"Gold vs. Salmon: An Alaska Mine Project Just Got a Boost"
"The Trump administration, rejecting concerns over the risks to Alaska's fishery, cleared the way on Friday for the Pebble Mine."
Source: NYTimes, 07/27/2020
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Trump EPA Streamlines Uranium Mining Rules In Bid To Boost Mining
"The Trump administration on Thursday moved to streamline water rules on uranium mining, in a move environmentalists said allows the Environmental Protection Agency to give up authority on regulating water pollution."
Source: Reuters, 07/24/2020
Trump BLM OKs 200-Mile Industrial Road Through NW Alaska Wilderness
"The Bureau of Land Management on Thursday issued a right-of-way permit supporting a roughly 200-mile industrial road through the Northwest Alaska wilderness to a region that the state says could support several mines."
Source: Anchorage Daily News, 07/24/2020
Early Release of Pebble Mine EIS Draws Ire From Native, Fishing Groups
"Thursday a wide array of Alaska Native, commercial fishing, and sportfishing groups issued statements criticizing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Final Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Pebble Mine after copies of the document were delivered to interested parties via USPS a day before its publication in the Federal Register."
Source: KTUU, 07/24/2020
"Western Water: Interior May Shift Projects To Former Bernhardt Client"
"The Trump administration is working to transfer ownership of federal water infrastructure to California's Westlands Water District, the country's largest irrigation provider and a former lobbying client of Interior Secretary David Bernhardt."
Source: E&E News, 07/24/2020
"EPA Finalizes Rule to Speed Up Disputes Over Permitting"
"The EPA issued a final rule Wednesday that speeds up permit disputes that go before its Environmental Appeals Board."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 07/23/2020
"How the United States Fails Its Most Important Fish Habitats"
"A new report concludes U.S. waters “have insufficient protections for a healthy future,” and that the problem has gotten worse under the Trump administration."
Source: Revelator, 07/23/2020
"EPA Proposes Airplane Emission Standards That Airlines Already Meet"
"The Trump administration on Wednesday made public the federal government’s first proposal to control planet-warming pollution from airplanes, but the draft regulation would not push the airlines beyond emissions limits they have set for themselves."
Source: NYTimes, 07/23/2020
"Congress Passes Sprawling Plan To Boost Conservation, Parks"
"A bipartisan bill that would spend nearly $3 billion on conservation projects, outdoor recreation and maintenance of national parks and other public lands is on its way to the president’s desk after winning final legislative approval."
Source: AP, 07/23/2020
"21 State Attorneys General Sue Over New Trump Water Rule"
"Attorneys general in 20 states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration on Tuesday, alleging that new federal rules undermine their ability to protect rivers, lakes and streams within their borders."
Source: AP, 07/22/2020
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