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"Green New Deal: Group Tied To Shadowy Network Created $93T Estimate"

"What's in a number? When it comes to the $93 trillion estimate for the Green New Deal, created by its critics, the answer is found in a network of interlinked groups: a think tank, its political arm and a super political action committee. Add a web of secret donors, and eager lawmakers, and you have the blurry outlines of an echo chamber that propels an unverified claim into the orbit of Washington politics."

Source: ClimateWire, 04/02/2019

"Where EPA Saw No Data, Trout Unlimited Crunched The Numbers"

"A new analysis from Trout Unlimited shows the U.S. Geological Survey underestimates the number of streams nationwide that flow only following rain."

Source: Greenwire, 04/02/2019

"Massive Disaster Relief Bill Stalls In Senate Over Puerto Rico Dispute"

"A massive emergency aid bill for victims of hurricanes, wildfires, flooding and other natural disasters was defeated in the Senate on Monday amid a fight between Democrats and President Trump over relief for Puerto Rico."

Source: Washington Post, 04/02/2019

"ACLU Sues South Dakota Over Pipeline Protest Legislation"

"The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of South Dakota has sued the state over a series of new laws critics say violate the First Amendment rights of anti-pipeline activists."

Source: The Hill, 04/01/2019

Dem Asks For Probe Into Bernhardt's Role In Halting Species Report

"A Democratic lawmaker has asked the Interior Department's watchdog to look into reports that President Trump's nominee to lead the agency directly intervened to stop the release of a study linking the effects of two chemicals on endangered species."

Source: The Hill, 04/01/2019

Trump Signs Permit For Construction Of Embattled Keystone XL Pipeline

"President Trump signed a new order Friday granting permission for the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, marking the White House’s latest effort to jump-start one of the most controversial infrastructure proposals in recent U.S. history."

Source: Washington Post, 04/01/2019

Judge Overturns Trump’s Order to Open Arctic Waters to Oil Drilling

"In a major legal blow to President Trump’s push to expand offshore oil and gas development, a federal judge ruled that an executive order by Mr. Trump that lifted an Obama-era ban on oil and gas drilling in the Arctic Ocean and parts of the North Atlantic coast was unlawful."

Source: NY Times, 04/01/2019

"U.S. Approved Secret Nuclear Power Work For Saudi Arabia"

"U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry has approved six secret authorizations by companies to sell nuclear power technology and assistance to Saudi Arabia, according to a copy of a document seen by Reuters on Wednesday."

Source: Reuters, 03/29/2019

"Climate Change and the Death of the Small Farm"

"The catastrophic flooding in the Midwest is forcing more farmers to consider a stark choice: quit or consolidate."

Source: New Republic, 03/29/2019

Sen. Wyden Assails Bernhardt’s Ethics at Interior Confirmation Hearing

"President Trump’s choice to lead the Interior Department, David Bernhardt, a former oil lobbyist who has been accused of conflicts of interest, faced questioning Thursday from senators who must decide whether he is the right person to oversee some 500 million acres of public land and vast coastal waters."

Source: NY Times, 03/29/2019

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