"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
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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
"Trump Rolls Out Long-Shot Plan For Government Overhaul"
"The Interior Department would take over part of the Army Corps of Engineers' civil works program under a wildly ambitious federal government reorganization plan proposed by the Trump administration today."
Source: Greenwire, 06/22/2018
"Trump Admin Tightens Media Access For Federal Scientists: Report"
"The Trump administration is directing federal scientists in the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to get approval from the Department of the Interior, its parent agency, before speaking to reporters, according to the Los Angeles Times."
Source: The Hill, 06/22/2018
"Colorado To Adopt California’s Stricter Car Pollution Rules"
"Colorado’s governor on Tuesday ordered his state to adopt vehicle pollution rules enforced in California, joining other states in resisting the Trump administration’s plans to ease emission standards."
Source: AP, 06/21/2018
New Trump Ocean Policy Sinks Obama Emphasis On Conservation, Climate
"Marine conservation and addressing climate change are out. Jobs and national security are in. That’s just one message sent by a new executive order detailing a revised U.S. oceans policy released today by President Donald Trump."
Source: Science, 06/21/2018
Suppressed Study: EPA Underestimated Dangers of Widespread Chemicals
"The CDC has quietly published a controversial review of perfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, that indicates more people are at risk of drinking contaminated water than previously thought."
Source: ProPublica, 06/21/2018
Canadian Firm Prepares To Mine Land Trump Cut From Monument Protection
"A Canadian company is looking to extract copper and other minerals from the site of a former mine that was, until recently, within the boundary of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and off limits to such development."
Source: HuffPost, 06/20/2018
