"California Governor Signs Bill Limiting Oil, Gas Development"
"California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday signed a law intended to counter Trump administration plans to increase oil and gas production on protected public land."
Source: AP, 10/14/2019
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BLM's Pendley Says His Positions On Climate, Immigrants Don’t Matter
"Bureau of Land Management acting director William Perry Pendley repeatedly dodged questions at an environmental journalism conference."
Source: HuffPost, 10/14/2019
"Coal Industry Pushed State Regulators to Lobby for Power Rescue"
"A series of letters from state energy regulators asking the Trump administration to act on coal plant closures was orchestrated by a coal lobbying group, emails show, raising questions about the independence of the public service commissioners."
Source: Bloomberg, 10/14/2019
Commerce Staff Drafted Rebuke of NWS For Contradicting Trump On Dorian
"Commerce Department officials were responsible for drafting a statement that rebuked National Weather Service staff after they sent a tweet countering President Trump’s statements about Hurricane Dorian, according to a letter sent by the House Science committee Thursday."
Source: The Hill, 10/11/2019
"House Democrats Subpoena Rick Perry In Impeachment Inquiry"
"House Democrats on Thursday subpoenaed Energy Secretary Rick Perry for documentation of his involvement with President Trump's efforts to push the Ukrainian government to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden.
Perry is the latest Trump administration official to be issued a subpoena as part of House Democrats' impeachment inquiry, which is examining the president's efforts to persuade the Ukrainian government to investigate Biden, a leading Democratic presidential contender.
Source: The Hill, 10/11/2019
"Border Wall Construction In Arizona Bulldozes Cactus Columns"
"President Trump's border wall is going up between Arizona and Mexico, and it's generating controversy because of its proximity to the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument and Native Americans lands."https://www.npr.org/2019/10/11/769193107/border-wall-construction-in-arizona-bulldozes-cactus-columns
Source: NPR, 10/11/2019
"EPA: Calif. Air Regulator Fires Back At Wheeler"
"California's top air regulator accused EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler of twisting facts for political purposes in a letter sent yesterday."
Source: Greenwire, 10/11/2019
"Revealed: Google Made Large Contributions To Climate Change Deniers"
"Google has made “substantial” contributions to some of the most notorious climate deniers in Washington despite its insistence that it supports political action on the climate crisis."
Source: Guardian, 10/11/2019
"Air Pollution: Scientists Gather In 'Unprecedented' Rebuke to EPA"
"What was billed as an extraordinary event launched this morning [Thursday] in the most mundane of surroundings: a neutral-toned conference room that featured scientific researchers seated around a makeshift table."
Source: Greenwire, 10/11/2019
New E.P.A. Lead Standards Would Slow Replacement of Dangerous Pipes
"The Trump administration on Thursday proposed new regulations on lead and copper in drinking water, updating a nearly 30-year-old rule that may have contributed to the lead-tainted water crisis in Flint, Mich., that began in 2015."
Source: NY Times, 10/11/2019
