"Senate Panel Clears Trump’s Nominee For NOAA"
"The Senate Commerce Committee voted Wednesday to move forward with the nomination of Barry Myers to be head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)."
Source: The Hill, 12/14/2017
Economy & Business
"World Bank To End Financial Support For Oil And Gas Exploration"
"Bank announces in Paris it ‘will no longer finance upstream oil and gas’ after 2019 in response to threat posed by climate change".
Source: Guardian, 12/14/2017
Puerto Rican Officials Protest ‘Devastating’ GOP Tax Measure
"Puerto Rico is still drowning from Hurricane Maria but it’s already facing its next crisis — a U.S. tax reform bill that island officials fear will devastate the economy."
Source: McClatchy, 12/14/2017
Pruitt, Crew of EPA Aides Spent 4 Days In Morocco Promoting Natural Gas
"Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt returned Wednesday from a trip to Morocco, where he talked with officials about their interest in importing natural gas as well as other areas of “continued cooperation” between the two countries."
Source: Washington Post, 12/14/2017
"Exxon Agrees to Disclose Climate Risks Under Pressure from Investors"
"In an SEC filing, the oil giant dropped its opposition to a shareholder demand for disclosure. Exxon also faces climate fraud investigations by two states."
Source: InsideClimate News, 12/13/2017
Investigations May Bring News in 2018
Almost a dozen investigations are underway at the U.S. EPA and the Interior Department, including of unusual travel, private sector connections and staff/advisory panel moves. This week's TipSheet runs down the probes in detail, and offers resources for coverage of developments in 2018.
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"Clean Water Act May Offer 'Magic Key' For Dam Removal"
"When environmentalists press for the removal of river-choking old dams, George Howard can smell the money."
Source: Greenwire, 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
"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
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