Environmental Politics

"Shell Wants Biden to Reverse Methane Emissions Rollback"

"Royal Dutch Shell Plc will push for the reversal of President Donald Trump’s rollback of methane emissions rules and the introduction of carbon pricing when Joe Biden moves into the White House next year.

“Some of the regulatory rollbacks that we’ve seen under the current administration haven’t actually benefited our industry,” Shell U.S. President Gretchen Watkins said Tuesday on a webcast hosted by the Greater Houston Partnership.

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 11/11/2020

"Public Lands: Concern, Anger Grow Over Outdoor Act Implementation"

"The Interior Department yesterday submitted to Congress its lists of Land and Water Conservation Fund projects to be prioritized for fiscal 2021 — a week late and amid fierce backlash from members of both parties and environmental advocates."

Source: E&E News, 11/11/2020

"4th Circuit Freezes Key Mountain Valley Pipeline Approval"

"The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed yesterday to pause developers' use of a streamlined water permit for the Mountain Valley pipeline, dealing another setback for a multibillion-dollar project beset by years of delays and cost overruns."

Source: E&E News, 11/11/2020

Senate Would Boost Energy Spending, Level-Fund Environment Agencies

"Energy and environmental agencies avoided major cuts and most controversial policy riders in Senate spending bills released this morning. The Senate Appropriations Committee released its 12 annual government funding bills, without holding any markups, to serve as an opening bid in negotiations with the House."

Source: E&E News, 11/11/2020

Biden Transition Team For Environment Includes Former Obama Officials

"President-elect Joe Biden’s transition teams for the Environmental Protection Agency and Transportation Department will be run by several agency alumni who served under President Barack Obama and helped craft regulations like the Clean Power Plan and tougher fuel economy standards for vehicles."

Source: Reuters, 11/11/2020
November 13, 2020

Build Back Better: Scientific Advice and Integrity After the Trump Years

Columbia University's Earth Institute invites you to join host Andy Revkin and a stellar array of scientists, scholars and veterans of the federal scientific advisory process in a brainstorm on ways to build a damaged system back better and create more uniform standards for scientific integrity. Noon - 1:30 p.m. ET.

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"Biden Victory to Boost DOJ’s Environmental Agenda, Enforcement"

"The Justice Department’s environment division is poised to ramp up pollution policing and sideline Trump-era policies when President-elect Joe Biden takes office in January—joining agencies across the executive branch in making a sharp turn to the left."

Source: Bloomberg, 11/10/2020

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