"Senate Sends $36.5 Billion Disaster Relief Bill To Trump's Desk"
"The Senate easily cleared a disaster relief bill on Tuesday, sending the legislation to President Trump's desk."
Source: The Hill, 10/25/2017
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Trump To Auction Off A Vast Swath Of Gulf Of Mexico To Oil Companies
"The Trump administration made history Tuesday in proposing that nearly 77 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico be made available for companies wanting to purchase federal oil and gas leases — the largest offering ever in the United States."
Source: Washington Post, 10/25/2017
"EPA Press Office Tips Toward Hostility Under Pruitt"
"The Environmental Protection Agency’s press office has launched personal attacks on reporters, reflecting Trump’s campaign style."
Source: InsideClimate News, 10/25/2017
Small Montana Firm Lands Biggest Contract To Restore Puerto Rico Power
"For the sprawling effort to restore Puerto Rico’s crippled electrical grid, the territory’s state-owned utility has turned to a two-year-old company from Montana that had just two full-time employees on the day Hurricane Maria made landfall."
Source: Washington Post, 10/25/2017
"Regulations: Mum's The Word About EPA's Rule-Cutting Task Force"
"Eight months after President Trump established regulatory reform task forces at agencies, the U.S. EPA panel's work is still shrouded in secrecy."
Source: Greenwire, 10/24/2017
‘Let Us Do Our Job’: Anger Over EPA’s Apparent Muzzling Of Scientists
"The Trump administration’s decision to prevent government scientists from presenting climate change-related research at a conference in Rhode Island on Monday gave the event a suddenly high profile, with protesters outside, media inside and angry lawmakers and academics criticizing the move."
Source: Washington Post, 10/24/2017
"U.S. Companies Act On Climate Despite Trump: Survey"
"U.S. companies are still among the most ambitious in setting targets to combat global warming despite President Donald Trump’s plans to quit the 195-nation Paris climate agreement, a 2017 survey showed on Tuesday."
Source: Reuters, 10/24/2017
"As Dams Burst, Trump Seeks To Gut Key Safety Regime"
Climate change has undermined the risk calculations for dams. President Obama had a program to make dams more resilient, but President Trump plans to do away with this key dam safety program.
Source: Greenwire, 10/24/2017
"Congressional Auditor Urges Action to Address Climate Change"
"Fires, floods and hurricanes are already costing the federal government tens of billions of dollars a year and climate change will drive those costs ever higher in coming years, a new federal study warns. The report by the Government Accountability Office, Congress’s auditing arm, urges the Trump administration to take climate change risks seriously and begin formulating a response."
Source: NY Times, 10/24/2017
"Is Congress About To Wreck America's Natural Treasures?"
"The Antiquities Act has been used to preserve some of the most beloved US lands and landmarks but it is facing assault from Trump and Congress"
Source: Guardian, 10/23/2017
