"Trump’s Rollback of Fracking Rule Upheld By Court"
"The Trump administration didn’t break the law when it scrapped an Obama-era regulation for fracking on public and tribal lands, a court ruled Friday."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 03/30/2020
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Tribe That Drew Trump’s Fire Over Casino Loses Its Reservation Status
"The U.S. Interior Department is rescinding the reservation status of a Native American tribe whose plan to build a casino on its Massachusetts land was attacked by President Donald Trump last year."
Source: HuffPost, 03/30/2020
Trump’s Environmental Rollbacks Find Opposition Within: Staff Scientists
"Federal scientists and lawyers, told to undo regulations that some have worked on for decades, have embedded data into technical documents that environmental lawyers are using to challenge the rollbacks."
Source: NY Times, 03/30/2020
"EPA’s Relaxed Enforcement Amid Virus Draws Mixed State Reaction"
"State regulators are giving mixed responses to the EPA’s relaxed enforcement on a range of environmental obligations by facilities affected by the coronavirus pandemic."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 03/30/2020
"Car Rules: Leaked Draft: Trump Emissions Plan Fails Agency Price Test"
"The Trump administration has failed to correct major errors in its rollback of clean car standards, leaving the proposal vulnerable to legal challenges, according to a draft of the proposal obtained by Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) and shared with E&E News."
Source: ClimateWire, 03/30/2020
New Infections Soar And The Nation Is Warned That 200,000 Could Die
"Faced with the grim prospect that 200,000 Americans could die even with aggressive action to slow the spread of the coronavirus, President Trump extended the guidelines on avoiding nonessential travel, staying away from work, visiting bars and restaurants and gathering in groups of more than 10 for at least another month.
“We can expect that by June 1, we will be well on our way to recovery,” Mr. Trump said on Sunday evening. “We think by June 1. A lot of great things will be happening.”
Source: NY Times, 03/30/2020
Trump DOE Suspends Emergency Oil Purchase After Congress Denies Funding
"The Energy Department is suspending its plan to buy low-priced oil to restock the nation’s emergency Strategic Petroleum Reserve after Congress chose not to provide funding for the purchase in its emergency pandemic relief package."
Source: Washington Examiner, 03/27/2020
"Trump’s Push To Open Economy Could Come At Cost Of Lives"
"The contrast could hardly be more stark. Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York has said that if all of his sweeping, expensive measures to stem the coronavirus saved one life, it would be worth it. President Donald Trump has another view: The costs of shutting down the economy outweigh the benefits, frequently telling Americans that 35,000 people a year die from the common flu."
Source: AP, 03/27/2020
"Coronavirus Doesn’t Slow Trump’s Regulatory Rollbacks"
"As much of his government battles the coronavirus outbreak, President Trump is pushing ahead with major reversals of environmental regulations, including a restriction on scientific research that some doctors worry would complicate future pandemic controls."
Source: NY Times, 03/26/2020
Trump Admin Walks Away From Ethanol Court Battle, Angers Oil Refiners
"The Trump administration has walked away from a chance to appeal a court decision on its refinery waiver program, delivering a win to ethanol producers while angering oil refiners."
Source: The Hill, 03/26/2020
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