"Gas Exports Have a Dirty Secret: A Carbon Footprint Rivaling Coal’s"
"New facilities to send LNG overseas would move U.S. ‘further away from climate goals.’"
Source: Bloomberg, 01/24/2020
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Top Official Did Special Favors On Guns For NRA At Interior Department
"Powerful gun lobby group has used connections in Trump administration to influence decisions, messages show".
Source: Guardian, 01/24/2020
"Oil And Gas Company Linked to EPA Chief Of Staff OKs $3.7M Settlement"
"In July 2013, EPA inspectors found an oil and gas well pad on an Ohio Boy Scout camp was leaking air pollution that could worsen climate change and cause lung damage."
Source: Greenwire, 01/24/2020
"Clean Water Act: Final WOTUS Rule Drains Wetland Protections"
"A final rule unveiled by the Trump administration today eliminates Clean Water Act protections for the majority of the nation's wetlands and more than 18% of streams."
Source: Greenwire, 01/24/2020
Docs: Trump Mileage Standards Won't Make Cars Cheaper And Safer
"President Trump has said his plan to weaken federal mileage standards would make cars cheaper and “substantially safer.” But the administration’s own analysis suggests that it would cost consumers more than it would save them in the long run, and would do little to make the nation’s roads safer."
Source: Washington Post, 01/24/2020
Trump BLM Permit Moves Keystone XL Pipeline Closer To Construction
"The Trump administration on Wednesday approved a right-of-way grant allowing for the construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline across 44 miles of land in Montana."
Source: The Hill, 01/23/2020
"Trump Eases Pollution Controls on Streams and Wetlands"
"The Trump administration on Thursday will finalize a rule to strip away environmental protections for streams, wetlands and other water bodies, handing a victory to farmers, fossil fuel producers and real estate developers who said Obama-era rules had shackled them with onerous and unnecessary burdens."
Source: NY Times, 01/23/2020
"Trump Hails 1 Trillion Trees Plan But Ignores Roots Of Problem"
"As the world’s forests come under increasing threat from fires, agriculture and logging, the World Economic Forum-led initiative to ensure 1tn trees are restored, saved from loss or better protected by 2050 has gathered international support. Now Donald Trump is onboard too, he told Davos."
Source: Guardian, 01/22/2020
"Western Water: Trump Admin Fast-Tracks Colorado River Pipeline"
"The Trump administration has put one of the largest new water projects on the Colorado River on the fast track, raising concerns among environmentalists."
Source: Greenwire, 01/22/2020
Blue States Seek Billions to Brace for Disaster (Just Not Climate Change)
"The Trump administration is about to distribute billions of dollars to coastal states mainly in the South to help steel them against natural disasters worsened by climate change. But states that qualify must first explain why they need the money. That has triggered linguistic acrobatics ...."
Source: NY Times, 01/22/2020
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