"Trump’s Mining Nominee Once Dropped by the Agency for Doing “Junk” Work
"Previously accused of sabotaging the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Steven Gardner is now likely to be its next chief."
Source: ProPublica, 12/14/2017
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"Trump’s E.P.A. Chemical Safety Nominee Withdraws"
"President Trump’s nominee to oversee the Environmental Protection Agency’s chemical safety division on Wednesday withdrew his name from consideration for the post in the face of mounting opposition."
Source: NY Times, 12/14/2017
"Former Republican EPA Chiefs Blast Controversial Alaska Mining Project"
"Three former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrators who served under Republican presidents came out against a proposed gold and copper mine in Alaska on Tuesday."
Source: The Hill, 12/13/2017
Court Upholds Uranium Mining Ban Around Grand Canyon, Allows Nearby Mine
"The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit on Tuesday upheld a 20-year ban on uranium mining around Grand Canyon National Park but ruled in a separate case that a uranium company could open a mine nearby."
Source: Washington Post, 12/13/2017
"Interior Department’s Climate Science Centers Persevere"
"Will Badlands National Park have enough forage in the future for its bison herds? Can the Wind River Reservation manage tribal water storage to account for the fact that snow now melts earlier? Could flash droughts be predicted more accurately, such as the one that Montana experienced last summer that led to one of the worst ever wildfire seasons in the state?"
Source: High Country News, 12/12/2017
Trump’s Budget Will Slash Climate Change–Related NASA Missions
"The administration wants to NASA to reprioritize the moon and Mars, and forget 'Earth-centric research'".
Source: Salon, 12/12/2017
"US Petroleum Reserve Lease Sale In Alaska Draws Just 7 Bids"
"President Donald Trump’s efforts to make the United States 'energy dominant' with help from Alaska got off to modest results Wednesday."
Source: AP, 12/12/2017
"Mining: Trump's Chosen Regulator An Unabashed Coal Booster"
"The man President Trump picked to regulate coal believes that mining is simply 'accelerated erosion.'"
Source: Greenwire, 12/12/2017
Judges Skeptical Of Govt Request To Dismiss Kids' Climate Lawsuit
"A panel of federal appeals court judges on Monday expressed skepticism over the Trump administration’s request to halt a high-profile climate change lawsuit brought by 21 children, which had been scheduled to begin early next year."
Source: Washington Post, 12/12/2017
"DOE: Senior Officials Ordered Removal Of 'Climate Change' — Emails"
"A DOE official's controversial request this summer for scientists to remove 'climate change' from research abstracts was ordered by senior national lab managers and was intended to satisfy President Trump's budget request, according to emails obtained by E&E News and confirmed by a lab aide."
Source: Greenwire, 12/12/2017
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