Source: AP, 06/30/2021AOC, Bowman Join Protesters at White House Demanding Climate Action
"New York Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jamaal Bowman joined progressive activists for a protest outside the White House on Monday to demand that President Biden’s infrastructure plan prioritizes the fight against climate change, signaling he could run into resistance from members of his own party as he focuses on passing a bipartisan bill through Congress."
Source: NY Daily News, 06/29/2021"CEQ Postpones Agency Deadline For Trump NEPA Rules"
"The White House Council on Environmental Quality is postponing compliance with the Trump administration's rules to speed up National Environmental Policy Act reviews."
Source: E&E News, 06/29/2021House Appropriations Panel Asks $15.6 Billion Increase In Interior Funds
"The House Appropriations Committee proposed funding increases for the Interior Department and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday, but at slightly lower levels than those proposed by the Biden administration for Interior."
Source: The Hill, 06/29/2021Communities Dependent on Fossil Fuel Economy Look for Just Transition
"A new report identifies areas from Appalachia to Alaska that will need help to keep their employment, wages and tax bases from falling steeply as coal, oil and gas are phased out."
Source: Inside Climate News, 06/29/2021"Infrastructure Deal Is Back on Track After Biden’s Assurances"
"A fragile bipartisan infrastructure deal appeared to be moving forward once again on Sunday, as moderate Republicans said they had been reassured that President Biden would not hold it hostage while Democrats simultaneously work on a larger, partisan economic package."
Source: NYTimes, 06/28/2021"EPA Watchdog Says Trump Appointees Kept Fired Employees On Payroll"
"Two high-ranking Trump political appointees at the Environmental Protection Agency arranged for a pair of agency employees to reap tens of thousands of dollars in salaries even after they were fired, according to a report from EPA’s Office of Inspector General."
Source: Politico, 06/28/2021"Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Omits Big Climate Measures"
"A deal reached Thursday between President Biden and a bipartisan group of senators for $579 billion in new spending to repair the nation’s roads, rails and bridges does relatively little to fight climate change, an issue that the president has called an “existential threat.”"
Source: NYTimes, 06/25/2021
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