"Another FERC Commissioner Announces Departure"
"Federal Energy Regulatory Commissioner (FERC) Colette Honorable said Friday she will leave the board when her term expires in June."
Source: The Hill, 05/01/2017
Laws & Regulations
"U.S. Appeals Court Grants Trump Request On Climate Regulations Case"
"A U.S. appeals court on Friday granted a Trump administration request to put on hold a legal challenge by industry and a group of states to former President Barack Obama's regulations aimed at curbing greenhouse emissions mainly from coal-fired power plants, rules that the Republican president is moving to undo.
Source: Reuters, 05/01/2017
Offshore Drilling: Trump Lifts Obama Ban As Greens Vow Legal Assault
"President Trump signed an executive order [Friday] that reverses a ban on drilling in much of the Arctic and ensures a legal fight over an obscure provision of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act."
Source: Greenwire, 05/01/2017
"Huge Climate March Crowds Protest Trump's Anti-Environment Actions"
"It might not be the largest crowd ever assembled on the National Mall, or the hottest spring day ever recorded in the nation's capital, but the heat was oppressive enough, and the People's Climate March impressive enough in scale to send a message."
Source: InsideClimate News, 05/01/2017
Reporters Look Under Regulatory Hood at Dallas Workshop
SEJers heard from top experts in environmental law and the science of communicating to news consumers, as well as receiving training in FOIA, databases and key digital storytelling tools at a four-day workshop in Dallas, held alongside Earth Day Texas. Get the highlights in our report from the late April gathering.
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"Pruitt Pulls Out of GOP Fundraiser After Ethics Complaint"
"Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt, facing a complaint that he had violated the law restricting political activity by federal officials, will not attend an Oklahoma GOP fundraising gala where he was slated to be keynote speaker, an administration official told InsideClimate News on Thursday."
Source: InsideClimate News, 04/28/2017
"Why Does Trump Want to Pull Plug on the Cleanup of the Chesapeake?"
"The decades-long federal program to clean up Chesapeake Bay is showing signs of success and is supported by politicians of both parties. So why is the Trump administration seeking to eliminate funding for it?"
Source: YaleE360, 04/28/2017
"Court Delays EPA Mercury Rule Case While Trump Reviews"
"A federal court delayed its case Thursday regarding a major Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) air pollution rule."
Source: The Hill, 04/28/2017
EPA Plans To Repeal, Replace Programs To Prevent Childhood Lead Exposure
"Environmental advocates are bracing for potentially 'catastrophic' changes to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulations that protect children from dangerous lead exposure across the country. Advocates say if the agency moves forward with its plans to repeal or replace programs that regulate hazardous lead levels, lead poisoning prevention efforts would be set back decades."
Source: Think Progress, 04/28/2017
"Judge Says Exxon Owes $19.95 Million For Texas Refinery Pollution"
"A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that ExxonMobil Corp should pay a $19.95 million penalty for pollution from its Baytown, Texas, refining and chemical plant complex between 2005 and 2013."
Source: Reuters, 04/27/2017
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