"Gene-Edited Animals Face US Regulatory Crackdown"
"Last-minute proposal from Obama administration addresses CRISPR and other cutting-edge technologies."
Source: Nature, 01/20/2017
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"Trump’s EPA May ‘Review’ California’s Car Pollution Rules"
"It became clear Wednesday that far-reaching car pollution rules enforced by California and a handful of other states could be jeopardized if EPA nominee Scott Pruitt is confirmed by the Senate."
Source: Climate Central, 01/20/2017
"Rick Perry Regrets Call to Close Energy Department"
"Rick Perry, the former Texas governor and President-elect Donald J. Trump’s nominee as energy secretary, said in his Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday that he regretted having recommended the abolition of the Energy Department in the past."
Source: NY Times, 01/20/2017
Outgoing EPA Chief Reveals Fears Trump Will Halt Climate Action
"There is 'nervousness' among Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) staff that Donald Trump’s incoming administration will sideline science and reverse action on climate change, according to the agency’s outgoing administrator, Gina McCarthy."
Source: Guardian, 01/20/2017
"From Al Gore To Water Politics, Climate Change Heats Up Sundance"
"As former U.S. vice president Al Gore filmed the sequel to his environmental documentary last year, he did not expect to be dealing with a new president who has dismissed climate change as a hoax."
Source: Reuters, 01/19/2017
"In Davos, Xi Makes Case For Chinese Leadership Role"
"DAVOS, Switzerland — Chinese President Xi Jinping offered a vigorous defense of free trade at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday in a speech that underscored Beijing's desire to play a greater global role as the United States turns inward."
Source: Reuters, 01/19/2017
"Endangered Species Act: Get Ready For Big Changes, Says GOP"
"The Endangered Species Act may soon be, well, endangered."
Source: Christian Science Monitor, 01/19/2017
"Cabinet: Trump Will Tap Former Gov. Perdue For Top Agriculture Post"
"President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue (R) as Agriculture secretary, with an ann"ouncement planned for tomorrow morning."
Source: Greenwire, 01/19/2017
Trump EPA Pick Voices Doubts On Climate, Defends Oil Industry Funding
"President-elect Donald Trump's choice to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency expressed doubt about the science behind global climate change during a contentious Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday, but added he would be obliged for now to uphold the EPA's finding carbon dioxide poses a public danger."
Source: Reuters, 01/19/2017
Agriculture: "Trump's Last Vacant Cabinet Post"
"Three days before Donald Trump is to be inaugurated as America’s new president, just one Cabinet agency lacks a nominee to lead it: the Department of Agriculture."
Source: Atlantic, 01/18/2017
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