"2 Federal Agencies Approve New Phosphate Mine In Idaho"
"Two federal agencies have approved a 2.4-mile-long open pit phosphate mine proposed by a Canadian company in southeastern Idaho."
Source: AP, 01/20/2017
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"Trump’s EPA May ‘Review’ California’s Car Pollution Rules"
"It became clear Wednesday that far-reaching car pollution rules enforced by California and a handful of other states could be jeopardized if EPA nominee Scott Pruitt is confirmed by the Senate."
Source: Climate Central, 01/20/2017
"Rick Perry Regrets Call to Close Energy Department"
"Rick Perry, the former Texas governor and President-elect Donald J. Trump’s nominee as energy secretary, said in his Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday that he regretted having recommended the abolition of the Energy Department in the past."
Source: NY Times, 01/20/2017
Outgoing EPA Chief Reveals Fears Trump Will Halt Climate Action
"There is 'nervousness' among Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) staff that Donald Trump’s incoming administration will sideline science and reverse action on climate change, according to the agency’s outgoing administrator, Gina McCarthy."
Source: Guardian, 01/20/2017
The Trump Administration and the Environment: A Reporter’s Primer
This mini-conference, sponsored by SEJ and New York University-DC, includes speakers Myron Ebell, the head of the Trump transition team for EPA; Scott Segal, a fossil fuels industry attorney for Bracewell; Bob Perciasepe, Center for Climate & Energy Solutions and former Obama and Clinton EPA appointee; and more, plus a panel of reporters who have covered Donald Trump and his appointees to head EPA and the Department of Energy. RSVP required. Can't be there in person? The event will be livestreamed (and archived).
The Trump Administration and the Environment: A Reporter’s Primer
Watch the videos of SEJ's February 4, 2017 mini-conference in Washington DC:
- Tracy Mehan lll, American Water Works Association
- Myron Ebell, Competitive Enterprise Institute
- Ed Maibach, George Mason University
- Scott Segal, Policy Resolution Group and Bracewell LLP
- Bob Perciasepe, Center for Climate & Energy Solutions
- Environmental advocates
- Journalists panel
Photo: Seth Borenstein, AP, with Ed Maibach, George Mason University. Courtesy of Dale Willman.
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Environmental History Conference
The American Society for Environmental History's annual meeting, hosted by the University of Illinois-Chicago, will feature more than 100 sessions discussing climate change, environmental justice, endangered species, public lands, energy policy, forestry management, natural disasters, and other topics.
"From Al Gore To Water Politics, Climate Change Heats Up Sundance"
"As former U.S. vice president Al Gore filmed the sequel to his environmental documentary last year, he did not expect to be dealing with a new president who has dismissed climate change as a hoax."
Source: Reuters, 01/19/2017
"The Tree That Shaped Human History"
"Over 2,000 years ago, an important tree had one of its branches removed on the order of Indian emperor Ashoka the Great. It was under this very tree that the Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment. Ashoka bestowed kingship on the branch, and planted it in a thick-rimmed solid gold vase."
Source: BBC News, 01/19/2017
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