"EPA: Meet The Woman Replacing Wehrum"
"A former regional administrator will temporarily lead EPA's high-profile Office of Air and Radiation, following the exit of air chief Bill Wehrum."
Source: Greenwire, 06/27/2019
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Canada Signals Willingness to Challenge Trump on His Clean-Car Rollback
"Canada has signaled a willingness to buck one of President Trump’s most significant environmental rollbacks — a major weakening of auto pollution standards — by signing a clean-car deal with California, the state leading the fight against the rollback."
Source: NY Times, 06/27/2019
EPA's Wehrum Steps Down Amid Scrutiny Over Possible Ethics Violations
"Bill Wehrum, a top Environmental Protection Agency official who helped reverse Obama-era rules aimed at cutting emissions of greenhouse gases and other air pollutants, is stepping down amid scrutiny over possible violations of federal ethics rules."
Source: Washington Post, 06/27/2019
"Fireworks Firms Plan Bigger Pyrotechnics For Trump’s Fourth Speech"
"The Trump administration has enlisted the help of two private fireworks firms to put on an extended pyrotechnics display as part of the president’s overhaul of the nation’s Independence Day celebration on the Mall."
Source: Washington Post, 06/26/2019
G20 Summit May Sideline Climate to Keep Trump Happy During Trade Talks
"Those hoping for political leadership in the face of the climate emergency are in for yet more disappointment, with the G20 group of powerful nations possibly set to avoid strong commitments to tackling the issue."
Source: Fortune, 06/26/2019
Opinion: "When Pollution Is a Matter of Life and Death"
"The E.P.A. found that a small town in Louisiana was overloaded with carcinogens. Why didn’t that mean the government had to act?"
Source: NY Times, 06/26/2019
Plan to Mine the Minnesota Wilderness Revived Under Trump
"The project’s reversal of fortunes has angered environmentalists and focused attention on an unusual connection between a Chilean billionaire and President Trump’s family."
Source: NY Times, 06/26/2019
New EPA Rule Could Give Politicals More Veto Power on FOIA Requests
"More political appointees at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) could soon have the authority to weigh in on public information requests."
Source: The Hill, 06/26/2019
"National Parks: Emails Show Scramble To Dump Stonewall Pride Flag"
"After spending $66 to buy a new 3-by-5-foot nylon rainbow flag, the National Park Service flew it high at one of the agency's newest monuments: the historic Stonewall Inn in New York's Greenwich Village, where a riot on June 28, 1969, launched the modern gay rights movement 50 years ago this week."
Source: Greenwire, 06/25/2019
"Public Lands: LWCF Funding Returns To Spotlight This Week"
"As debate cranks up over mandatory funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund on Capitol Hill, lawmakers are exploring ways to fix, nurture and maintain America's treasured public lands and waters on an increasingly tight budget."
Source: E&E Daily, 06/25/2019
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