Trump Admin Slashes Critical Habitat For Northern Spotted Owl
"The Trump administration has cut designated critical habitat for the northern spotted owl by millions of acres in Oregon, Washington and California."
Source: OPB, 01/14/2021
Search results
"Climate: Trump EPA Aims To Tie Biden's Hands With Rulemaking Surprise"
"EPA has finalized a rule that leaves untouched an Obama-era requirement that new coal plants partially capture their carbon dioxide emissions — walking away from its proposal more than two years ago to scrap that mandate in favor of laxer standards."
Source: E&E News, 01/13/2021
"Sage Grouse Review Done, But Scant Time For Trump’s Changes"
"The Trump administration has completed a review of plans to ease protections for a struggling bird species in seven states in the U.S. West, but there’s little time to put the relaxed rules for industry into action before President-elect Joe Biden takes office."
Source: AP, 01/13/2021
"A Late Burst of Climate Denial Extends the Era of Trump Disinformation"
"Two Trump administration officials have been reassigned over the posting of debunked papers, with the imprimatur of the White House, that questioned the scientific consensus on climate change."
Source: NYTimes, 01/13/2021
"Capitol Attackers Have Long Threatened Violence In Rural American West"
"When the full story of the 6 January storming of the US Capitol building is told, historians will have to make sense of what might seem an odd footnote. The two most prominent rightwing militia groups that participated in the mob onslaught on Congress – the Three Percenters, based in Idaho, and the Oath Keepers, based in Nevada – cut their teeth in obscure corners of the American west, where for close to a decade they have threatened violence against federal employees and institutions that steward the nation’s public lands."
Source: Guardian, 01/13/2021
Someone Wrote ‘Trump’ On A Manatee. Feds, Florida Are Investigating
"Federal and state wildlife officials are investigating who wrote the name “Trump” on the back of a manatee that was spotted in a popular wintering spot for the threatened creatures.
The agencies don’t think the manatee was hurt — the letters appear to have been formed by scraping away algae that often coats the backs of the slow-moving mammals — but the prank appears to be a clear violation of laws against harassing them.
Source: Miami Herald, 01/12/2021
"Trump Environmental Record Marked by Big Losses, Undecided Cases"
"In October 2017, President Donald Trump’s critics were celebrating. They’d won their latest fight against the new administration’s industry-friendly environmental agenda, and were confident in racking up more victories. ...Fast forward to 2021, and the story of the Trump team’s legal scorecard is more complicated, showing a mixed record of success, failure, and unresolved cases."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 01/11/2021
"Oil Companies Stockpile Drilling Permits, Challenging Biden On Climate"
"In the closing months of the Trump administration, energy companies stockpiled enough drilling permits for western public lands to keep pumping oil for years and undercut President-elect Joe Biden’s plans to curb new drilling because of climate change, according to public records and industry analysts."
Source: AP, 01/11/2021
"Trump Moves To Loosen Mining Regulations, Approve Projects As He Exits"
"Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is moving to loosen mining regulations and green light new mineral projects before leaving office this month, with successor Joe Biden unable to reverse some of the changes."
Source: Reuters, 01/11/2021
"EPA Chief To Visit Costa Rica As Administration Winds Down"
"Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler is headed to Costa Rica for an official visit less than two weeks before the end of the Trump administration."
Source: Rollcall, 01/08/2021
Advertisement 
