Environmental Politics

Trump Set to Revoke California’s Right to Set Tougher Pollution Rules

"President Trump is strongly considering a plan to revoke California’s legal authority to set state tailpipe pollution standards that are stricter than federal regulations, according to three people familiar with the matter."

Source: NY Times, 09/06/2019

Biden Says He ‘Didn’t Realize’ Fundraiser’s Ties To Fossil Fuel Company

"Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said at CNN’s marathon forum on climate change Wednesday night that he was unaware that a fundraiser he’s slated to attend on Thursday is being co-hosted by a founder of a fossil fuel company."

Source: HuffPost, 09/05/2019

"Departed Interior Official Led Alaska Mining Road Review"

"A former Interior Department official who abruptly resigned last month personally expedited environmental review for a 211-mile private road project across federal land that would open up a vast new copper, gold and precious metals mining district near a national park in northern Alaska, according to a company seeking to mine there."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 09/05/2019

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