"Can Donald Trump Dismantle the EPA? It’s Been Tried Before."
"In Trump’s potential cabinet picks, echoes of a Reagan-era wave of environmental deregulation."
Source: Undark, 11/14/2016
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"Meet Trump's Cabinet-In-Waiting"
"President-elect Donald Trump does not have the traditional cadre of Washington insiders and donors to build out his Cabinet, but his transition team has spent the past several months quietly building a short list of industry titans and conservative activists who could comprise one of the more eclectic and controversial presidential Cabinets in modern history."
Source: Politico, 11/10/2016
Will a New Broom Sweep Enviro-Energy Policy Clean? Tracking the Trump To-Do List
In the wake of Donald Trump’s presidential upset, U.S. environmental and energy policy may undergo dramatic change. SEJournal Online has prepared a reporter’s watchlist of 12 stories with local angles and broad impact, ranging from fossil fuels to renewables, clean air to clean water, and infrastructure to public lands. Read on.
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What Trump EPA Will Look Like With Climate Skeptic Ebell at the Helm
"When the pope wrote in an encyclical last year that the Earth is “among the most abandoned and maltreated of the poor,” Myron Ebell immediately saw that as an opportunity to attack."
Source: Newsweek, 11/09/2016
Beyond Fracking — Covering Injection Wells in Your State
When dangerous liquid wastes are pumped into deep wells, it's the Safe Drinking Water Act's Underground Injection Control program that aims to keep the practice safe. But does it work? Our weekly TipSheet looks beyond fracking to other kinds of injection wells, and shows how you can track stories on the practice in your state.
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Dakota Pipeline Protesters Set For 'Last Stand' On Banks Of Missouri R
"Native American protesters are preparing to take a 'last stand' against the Dakota Access pipeline after police raided their camps and arrested hundreds, paving the way for construction of the final stretch of the controversial oil project."
Source: Guardian, 11/01/2016
Environment Is on the Ballot in Election 2016
While issues like climate change have gained little traction in the presidential race, environmental topics are playing a clearer role in some congressional contests, as well in statehouse and local elections. At the same time, a number of controversial ballot initiatives are tackling environmental topics ranging from plastic bag bans to solar energy. Get info and resources in our Election 2016 Issue Backgrounder.
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Following UN Morocco Climate Meeting from Home
The Paris Agreement took effect Nov 4, followed by the start of the United Nations meeting on climate change this week in Marrakesh. Can't go in person, but still want to track the critical issues at stake? TipSheet offers a guide on how to report Marrakesh from home.
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"U.S. Prosecutors Regroup For Second Trial In Oregon Occupation"
"U.S. prosecutors on Friday regrouped to strategize for their next trial of armed militants who occupied a wildlife center in Oregon the day after seven others at a related trial were surprisingly acquitted of all charges."
Source: Reuters, 10/31/2016
"All Seven Defendants Found Not Guilty In Refuge Occupation Trial"
"Ammon and Ryan Bundy have been found not guilty of conspiracy. Their five co-defendants Jeff Banta, Shawna Cox, David Fry, Kenneth Medenbach and Neil Wampler have all been found not guilty as well."
Source: Oregon Public Broadcasting, 10/28/2016
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