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"Putting a Positive Spin on Oil Exploration in the Arctic Refuge"

"When the Trump administration first pushed to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to oil exploration, it predicted that drilling would generate a windfall for the federal Treasury: $1.8 billion, by a White House estimate. But two years later, with the expected sale of the first oil and gas leases just months away, a New York Times analysis of prior lease sales suggests that the new activity may yield as little as $45 million over the next decade."

Source: NY Times, 08/22/2019

Endangered Species: Greens Launch Legal Assault On Industry-Friendly Regs

"Environmental groups flocked to court today to fight the Trump administration's new Endangered Species Act regulations, kicking off a high-stakes legal debate over the government's authority to make sweeping changes to how agencies protect rare animals and plants."

Source: E&E News PM, 08/22/2019

"EPA Sued Over Decision to Reinstate Bee-Killing Pesticide"

"A pair of environmental groups are challenging the Trump administration’s decision to approve use of a bee-killing pesticide on more than 190 million acres of crops."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 08/21/2019

"Donald Trump Cancels Meeting With Danish Prime Minister Over Greenland"

"President Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday that he’s canceling a meeting with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen after finding out she thinks his proposal to buy Greenland is “absurd.”"

Source: HuffPost, 08/21/2019

"Trump Seeks to Allay Farm-State Uproar in Oval Office Meeting"

"President Donald Trump presided over a lengthy Oval Office meeting Monday in which he urged officials to soften the impact of recent policy moves that angered Midwestern farm states critical to his re-election."

Source: Bloomberg, 08/21/2019

"Interior: Judge Lets FWS Shield Names Of Trophy Hunters"

"The Fish and Wildlife Service need not reveal the identities of hunting trophy permit holders, a federal judge has ruled."

Source: Greenwire, 08/20/2019

"Trump’s Rollback of Auto Pollution Rules Shows Signs of Disarray"

"The White House, blindsided by a pact between California and four automakers to oppose President Trump’s auto emissions rollbacks, has mounted an effort to prevent any more from joining the other side."

Source: NY Times, 08/20/2019

Car Rules: Judge Bumped From Case After Slamming Climate Science Event

"A federal appeals court shuffled the judges assigned to an upcoming climate case after an internal dispute arose over one panel member's apparent hostility to a climate science event."

Source: Greenwire, 08/19/2019

In Iowa, Candidates Talk About Farming's Climate Change Connections

"As the Democratic candidates for president made their requisite swing through the Iowa State Fair this week, they stumped near hay bales and posted about it on Twitter. They also brought an unprecedented focus on agriculture's connections with climate change—an issue that's getting more traction among rural Midwestern voters and farmers in the wake of massive flooding and heat waves."

Source: InsideClimate News, 08/19/2019

"Bristol Bay: EPA Deleted Scientists' Concerns About Pebble Analysis"

"EPA scientists wanted their agency to ask for a new environmental review of the proposed Pebble mine project but were overridden by political staffers, according to several sources and a key document obtained by E&E News."

Source: Greenwire, 08/19/2019

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