"Inside the Trump Administration’s Regulatory Rollback at the EPA"
"Betsy Southerland knew something was wrong the moment she walked into her office at the Environmental Protection Agency."
Source: ProPublica, 12/19/2017
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EPA Offers No-Bid Media Contract; Zinke Reprimands Official on Climate Tweet, CDC Bans Phrases and More
The CDC has apparently banned seven politically incorrect words and phrases, including “science-based," from budget documents. And a no-bid media contract for the EPA may include opposition research on agency employees. That, plus a climate tweet reprimand and more, in the latest edition of WatchDog.
Potential Conflicts Spotlight Concerns Over Trump Appointments
As President Trump continues to fill environment and energy leadership positions in 2018, one source of stories will be potential conflicts of interest for appointed regulators and agency leaders. This week's TipSheet runs down more than 20 key appointments to watch at EPA, Interior, Ag, Energy and more.
What Oil Drilling Looks Like in the Arctic Refuge, 30 Years Later
"These satellite images of a small part of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge show the site of what, so far, is the only oil well ever drilled in the refuge, an exploratory well known as KIC-1 that was completed in the mid-1980s. The well was plugged and abandoned, and the drilling equipment and a special timber pad it sat on have long since been removed."
Source: NY Times, 12/18/2017
"How a Wayward Arctic Current Could Cool the Climate in Europe"
"The Beaufort Gyre, a key Arctic Ocean current, is acting strangely. Scientists say it may be on the verge of discharging a huge amount of ice and cold freshwater that could kick off a period of lower temperatures in northern Europe."
Source: YaleE360, 12/18/2017
"The Taking"
"The federal government’s boldest land grab in a generation produced the first border wall — and a trail of abuse, mistakes and unfairness."
Source: ProPublica/Texas Tribune, 12/18/2017
"For Alaskan Coastal Village Residents, Erosion Hits Home"
"Melting permafrost and major storms are eating away at the coastal Alaskan village of Newtok. Residents are desperate to move, but the U.S. has no climate change relocation plan that could help them."
Source: NPR, 12/18/2017
"Coal: 'Cash for Cronies.' Past GOP Regulators Oppose Perry Plan"
"A string of former Republicans who served on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission have emerged as some of the most vocal critics of the Trump administration's plan to subsidize coal and nuclear power units."
Source: ClimateWire, 12/18/2017
Final Permit For Disputed Michigan Mine Gets Accepted. Tribe Digs In.
"As a massive open pit mine inches forward, Menominee tribe looks to legal remedies".
Source: EHN, 12/18/2017
"EPA: Climate Science Debate 'On Hold' After White House Meeting"
"The effort by U.S. EPA to publicly debate mainstream climate science is on ice."
Source: ClimateWire, 12/18/2017
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