"The Trump Shutdown Is an Environmental Crisis"
"Overflowing trash cans are the least of the problems."
Source: New Republic, 01/22/2019
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Clean Water: "Critics Slam WOTUS Economics: 'In Theory, Pigs Could Fly'"
"The Trump administration's bid to restrict the Clean Water Act's reach over streams and wetlands is backed by an analysis showing the proposal wouldn't reduce environmental benefits when it comes to dredging and filling waterways."
Source: Greenwire, 01/22/2019
"Shutdown Leaves Communities Near Toxic Superfund Sites On Edge"
"About a week after the start of the partial government shutdown last month, Dawn Chapman and Karen Nickel emailed Environmental Protection Agency officials about what the lapse in funding meant for them and other residents of Bridgeton, Mo. who live near a nuclear waste dump."
Source: Washington Post, 01/21/2019
Reports: "Coal Ash Is Contaminating Groundwater In At Least 22 States"
"The clearest picture yet of coal ash contamination in the United States is emerging, with utilities reporting serious groundwater contamination in at least 22 states."
Source: InsideClimate News, 01/21/2019
"U.S. Military Report Warns Climate Change Threatens Key Bases"
"A new Pentagon report identifies significant risks from climate change at scores of military bases and says the Defense Department is taking protective measures against the looming threat."
Source: InsideClimate News, 01/21/2019
Climate Change Is Key Part of Understanding Migration, GAO Tells Trump
"U.S. diplomats used to receive guidance about climate change and migration. The Government Accountability Office is recommending the State Department bring it back."
Source: InsideClimate News, 01/21/2019
"National Parks: Superintendents Stay Mum During 'Blackout On News'"
"There's an easy reason to explain why National Park Service superintendents have suddenly gone mum: They're scared. That's according to former National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis."
Source: Greenwire, 01/21/2019
"U.S. Judge Blocks Atlantic Seismic Oil Permitting During Shutdown"
"A federal court judge on Friday ruled that the federal government cannot process seismic testing permits for offshore oil drilling during the ongoing government shutdown, dealing a blow Trump administration’s energy agenda."
Source: Reuters, 01/21/2019
"Legality of Drilling Permits Issued During Shutdown Challenged"
"The Trump administration’s decision to keep issuing oil drilling permits during the government shutdown is putting those authorizations in legal jeopardy, environmentalists argued in a filing Thursday."
Source: Bloomberg, 01/18/2019
State Department May Ask Trump To Scrap Another Obama Climate Order
"The U.S. State Department said in a report released by the investigative arm of Congress on Thursday it may recommend President Donald Trump revoke an Obama-era order directing federal agencies to consider climate change in international development programs."
Source: Reuters, 01/18/2019
