"Musk Made A Fortune On Climate Credits. Trump Is Targeting Them."
"The president-elect has asked Elon Musk to wage war on regulations — some of which helped make Tesla the world’s most valuable automaker."
Source: E&E News, 01/16/2025
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Trump’s Energy Secretary Pick Rejects Linking Climate Change And Wildfires
"Oil executive Chris Wright, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Energy Department, has argued that climate change has not fueled more frequent and severe wildfires — a claim at odds with the scientific consensus."
Source: Washington Post, 01/16/2025GOPers Eye Reconciliation Bill For Oil And Gas Leasing, Mining Mandates
"House Republicans are eying a process called reconciliation to boost oil and gas drilling, and approve specific mining projects, which would only require a simple majority for passage."
Source: The Hill, 01/16/2025For LA Water Issues, Misinformation Spreads Nearly As Fast As Wildfires
"A billionaire couple was accused of withholding water that could help stop Los Angeles’ massive wildfires. Democratic leadership was blamed for fire hydrants running dry and for an empty reservoir. Firefighters were criticized for allegedly using “women’s handbags” to fight the fires. Those are just a few of the false or misleading claims that have emerged amid general criticism about California’s water management sparked by the fierce Los Angeles fires."
Source: AP, 01/16/2025"California Abandons Diesel Truck Ban And Other Clean-Air Rules Before Trump"
"California has decided to abandon its groundbreaking regulations phasing out diesel trucks and requiring cleaner locomotives because the incoming Trump administration is unlikely to allow the state to implement them."
Source: CalMatters, 01/15/2025"DC Sues Federal Government Over Pollution In Anacostia River"
"The District of Columbia on Friday filed a lawsuit against the federal government over pollution in the Anacostia River, arguing it has inflicted “catastrophic harm” on the mostly poor and minority communities living along the urban waterway."
Source: AP, 01/15/2025"An Inauguration Watch Party Aimed at Celebrating Fossil Fuels"
"Harold G. Hamm, the billionaire oil and gas executive who helped bankroll Donald J. Trump’s campaign and stands to profit from his energy policies, is hosting an exclusive fossil fuel industry celebration on Inauguration Day."
Source: NYTimes, 01/14/2025"News Outlets Batten Down the Hatches for Trump’s Return"
"Media organizations are taking unusual steps to prepare for what they fear will be a legal and political onslaught from the new administration."
Source: NYTimes, 01/14/2025"This Group Says Natural Gas Bans Hurt Minorities. It Has Gas Industry Ties."
"The Energy Poverty Awareness Center, which fought climate legislation in Maryland, has ties to a group that is partly funded by oil and gas companies."
Source: Washington Post, 01/14/2025"States Are Preparing To Help Or Thwart Trump’s Second-Term Plans"
"Many Republican state officials are aligning with Trump’s policies by pledging to help him crack down on illegal immigration, for example. Some Democratic state officials are mounting a resistance movement, looking for ways to shield their states from potential federal policies restricting abortion and transgender rights, among other things."
Source: AP, 01/14/2025Right Wing Fans Misinformation As Firefighters Battle Los Angeles Blazes
"As Los Angeles firefighters battle ongoing blazes, prominent rightwing figures are spreading bigoted criticism of the response and lies about who is to blame, including that the fire is raging because of diversity within the fire department."
Source: Guardian, 01/14/2025"Trump Revives Threats To Withhold Disaster Aid For Political Foes"
"The deadly Los Angeles area wildfires were turned into a political conflagration on Wednesday as President-elect Donald Trump rekindled past threats to withhold disaster aid to Democratic opponents in California."
Source: E&E News, 01/13/2025"Trump Announces Environmental Advisory Group Led By His Former Consultant"
"President-elect Trump said he will create an environmental advisory group lead by his former environmental consultant."
Source: The Hill, 01/13/2025"Tycoon’s Wild Plan For US Data Centers Ignores Grid Reality"
"President-elect Donald Trump’s breezy rollout this week of a Dubai real estate developer’s $20 billion pledge shows the chasm between tech’s bold aspirations and electricity supplies."
Source: E&E News, 01/13/2025"Threatened And Endangered Parks: National Parks And The Mines Next Door"
"As far as the Biden administration is concerned, a proposed Alaska mining road through a U.S. national park and adjacent federal land is kaput. Rejected. Case closed."
Source: National Parks Traveler, 01/13/2025
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