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Opinion: "EPA Returns To Bullying Tactics Against News Organizations"

"In an article last Friday, E&E News took a tour through the swamp. The organization of 75 reporters and editors focusing on energy and the environment zeroed in on possible ethical conflicts facing acting Environmental Protection Agency administrator Andrew Wheeler. ... The EPA press office found cause to play media critic: “E&E Publishes Hogwash Misleading Story,” reads the title of a Friday press release."

Source: Washington Post, 02/06/2019

"Senate Environment Panel Okays Trump's Pick To Lead EPA"

"A key Senate committee approved U.S. President Donald Trump’s new pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday, putting the former coal lobbyist a step closer to becoming the permanent head of America’s top environmental regulator."

Source: Reuters, 02/06/2019

Scientists Weigh Quick-Response Strategy To Correct Climate Misinformation

"The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine are considering a “quick-response capability” to challenge public misinformation about climate science."

Source: HuffPost, 02/05/2019

1st Signs Of Border Wall Construction Seen At National Butterfly Center

"Heavy equipment has arrived at the National Butterfly Center, signaling the start of a border wall that will slice through the protected habitat."

Source: San Antonio Express-News, 02/05/2019

"Former Koch Official Runs EPA Chemical Research"

"The Trump administration has placed a former Koch Industries official in charge of research that will shape how the government regulates a class of toxic chemicals contaminating millions of Americans’ drinking water — an issue that could have major financial repercussions for his former employer."

Source: Politico, 02/05/2019

"Distrust Grows Over Trump Admin's Handling Of Disaster Cash"

"The Department of Housing and Urban Development does not know when it will release $16 billion in disaster mitigation funds to Texas, Puerto Rico, Louisiana and other states that have suffered from major disasters since 2015."

Source: ClimateWire, 02/05/2019

Trump To Nominate Former Lobbyist Bernhardt As Next Interior Secretary

"President Trump tweeted Monday that he will nominate David Bernhardt, a veteran lobbyist who has helped orchestrate the push to expand oil and gas drilling at the Interior Department, to serve as its next secretary."

Source: Washington Post, 02/05/2019

"Trump EPA's Pollution, Waste Reduction Numbers Are Lowest In A Decade"

"The pounds of pollutants and waste that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reduced under the Trump administration are at their lowest levels in a decade, according to an analysis by the Environmental Data and Governance Initiative (EDGI) published Friday.

EPA’s 2018 reduction of pollution and hazardous waste is the second-lowest amount on record, dating back to 2008. President Trump’s first year in office, 2017, was the worst year, according to the analysis.

Source: The Hill, 02/04/2019

Canadian Firm Scraps Plan To Mine Former Utah Monument Land

"A Canadian mining company has ditched its plans to extract copper, cobalt and other minerals from approximately 200 acres of land that the Trump administration carved out of the boundary protecting Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument."

Source: HuffPost, 02/04/2019

Governors To Trump: Don't Meddle In State Clean Water Permit Reviews

"The Western Governors' Association is asking President Trump not to impede states' abilities to veto Clean Water Act permits."

Source: Greenwire, 02/04/2019

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