Environmental Politics

"Oil Industry Sees Ongoing Leasing Pause in New Biden Gulf Plan"

"A “de facto moratorium” on offshore oil and gas leasing is taking hold over the next several months while the Biden administration considers its options for a proposed five-year leasing plan for the Gulf of Mexico, an oil and gas industry attorney said."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 07/07/2022

Full Of Holes, New International Agreement Targets Fishing Subsidies

"After 20 years of failed negotiations, the World Trade Organization (WTO) has secured a deal to curb harmful subsidies that contribute to overfishing. Conservationists and campaign groups welcomed last week’s agreement as historic, despite criticism of “big holes” in the agreement."

Source: Climate Desk, 07/07/2022

"The EPA Prepares For Its 'Counterpunch' After The Supreme Court Ruling"

"The Supreme Court's ruling that curbs the power of the Environment Protection Agency will slow its ability to respond to the climate crisis, but "does not take the EPA out of the game," according to the agency's administrator Michael Regan."

Source: NPR, 07/05/2022

"Youngkin Appoints Former Trump EPA Head To New Deregulation Office"

"Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) on Friday appointed former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) head Andrew Wheeler to a newly created Office of Regulatory Management, months after state lawmakers voted Wheeler down for another position."

Source: The Hill, 07/05/2022

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