Laws & Regulations

"EPA: Pruitt Discloses Billionaire Defense Fund Donor"

"Former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has disclosed a single donor to his legal defense fund. Diane Hendricks of Beloit, Wis., gave $50,000 to Pruitt's fund, according to the last financial disclosure report filed by the ex-agency head, which EPA released today."

Source: E&E News PM, 12/07/2018

Manchin Faces Liberal Opposition in Bid to Be Energy Panel’s Top Dem

"During his first run for the Senate in 2010, Joe Manchin III, the Democrat from West Virginia, took aim — literally — at a climate change bill, shooting a bullet through it in a television ad. Now some Democrats are taking aim at Mr. Manchin, declaring him unfit to be the top Democrat on the committee that handles climate change."

Source: NY Times, 12/07/2018

"Senate Confirms Trump’s Controversial Energy Pick"

"The Senate confirmed President Trump’s pick for a key energy agency Thursday over Democrats' objections that he is too biased for the job. The 50-49 vote along party lines means Bernard McNamee, a Republican and former high-ranking political official at the Energy Department under Trump, can take his spot on the five-person Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)."

Source: The Hill, 12/07/2018

Trump Plans Rollback of Sage Grouse Protections to Spur Oil Exploration

"The Trump administration on Thursday published documents detailing its plan to roll back Obama-era protections for the vast habitat of the greater sage grouse, a chickenlike bird that roams across nearly 11 million acres in 10 oil-rich Western states."

Source: NY Times, 12/07/2018

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