"Rising Tides Are Coming For Lee Zeldin’s Hometown"
"President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead EPA lives in an area at high risk for flooding that gets federal support for climate mitigation."
Source: E&E News, 12/20/2024
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Groups Sue TCEQ For Allowing SpaceX To Discharge Water Without A Permit
"Rio Grande Valley groups are suing the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, accusing the agency of bypassing state regulations by allowing SpaceX to temporarily discharge industrial water at its South Texas launch site without a proper permit."
Source: Texas Tribune, 12/19/2024"Trump Tariff Plan Threatens To Drive Up Gas Prices"
"Trump said late last month that on his first day in office, he would place 25 percent tariffs on all Canadian and Mexican goods. The two countries are the leading sources of U.S. oil imports — and if he implements the tariffs, analysts say the action could result in higher gasoline prices."
Source: The Hill, 12/18/2024"Biden Moves To Stall Gas Export Projects That Trump Promises To Boost"
"The Biden administration on Tuesday released a long-awaited analysis of the dangers that liquefied natural gas exports pose to the environment and the economy, raising a potential hurdle to a central part of President-elect Donald Trump’s energy agenda."
Source: Washington Post, 12/18/2024Some In Seafood Industry See Trump As Friend, But Tariffs Could Raise Prices
"The incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump is likely to bring big changes for one of the oldest sectors of the U.S. economy — seafood — and some in the industry believe the returning president will be more responsive to its needs."
Source: AP, 12/18/2024"Trump Sues Des Moines Register, Pollster For ‘Election Interference’"
"President-elect Donald Trump sued the Des Moines Register and its pollster for “brazen election interference” in publishing a survey the weekend before the election that showed Democrat Kamala Harris with a surprising lead of three percentage points in the state."
Source: AP, 12/18/2024Anxious Scientists Brace For Trump’s Climate Denialism: ‘Target On Our Backs’
"As the world’s largest gathering of Earth and space scientists swarmed a Washington venue last week, the packed halls have been permeated by an air of anxiety and even dread over a new Donald Trump presidency that might worsen what has been a bruising few years for science."
Source: Guardian, 12/17/2024Emboldened by ABC Settlement, Trump Threatens More Lawsuits Against Media
"President-elect Donald Trump had not been terribly successful in suing media organizations until this weekend when ABC News agreed to settle a closely-watched defamation case he brought against the network to the tune of $16 million. Now, Trump is expanding his threats of legal action against the news media as he prepares to move back into the White House, stating he wants to “straighten out the press.”"
Source: CNN, 12/17/2024"Huffman Wins Key Vote To Succeed Grijalva Atop Natural Resources Democrats"
"Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) won a Democratic Steering and Policy Committee vote Monday to succeed Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) as the top Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee, advancing him to a full vote of the Democratic caucus."
Source: The Hill, 12/17/2024"Trump’s Choice to Run Energy Says Fossil Fuels Are Virtuous"
"Chris Wright, Donald Trump’s pick for energy secretary, says oil, gas and coal are key to solving global poverty. Some call that misleading."
Source: NYTimes, 12/16/2024"Pipeline Opponents Receive Cease And Desist Letters From Summit"
"Several opponents of the proposed Summit Carbon Solutions carbon sequestration pipeline have received letters on behalf of the company threatening lawsuits over perceived defamation, an environmental group representative said."
Source: Iowa Capital Dispatch, 12/16/2024"Trump’s CDC Pick Wouldn’t Let Go Of False Theory Vaccines Cause Autism"
"Dave Weldon’s long record of promoting the disproven link between vaccines and autism raises concerns among some public health experts about his ability to run the CDC."
Source: Washington Post, 12/16/2024"Members Of Congress Question Oz’s Credentials For CMS Post"
"On Tuesday, top Democrats, including Sens. Elizabeth Warren (Massachusetts), Dick Durbin (Illinois) and Ben Cardin (Maryland), sent Mehmet Oz a letter asking whether he was qualified for the job Trump has said he’ll nominate him for — running two of the federal government’s largest health-care programs as director of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services."
Source: Washington Post, 12/16/2024"Industrial And Business Groups Send Trump A Deregulatory Wish List"
"More than a hundred industrial trade groups and chambers of commerce are urging President-elect Donald Trump to weaken or eliminate numerous Biden administration regulations on energy, air pollution, recycling, worker heat protections, consumer safeguards and corporate financing, claiming that the rules are “strangling” the nation’s economy."
Source: LA Times, 12/16/2024"‘Bioweapons’ And Cover-Ups: The Untruths Behind RFK Jr.’s Disease Claims"
"Kennedy has spread misinformation about the deadliest and most debilitating diseases of the modern era."
Source: E&E News, 12/13/2024
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