"The U.S. Is Not Ready to Clean Up an Arctic Oil Spill"
"The United States is not ready to clean up an oil spill in the Arctic, the head of the Coast Guard said yesterday."
Source: ClimateWire, 07/24/2017
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Lawmakers Want Override Of Christie Veto Of Oil Train Transparency Bill
"The Assembly speaker said Wednesday he will push to override Gov. Chris Christie's conditional veto last week of a bill that would have provided the public and first responders with more information about trains hauling volatile crude oil through communities in New Jersey."
Source: Bergen Record, 07/24/2017
Maryland Warns EPA It Will Sue For Failure To Enforce Clean Air Law
"The Hogan administration notified the federal Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday that it plans to file a lawsuit alleging the agency has failed to act against states whose smokestack emissions pollute Maryland’s air."
Source: Baltimore Sun, 07/24/2017
"Trump Administration Cancels Hundreds Of Obama-Era Regulations"
"The White House has frozen or withdrawn hundreds of planned rules, a move aimed at bolstering the economy but that scraps proposed protections for workers and the environment."
"The White House’s Office of Management and Budget detailed Thursday how it would jettison hundreds of existing or planned regulations as part of its larger push to ease federal restrictions on the private sector, upending federal policies on labor, the environment and public health.
Source: Washington Post, 07/24/2017
Rick Perry: "Dancing with Denial"
"Rick Perry has danced his way back into the climate denial camp. At his Senate confirmation hearing earlier this year, the secretary of energy admitted that the climate is changing and that 'some of it is caused by man-made activity.'"
Source: Texas Observer, 07/24/2017
"The Quieter Monument Battles To Watch"
"After receiving nearly 1.5 million public comments, the Department of the Interior’s national monuments review enters its final month. Meanwhile, Secretary Ryan Zinke continues to visit sites under review."
Source: High Country News, 07/24/2017
"Fukushima Disaster: Robot Finds Possible Melted Nuclear Fuel"
"An underwater robot has captured what is believed to be the first images of melted nuclear fuel deposits inside Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, its operator Tepco says."
Source: BBC News, 07/24/2017
"Trump To Tap Coal Lobbyist, Industry Attorney For Top EPA Posts"
"President Trump is expected to nominate a coal lobbyist and an energy industry attorney for a pair of key posts at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)."
Source: The Hill, 07/24/2017
Interior Nominee, Set For Confirmation Vote Today, Accused Of Conflict
"David Bernhardt, President Trump’s nominee for deputy interior secretary, has been described as 'an excellent choice' by supporters and 'a walking conflict of interest' by opponents. The full Senate is set to vote on his nomination Monday.
Bernhardt wouldn’t be new to the Interior Department. He served under President George W. Bush as solicitor, the third-ranking position at the department, and as a legal officer. But more recently, he worked for a lobbying firm representing energy interests and a water district.
Source: Washington Post, 07/24/2017
"Climate Change Is Killing Us Right Now"
"The most obvious effect of global warming is not a doomsday scenario. Extreme heat is happening today, and wreaking havoc on vulnerable bodies."
Source: New Republic, 07/21/2017
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