Trump on Climate-Hurricane Link: ‘We’Ve Had Bigger Storms’
"When asked on Air Force One if the two recent storms have changed his view on climate change, Trump told reporters: 'We’ve had bigger storms than this.'"
Source: Washington Post, 09/15/2017
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"EPA: The Skeptics Who Could Snag Science Adviser Slots"
"Climate skeptics may soon join a key science advisory panel at U.S. EPA. A number of people who reject the findings of mainstream climate science are being considered by the Trump administration for spots on EPA's Science Advisory Board, a voluntary but influential panel that reviews science used in environmental regulations."
Source: ClimateWire, 09/15/2017
After Giveaways to Industry, Mining Execs To Spend Big at Trump DC Hotel
"The chief executives of some of the largest coal and mining companies in the country have chosen the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., for a private conference next month, according to documents obtained by The Intercept."
Source: The Intercept, 09/15/2017
"Trump FEMA Nominee Withdraws After NBC Questions on Falsified Records"
"President Donald Trump's nominee for the No. 2 spot at the Federal Emergency Management Agency withdrew from consideration on Wednesday after NBC News raised questions about a federal investigation that found he had falsified government travel and timekeeping records when he served in the Bush administration in 2005."
Source: NBC News, 09/14/2017
California Sues The Trump Administration Over Fuel Ecomony Standards
"California sued the federal government Monday over the Trump administration’s decision to postpone indefinitely a decision by former President Barack Obama to dramatically increase the penalties for violating federal fuel economy standards."
Source: Sacramento Bee, 09/14/2017
"U.S. House Votes to Block Climate Rules, Using Critical Budget Bill"
"The House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to cut funding from key climate protection rules and rejected an attempt to save regional offices of the Environmental Protection Agency from being closed. But lawmakers voted against an amendment to cut $1.9 billion from the EPA's budget, which would have dealt a devastating blow to the beleaguered agency."
Source: InsideClimate News, 09/14/2017
"Trump Administration Halts Pollution Controls At Utah Plants"
"An appeals court granted a request Monday from President Donald Trump's administration to halt a plan for new pollution controls at Utah's oldest coal-fired power plants aimed at reducing haze near national parks."
Source: AP, 09/13/2017
"Top White House Official to Discuss Climate Change at U.N."
"Gary D. Cohn, the chief White House economic adviser, is convening senior climate and energy ministers from about a dozen nations in advance of next week’s United Nations General Assembly meeting, the White House confirmed Tuesday."
Source: NY Times, 09/13/2017
"EPA Chief Denies Icahn Influence In Biofuel Regulation"
"Investor Carl Icahn never wielded excessive influence on U.S. biofuels policy while acting as President Donald Trump’s adviser on regulation, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency said in a letter to a Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse."
Source: Reuters, 09/13/2017
"Government Watchdog To Launch Probe Into EPA’s Hiring Practices"
"A government watchdog agency has agreed to a request from Democratic senators to open an inquiry into whether the Environmental Protection Agency circumvented the Trump administration’s own ethics rules when hiring certain agency employees."
Source: Washington Post, 09/12/2017
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