Laws & Regulations

"E.P.A. to Roll Back Regulations on Methane, a Potent Greenhouse Gas"

"The Trump administration is set to announce on Thursday that it intends to sharply curtail the regulation of methane emissions, a major contributor to climate change, according to an industry official with knowledge of the plan."

Source: NY Times, 08/29/2019

More Than 40 Wild Burros Slaughtered In Southern California Desert

"More than 40 wild burros have been found shot and killed along the Interstate 15 near the Nevada state line, Federal officials said on Friday, and they’ve offered a reward of up to $18,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible."

Source: LA Times, 08/28/2019

"Trump Pushes To Allow New Logging In Alaska’s Tongass National Forest"

"President Trump has instructed Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to exempt Alaska’s 16.7-million-acre Tongass National Forest from logging restrictions imposed nearly 20 years ago, according to three people briefed on the issue, after privately discussing the matter with the state’s governor aboard Air Force One."

Source: Washington Post, 08/28/2019

Conservation Body CITES Agrees To Protect 18 Species Of Sharks And Rays

"Countries have agreed to protect more than a dozen shark species at risk of extinction, in a move aimed at conserving some of the ocean’s most awe-inspiring creatures who have themselves become prey to commercial fishing and the Chinese appetite for shark fin soup."

Source: AP, 08/27/2019

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