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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

"World Leaders, High Security At Paris Climate Summit"

"More than 50 world leaders are joining bankers, energy magnates and others Tuesday in Paris for a summit that President Emmanuel Macron hopes will give new momentum to the fight against global warming — despite U.S. President Donald Trump's rejection of the Paris climate accord."

Source: AP, 12/12/2017

EPA Lists 21 Toxic Superfund Sites That Need Immediate Cleanup

"The Environmental Protection Agency released a list of Superfund sites around the country Friday that it said regulators will target 'for immediate and intense attention.'"

Source: Washington Post, 12/11/2017

Trump CPSC Scuttles Rule To Save People From Dying of Carbon Monoxide

"It took 16 years and more than 1,000 deaths for the Consumer Products Safety Commission to crack down on deadly portable generators. Trump’s appointees could undo that in a matter of months."

Source: ProPublica, 12/11/2017

"The Environmental Scandal in Scott Pruitt’s Backyard"

"It’s one of the dirtiest places in America. Former residents of Tar Creek, Oklahoma, want to know why Trump’s EPA chief didn’t prosecute allegations of wrongdoing during a federal buyout program."

Source: Politico, 12/11/2017

Uranium Firm Urged Trump Officials To Shrink Bears Ears Monument

"A uranium company launched a concerted lobbying campaign to scale back Bears Ears National Monument, saying such action would give it easier access to the area’s uranium deposits and help it operate a nearby processing mill, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post."