"Can The EPA Enforce The Chesapeake Bay’s ‘Pollution Diet’?"
"Is the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load and its cleanup deadline enforceable? The answer is complicated."
Source: Bay Journal, 01/15/2020
Laws & Regulations
"Rail: Feds Warn Of 'Catastrophic' Blasts From Trump LNG Rule"
"The National Transportation Safety Board has urged the Trump administration not to allow shipments of liquefied natural gas by rail, citing the risk of "catastrophic" fires and explosions."
Source: EnergyWire, 01/15/2020
Emails Show Trump Official Helping Former Chemical Industry Colleagues
"A lobbyist turned senior Agriculture Department official repeatedly shared information with her former industry on policy and enforcement. “It’s highly inappropriate conduct,” said one ethics expert."
Source: ProPublica/Guardian, 01/15/2020
The Journalism Student Who Went Down a Rabbit Hole and Came Up a Mine Shaft
A young journalist looking for a quick report found himself instead on a five-month odyssey to cover the hidden dangers of abandoned mining sites in the Southwest — then picked up a Society of Environmental Journalists’ student award in the aftermath. How this student’s persistence paid off, in the latest EJ Academy.
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Migratory Bird Bill Headlines House Panel's First 2020 Markup
"Wildlife groups and industry are closely watching fast-moving legislation slated for markup Wednesday that would amend a landmark law to protect migratory birds."
Source: E&E Daily, 01/14/2020
"Minnesota Court Rejects Three Polymet Permits, Sends Them Back To DNR"
"Plans to build Minnesota’s first copper-nickel mine suffered a major setback Monday when the state Court of Appeals reversed three permits issued to PolyMet Mining Corp. and kicked them back to state regulators for additional review."
Source: Minneapolis Star-Tribune, 01/14/2020
"Energy Department Agrees To Release Ukraine-Related Documents"
"The Department of Energy will begin producing documents related to Ukraine by January 28 following an agreement with watchdog group American Oversight, according to a joint filing in a Washington, DC, federal court Monday."
Source: CNN, 01/14/2020
"Who Controls Trump’s Environmental Policy?"
"Among 20 of the most powerful people in government environment jobs, most have ties to the fossil fuel industry or have fought against the regulations they now are supposed to enforce."
Source: NY Times, 01/14/2020
"The War on the War on Cancer"
"Trump’s Gutting of Toxics Regulations Will Mean Higher Profits for Polluters and Higher Cancer Rates for the American People".
Source: The Intercept, 01/14/2020
Emails Reveal DOJ Working Closely with Oil Industry Against Climate Suits
"DOJ attorneys describe working with industry lawyers as a ‘team,’ raising questions about whether government was representing the American people."
Source: InsideClimate News, 01/14/2020
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