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Automakers Sought Looser Rules; Now Hope to Stop Trump From Going Too Far

"President Trump on Friday is expected to meet with the chief executives of the world’s major automakers to deliver a pointed message: Get on board with the administration’s plan to dramatically roll back fuel economy requirements, according to interviews with four people close to the administration’s thinking."

Source: NY Times, 05/11/2018

"With Schneiderman Out, Environmental Fight Loses a Prominent Voice"

"Eric T. Schneiderman, the New York attorney general who resigned this week after four women accused him of assault, was one of the most active state-level opponents of the Trump administration’s efforts to roll back environmental regulations. He was also the first attorney general to open an investigation into Exxon Mobil’s climate policies and statements."

Source: NY Times, 05/10/2018

"Blankenship Suffers Beatdown In West Virginia"

"State Attorney General Patrick Morrisey won the West Virginia GOP Senate primary on Tuesday, avoiding a nightmare scenario for Republicans, who feared that former coal magnate Don Blankenship would capture the party's nomination in a race that could determine which party controls the Senate next year."

Source: Politico, 05/09/2018

"E.P.A. Emails Shed Light on Pruitt’s Plan to Debate Climate Change"

"A new trove of documents sheds light on one of the most controversial proposals of Scott Pruitt’s first year as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency: the plan to stage public debates on the veracity of climate change, an idea that was ultimately blocked by the White House."

Source: NY Times, 05/09/2018

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