"EPA: Trump's IG Shuffle Surprised Staff — Emails"
"EPA Inspector General Sean O'Donnell's appointment as acting watchdog for the Defense Department came as a shock to his own staff."
Source: E&E News, 06/18/2020
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"Enviros Sue To Stop Trump Changes To Atlantic Ocean Monument"
"A coalition of environmental groups has sued to stop the Trump administration from rolling back Obama-era conservation measures in the Atlantic Ocean."
Source: AP, 06/18/2020
"Mississippi R.: White House Plots Next Step In Battle Over Yazoo Pumps"
"A controversial flood control and drainage project in Mississippi that EPA vetoed more than a decade ago is aggravating old tensions among environmental groups, lawmakers and agricultural groups in the Magnolia State as the Trump administration plans its next move."
Source: E&E News, 06/16/2020
"U.S. Supreme Court Clears Way For Pipeline To Cross Appalachian Trail"
"Ruling against environmentalists, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday decided that the federal government has the authority to allow a proposed $7.5 billion natural gas pipeline to cross under the popular Appalachian Trail in rural Virginia."
Source: Reuters, 06/16/2020
"NOAA Pressured to Support Trump’s Dorian Claims, Report Says"
"The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration faced political pressure from the Commerce Department to support President Donald Trump’s claims last year that Hurricane Dorian could strike Alabama, an independent group concluded in a report released Monday."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 06/16/2020
"Scientists Warn Against Consumer Protection Nominee"
"President Trump's nominee to lead the Consumer Product Safety Commission is Nancy Beck, a toxicologist who currently leads chemical and pesticide regulation at the Environmental Protection Agency."
Source: NPR, 06/16/2020
Interior Official Contacted Former Employer, Violating Ethics Pledge: IG
"An unnamed senior political official at the Interior Department twice violated their ethics pledge through contact with a scientist working for their former employer, according to an internal watchdog report."
Source: The Hill, 06/15/2020
"A War Against Climate Science, Waged by Washington’s Rank and File"
"Efforts to undermine climate change science in the federal government, once orchestrated largely by President Trump’s political appointees, are now increasingly driven by midlevel managers trying to protect their jobs and budgets and wary of the scrutiny of senior officials, according to interviews and newly revealed reports and surveys."
Source: NYTimes, 06/15/2020
As Pebble Mine Nears Decision, Questions Surround Environmental Review
"Documents unveiled by a Freedom of Information Act request show agencies’ behind-the-scenes critiques of the proposed Pebble Mine."
Source: Hakai, 06/12/2020
"Campaign 2020: Trump's Biggest Weakness? The Environment, Polls Show"
"Recent polls reveal broad mistrust of President Trump's handling of environmental issues, suggesting that Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee, has a large advantage on those issues less than five months before the election."
Source: Climatewire, 06/12/2020
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