"Regulations: White House Plots Update to NEPA Guidelines"
"The Trump administration has signaled its intent to update the baseline National Environmental Policy Act guidelines for the whole federal government."
Source: E&E News PM, 05/08/2018
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"White House Aides Are Urging President Trump to Fire Scott Pruitt"
"Senior White House staff members are encouraging President Trump to fire Scott Pruitt, his embattled Environmental Protection Agency chief, according to two top administration officials. While Mr. Trump has until now championed Mr. Pruitt, the officials say the president’s enthusiasm may be cooling because of the ongoing cascade of alleged ethical and legal missteps."
Source: NY Times, 05/08/2018
"New Files Detail the Threats Made Against Scott Pruitt at the E.P.A."
"The Environmental Protection Agency had a total of 33 threat investigations underway as of mid-March — 10 of them involving Scott Pruitt from the last six months — a security assessment released Monday shows, offering the most detailed tally yet of threats against the agency’s top official."
Source: NY Times, 05/08/2018
"E.P.A. Emails Show an Effort to Shield Pruitt From Public Scrutiny"
"It was supposed to be a town hall meeting where Iowa ranchers could ask questions directly of Scott Pruitt, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency. But when the agency learned that anyone would be free to ask anything, they decided to script the questions themselves."
Source: NY Times, 05/08/2018
"Inside Scott Pruitt's "Miserable" Bunker"
"President Trump is unhappy about a report in The Atlantic which says a member of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's press team has been shopping negative stories about Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to multiple outlets."
Source: Axios, 05/07/2018
Trump Admin Moves To Weaken Protections For This Unique American Bird
"Western greater sage grouse are famous for fierce battles between males in an annual rite to mate with hens. It’s a theatrical show of machismo, chest thumping and razor-sharp clawing over a wide landscape that people across the world travel to watch."
Source: Washington Post, 05/07/2018
"Toxic Coal Ash Ponds Are At Serious Risk Of Flooding"
"More than a dozen ponds containing coal ash — the toxic byproduct of burning coal — are located in flood zones throughout the United States, putting them at risk of flooding during storms or high water, according to a report released this week by a coalition of environmental and public interest groups."
Source: Think Progress, 05/04/2018
Bernhardt Keeps Meeting With Lobbyists For Client of His Former Firm
"David Bernhardt met with lobbyists for MGM Resorts who oppose a tribal casino. Interior has now balked at approving that casino."
Source: HuffPost, 05/03/2018
"Trump’s Solar Tariffs Cause a Scramble in the Industry"
"SunPower is the nation’s No. 2 commercial solar-power company, employing thousands of workers directly and indirectly. But it makes most of its solar panels abroad, and with the tariffs recently imposed by President Trump costing it as much as $2 million a week, SunPower is fighting for an exemption."
Source: NY Times, 05/03/2018
Ex-Lobbyist for Foreign Governments Helped Plan Pruitt Trip to Australia
"A Washington consultant who was removed from President Trump’s transition team for using his business email address for government work played a central role last year in planning a trip to Australia for Scott Pruitt, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, and then took steps to disguise his role, new documents show."
Source: NY Times, 05/03/2018
