"Temporary EPA Chief Could Keep Gig for Years Without Senate Vote"
"President Donald Trump’s temporary replacement for embattled former EPA chief Scott Pruitt may not be so temporary after all."
Source: Bloomberg, 07/17/2018
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U.S. Sets Gulf Of Mexico Oil, Gas Lease Sale Despite Lackluster Demand
"The U.S. Department of the Interior said on Thursday it would hold a record-sized auction for oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico next month, in an attempt to spark interest in offshore drilling months after a similar sale received a weak response from energy companies."
Source: Reuters, 07/16/2018
"EPA Scraps Detailed Plan To Force Us Refiners To Blend More Biofuels"
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ditched a detailed plan that would have forced refiners to blend more biofuels into their gasoline and diesel in 2019 to compensate for volumes likely to be exempted under the agency’s small refinery hardship waiver program, according to newly released EPA documents."
Source: Reuters, 07/12/2018
He Sues to Discredit Climate Scientists. Now He’s Being Sued by His Allies
"David Schnare’s conservative legal group seeks to expose science fraud. But it appears to be imploding amid allegations of financial mismanagement, attempted extortion and faked documents."
Source: NY Times, 07/12/2018
"House Republicans Vote To Gut Lauded Law That Saved America’s Fisheries"
"House Republicans on Wednesday voted to weaken a much-praised 1976 law that helped revive the commercial fishing industry in the United States and bring its fisheries back from the brink of collapse."
Source: HuffPost, 07/12/2018
Wheeler Tells EPA Employees, ‘You Can’t Lead Unless You Listen.’"
"Acting Environmental Protection Agency administrator Andrew Wheeler told agency employees Wednesday that he would value their input even as he would seek to advance President Trump’s agenda, saying, “When it comes to leadership, you can’t lead unless you listen.”
Source: Washington Post, 07/12/2018
"Russian Mining Firm Puts Trump's Face On Its Asbestos Products"
"As US officials decide against banning product, producer Uralasbest puts Trump ‘seal of approval’ on pallets".
Source: Guardian, 07/11/2018
Trump Pardons Oregon Ranchers Whose Case Sparked Bundy Takeover Of Refuge
"President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned two eastern Oregon ranchers serving time in federal prison for setting fire to public land in a case that inflamed their supporters and gave rise to the armed takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge."
Source: Portland Oregonian, 07/11/2018
GOP Congressman Has Begun a Huge Fight Over a Key Environmental Law
"A linchpin environmental law is now being scrutinized by the Trump administration and could be targeted for reforms. The National Environmental Policy Act, commonly referred to as NEPA, dictates the environmental planning process for federal agencies. Any changes to the NEPA process could have far-reaching impacts on the vast public lands and infrastructure of the West."
Source: High Country News, 07/11/2018
"Brett Kavanaugh Will Mean Challenging Times For Environmental Laws"
"“I call him Lord Voldemort,” conservation lawyer Bill Snape said about Kavanaugh. "
Source: BuzzFeed News, 07/10/2018
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