"Trump Administration Looks To Boost Case To Repeal Obama Water Rule"
"The Trump administration acted Friday to try to bolster its case to repeal the Obama administration’s controversial water pollution regulation."
Source: The Hill, 07/02/2018
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"FERC: Republican Commissioner Powelson To Retire"
"Robert Powelson is giving up his seat at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to take over the leadership of the lobby representing the nation’s private water companies."
Source: EnergyWire, 06/29/2018
Kennedy Retirement Could Clear Path for Trump’s Environmental Rollbacks
"The retirement of Justice Anthony M. Kennedy from the Supreme Court could significantly reshape environmental law in the decades ahead and potentially make it easier for the Trump administration to roll back Obama-era climate change policies in the coming years, legal experts said."
Source: NY Times, 06/29/2018
"U.S. States Sue EPA, Pruitt For Rolling Back Climate Change Rule"
"A group of U.S. states led by New York sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday, accusing Administrator Scott Pruitt of trying to illegally roll back limits on the use of climate change pollutants known as hydrofluorocarbons."
Source: Reuters, 06/28/2018
"Justice Kennedy’s Retirement Could Reshape the Environment"
"The retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy, announced Wednesday in a letter hand-delivered to President Trump, could bring about sweeping changes to U.S. environmental law, endangering the federal government’s authority to fight climate change and care for the natural world."
Source: Atlantic, 06/28/2018
"Trump Administration May Weaken Clean Air Standards"
"The Trump administration began the process Tuesday of reviewing federal standards for smog, a move that clean air advocates fear could worsen already poor air quality in New Jersey."
Source: Bergen Record, 06/27/2018
"US Wants Allies To Cease Oil Imports From Iran By Nov. 4"
"The U.S. is pressing its allies to cut all oil imports from Iran by Nov. 4, a senior State Department official said Tuesday."
Source: The Hill, 06/27/2018
EPA Proposes Higher 2019 Biofuels Mandate In Line With Expectations
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed setting a blending mandate of 19.88 billion gallons for 2019 under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), 3 percent higher from this year’s and in line with expectations."
Source: Reuters, 06/27/2018
"A Leading Climate Agency May Lose Its Climate Focus"
"The Trump administration appears to be planning to shift the mission of one of the most important federal science agencies that works on climate change — away from climate change."
Source: NY Times, 06/26/2018
EPA Chief Pruitt Encouraged Oil Executives To Apply For Top Agency Jobs
"A month after starting as chief of the Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt made a recruiting “plea” to top executives at the American Petroleum Institute, a major oil and gas trade group, according to internal emails obtained by BuzzFeed News."
Source: BuzzFeed News, 06/26/2018
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