Butterfly Sanctuary To Be Bulldozed For Trump's Border Wall
"MISSION, Texas -- More than 200 species make their homes at America’s most diverse sanctuary, but construction through the reserve could begin in February".
Source: Guardian, 12/13/2018
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"Trump Wants to Speed Up Drilling in National Forests"
"Already in the midst of a massive push to extract more oil and gas from the nation’s waters and wide-open spaces, the Trump administration has set its sights on a new goal: to ramp up drilling in national forests."
Source: Outside, 12/13/2018
"Congress Just Passed An $867 Billion Farm Bill. Here’s What’s In It."
"Congress has voted for an $867 billion farm bill with strong bipartisan support, spurred in part by pressure from farmers battered by President Trump’s trade war with China."
Source: Washington Post, 12/13/2018
"Clean Water Act: EPA Falsely Claims 'No Data' On Waters In WOTUS Rule"
"The Trump administration says it doesn't know how many streams it is proposing to exclude from Clean Water Act jurisdiction today. But a 2017 slideshow prepared by EPA and Army Corps of Engineers staff shows that at least 18 percent of streams and 51 percent of wetlands nationwide would not be protected under the new definition of "waters of the United States," or WOTUS, announced today."
Source: Greenwire, 12/12/2018
"Former Koch Adviser To Oversee Interior Department's FOIA Requests"
"A political appointee and former adviser to Charles and David Koch will oversee Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests sent to the Interior Department, a position typically held by career staff."
Source: The Hill, 12/11/2018
"Trump Plan To Reclassify Nuke Waste Alarms Environmentalists"
"The Trump administration wants to reclassify some radioactive waste left from the production of nuclear weapons to lower its threat level and make disposal cheaper and easier."
Source: AP, 12/11/2018
Interior Downplayed Wildlife Experts' Concerns About Trump’s Border Wall
"Federal government scientists raised red flags last year about President Trump’s proposed wall for the U.S.-Mexico border, suggesting that it could harm the habitats of imperiled species living in the ecologically diverse region. Constructing a physical barrier in southern Texas, some said, should be avoided if possible."
Source: Washington Post, 12/11/2018
"Trump Team Pushes Fossil Fuels at Climate Talks. Protests Erupt"
"KATOWICE, Poland — Trump administration officials at high-stakes climate talks here offered an unapologetic defense of fossil fuels on Monday, arguing that a rapid retreat from coal, oil and gas was unrealistic."
Source: NY Times, 12/11/2018
"Environmental Groups To Sue Over Offshore Drilling Tests"
"Environmental groups plan to sue the Trump administration over offshore drilling tests, launching a legal fight against a proposal that has drawn bipartisan opposition along the Atlantic Coast, two people with direct knowledge of the pending litigation told The Associated Press on Monday."
Source: AP, 12/11/2018
"Trump Prepares to Unveil a Vast Reworking of Clean Water Protections"
"The Trump administration is expected on Tuesday to unveil a plan that would weaken federal clean water rules designed to protect millions of acres of wetlands and thousands of miles of streams nationwide from pesticide runoff and other pollutants."
Source: NY Times, 12/11/2018
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