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"Lee Zeldin Didn’t Ask To Head EPA. Here’s Why Trump Picked Him."

"When he served as a Republican congressman from New York, Lee Zeldin delighted environmentalists by championing efforts to protect critical wildlife habitat from potential development efforts, including a golf course proposed by Donald Trump." "Now, as Trump’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, Zeldin is pledging to deliver on the president-elect’s promise to eliminate several environmental regulations that the fossil fuel industry views as burdensome, according to half a dozen Senate Republicans who met with Zeldin this week."

Source: Washington Post, 12/09/2024

"Rat Poison Harms Endangered Wildlife Up and Down the Food Chain, EPA Warns"

"In humanity’s war against rats, other animals are often collateral. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its final biological evaluation on rodenticides on Nov. 22 and found that the rat poisons are jeopardizing at least 78 endangered species such as black-footed ferrets and California condors."

Source: Inside Climate News, 12/09/2024

"E.P.A. Bans Cancer-Causing Chemicals Used in Dry Cleaning"

"The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday banned two solvents found in everyday products that can cause cancer and other serious diseases. It was a move long sought by environmental and health advocates, even as they braced for what could be a wave of deregulation by the incoming Trump administration."

Source: NYTimes, 12/09/2024

"This Chart Will Cheer You Up"

"Renewable energy in the U.S. has grown steadily over the last 20 years. Look at this chart of wind and solar expansion — you’d be hard-pressed to pick out where a Democratic administration ends and a Republican administration begins."

Source: Canary Media, 12/06/2024

"Trump Picks Musk Ally Jared Isaacman To Head NASA"

"President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday tapped Jared Isaacman to lead NASA, selecting a billionaire private astronaut and close associate of Elon Musk to oversee an agency closely linked to the SpaceX founder’s business."

Source: Reuters, 12/05/2024

"Trump Energy Pick Misinterprets Studies To Support Claims, Scientists Say"

"Chris Wright cites data to back his claim there is no climate crisis. Authors of the papers he cites say he is misinterpreting their work."

Source: Washington Post, 12/05/2024

USFWS Adopts Lynx Recovery Plan, Proposes New Critical Habitat Designations

"The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service last week finalized a recovery plan for Canada lynx, a species listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, and proposed new critical habitat designations to increase federal protections for the winter-adept felines in some areas. "

Source: Daily Montanan, 12/04/2024

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"Lee Zeldin Didn’t Ask To Head EPA. Here’s Why Trump Picked Him."

"Rat Poison Harms Endangered Wildlife Up and Down the Food Chain, EPA Warns"

"E.P.A. Bans Cancer-Causing Chemicals Used in Dry Cleaning"

"This Chart Will Cheer You Up"

"Trump Picks Musk Ally Jared Isaacman To Head NASA"

"Trump Energy Pick Misinterprets Studies To Support Claims, Scientists Say"

USFWS Adopts Lynx Recovery Plan, Proposes New Critical Habitat Designations

"Biden Pushes Out Over $100 Billion in Clean Energy Grants as Term Winds Down"

"What Trump’s Second Administration Could Mean For Environmental Justice"

"What Trump’s Cabinet Picks Say About Climate Change"

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