"Ex-Utility Exec, Hill Aide Tapped for EPA's No. 2 Job"
"President Trump plans to nominate a former utility executive and Hill aide to serve as EPA deputy administrator, the White House announced today."
Source: Greenwire, 02/14/2020
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Trump May OK Strip Mining on Tennessee’s Protected Cumberland Plateau
"The Obama administration designated 75,000 acres “unsuitable” for coal mining at the state’s behest four years ago. Now, Trump officials may be making an exception."
Source: InsideClimate News, 02/14/2020
"Green Group Sues Trump Over Major Environmental Rollback"
"An environmental group is trying to block one of President Trump’s most far-reaching environmental rollbacks from taking effect, arguing the administration has not provided proper access to public documents on a new rule that would limit the scope of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)."
Source: The Hill, 02/14/2020
"Trump’s Path to Weaker Fuel Efficiency Rules May Lead to a Dead End"
"Last April, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Andrew Wheeler, proclaimed at an auto show ... that he would soon roll back President Barack Obama’s stringent fuel efficiency standards. ... Nearly a year later, the rollback is nowhere near complete and may not be ready until this summer — if ever."
Source: NY Times, 02/14/2020
"Trump ‘Turns Back Clock’ By Luring Drilling Companies To Pristine Lands"
"The Trump administration has offered oil companies a chunk of the American west and the Gulf of Mexico that’s four times the size of California – an expansive drilling plan that threatens to entrench the industry at the expense of other outdoor jobs, while locking in enough emissions to undermine global climate policy."
Source: Guardian, 02/13/2020
"Trump Budget: DOJ Says Environmental Workload 'No Longer Sustainable'"
"The Department of Justice has requested more money to protect the Trump administration's environmental rule changes during the last year of the president's term."
Source: Greenwire, 02/12/2020
"How a Trillion Trees Triumphed Over Trump’s Climate Denialism"
"People warned Marc Benioff, the billionaire chief executive of Salesforce, not to bother talking to the White House about global warming. But Mr. Benioff, a tech mogul and environmental philanthropist, felt sure he had found a climate change solution that even President Trump could love: Planting trees."
Source: NY Times, 02/12/2020
Critics Blast Proposed Changes To The National Environmental Policy Act
"Federal officials got an earful on proposed changes to the National Environmental Policy Act on Tuesday."
Source: NPR, 02/12/2020
"Trump EPA’s Adviser Policy in Legal Knot After Court Ruling"
"A court decision striking down the Trump administration’s effort to limit who can serve on EPA advisory boards conflicts with other rulings and leaves open questions about the policy’s future."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 02/12/2020
"Amid Coronavirus Outbreak, Trump Proposes Slashing CDC Budget"
"Amid an explosive outbreak of a novel coronavirus in China that has killed over 1,000 and sickened over 43,000 worldwide, US President Donald Trump proposed a nearly 19 percent budget cut to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—the agency primarily tasked with preparing for and responding to such outbreaks and other serious health threats."
Source: Ars Technica, 02/12/2020
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