"House Committee Votes To Relax Endangered Species Act"
"A House panel passed four GOP-backed bills Thursday to amend the Endangered Species Act (ESA), making compliance easier for industries, states and landowners."
Source: The Hill, 09/28/2018
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"EPA Orders Extensive Cleanup Of Radioactive Waste Site Near St. Louis"
"The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday ordered an aggressive cleanup of a long-controversial landfill contaminated with radioactive waste near St. Louis, delighting community activists who have fought for such an outcome but angering companies who argue that the agency’s own science called for a more modest cleanup."
Source: Washington Post, 09/28/2018
"E.P.A. to Eliminate Office That Advises Agency Chief on Science"
"The Environmental Protection Agency plans to dissolve its Office of the Science Advisor, a senior post that was created to counsel the E.P.A. administrator on the scientific research underpinning health and environmental regulations, according to a person familiar with the agency’s plans. The person spoke anonymously because the decision had not yet been made public."
Source: NY Times, 09/28/2018
"States Blast Plan To Overhaul Endangered Species Protection"
"Ten states are demanding the Trump administration abandon a proposed overhaul of the Endangered Species Act."
Source: AP, 09/27/2018
"Clean Energy’s Future Could Rise or Fall with 36 Governor’s Races"
"Some of the most consequential elections for climate policy this fall could be the 36 governors races, where a blue wave could position clean energy advocates as a significant counterforce against the Trump administration's fossil fuel agenda."
Source: InsideClimate News, 09/27/2018
"EPA: Trump's Corn-State Pledge Puts Wheeler In A Jam"
"President Trump is expected to follow through soon on a big promise to Corn Belt states, leaving his EPA chief to broker a politically risky deal with the oil industry."
Source: Greenwire, 09/27/2018
"Car Rules: Trump's Rollback Gets Chilly Reception In Detroit Suburb"
"The Trump administration was hoping for a warm welcome just outside Motor City today as it held a public hearing on its rollback of Obama-era climate rules for cars. No such luck."
Source: Greenwire, 09/26/2018
"Trump Officials Roll Back Obama Oil Train Safety Rule"
"The Trump administration on Monday repealed a mandate that would have required trains carrying crude oil to use special brakes with new technology."
Source: The Hill, 09/25/2018
"Supreme Court: High Stakes For Environmental Law As New Term Launches"
"While a maelstrom of controversy surrounds President Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, the sitting justices are preparing for a new term."
Source: Greenwire, 09/25/2018
"Chemicals: Court Snubs Latest EPA Bid To Delay Safety Rule"
"A federal appeals court has ordered EPA to begin enforcing an Obama-era chemical plant safety standard that was stalled by the Trump administration.
Source: Greenwire, 09/25/2018
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