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Energy Firms Have Friend At Trump’s Interior: Their Former Lobbyist

"David Bernhardt, the man in charge of the nation’s public lands, has come through the revolving door of Washington, D.C. lobbying and back out again. Before becoming secretary of the Department of the Interior, he collected nearly $5 million for his firm Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck as a lobbyist and lawyer from energy clients. Since he took the new post in July 2017, Bernhardt’s former clients have spent a lot of money trying to influence the Department of Interior."

Source: Mother Jones, 01/17/2020

Trump Puts Severe Restrictions on Long-Delayed Puerto Rico Disaster Aid

"Days after the island was hit by a 5.9-magnitude earthquake, the White House released billions in aid but placed limits on how it can be spent."

Source: NY Times, 01/17/2020

"Environmental Groups Challenge Plastics Complex Permit"

"Conservation and community groups sued the Trump administration Wednesday, challenging environmental permits for a Taiwan company’s planned $9.4 billion plastics complex in Louisiana."

Source: AP, 01/16/2020

"Energy Transitions: Renewables Primed To Pass Coal Power"

"For American coal, 2019 was bad, 2020 will be worse, and in 2021, renewables will surpass coal in electricity generation for the first time ever, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration."

Source: Greenwire, 01/16/2020

"Fines for Killing Migratory Birds Imposed in Bill Sent to House"

"A House committee rebuked the Trump administration’s 2017 conclusion that the century-old Migratory Bird Act doesn’t criminalize the accidental killing of migratory birds by industry."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 01/16/2020

"World’s Biggest Long-Term Risks Are Environmental, WEF Says"

"The World Economic Forum is sounding alarm bells on climate change, with environmental risks occupying the group’s top five long-term concerns for the first time on record."

Source: Bloomberg, 01/16/2020

News Media Protest Restrictive Rules for Coverage of Impeachment Trial

"The organization representing daily reporters on Capitol Hill is protesting restrictions expected to be imposed on the news media during the Senate impeachment trial, saying the security crackdown will severely limit access to lawmakers and stifle coverage of the proceedings."

Source: Washington Post, 01/16/2020

As Remote Work Rises At US Companies, Trump Restricts Federal Employees

"About a quarter of workers at U.S. companies now dial into meetings, consult with clients and do a multitude of other tasks from their laptops at home, as employers seek to cut real estate costs and keep their staffs content in a red-hot job market. The federal government, though, is calling its employees back to the office."

Source: Washington Post, 01/15/2020

"Rail: Feds Warn Of 'Catastrophic' Blasts From Trump LNG Rule"

"The National Transportation Safety Board has urged the Trump administration not to allow shipments of liquefied natural gas by rail, citing the risk of "catastrophic" fires and explosions."

Source: EnergyWire, 01/15/2020

Trump Official Accused Of ‘Climate Censorship’ in Texas Drilling Plans

"Environmentalists are accusing the Trump administration of committing another act of “climate censorship” after a U.S. Forest Service administrator allegedly directed agency employees to remove references to climate change and greenhouse gas emissions from plans to open national forests and grasslands in Texas to new rounds of oil and natural gas drilling."

Source: Houston Chronicle, 01/15/2020

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