Environmental Politics

"How Science Got Trampled in the Rush to Drill in the Arctic"

"Every year, hundreds of petroleum industry executives gather in Anchorage for the annual conference of the Alaska Oil and Gas Association, where they discuss policy and celebrate their achievements with the state’s political establishment. In May 2018, they again filed into the Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center, but they had a new reason to celebrate."

Source: Politico, 07/29/2019

"EPA Cancer Testing Revamp Races On, Worrying Greens And Industry"

"EPA leaders are pushing forward with an overhaul of the way the agency evaluates the dangers of environmental contaminants after a brief consultation with outside scientists — a process that environmentalists claim was rushed and could be misused."

Source: Greenwire, 07/29/2019

Critics Call Trump Bears Ears Plan ‘Salt In An Open Wound.’

"Nearly two years after dramatically shrinking the Bears Ears National Monument in Utah, the Trump administration finalized a management plan Friday that would allow trees to be plowed down using heavy chains, as well as utility lines and more ranching, in the smaller area that is still preserved."

Source: Washington Post, 07/29/2019

"Schiff Demands Intelligence Agencies Provide Documents On White House’s Suppression Of Climate Testimony"

"House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam B. Schiff (D-Calif.) demanded Tuesday that the heads of two federal intelligence agencies provide documents detailing how White House officials sought to edit — and then suppress — written testimony saying that human activities are warming the planet and that the climate changes underway pose a grave national security threat."

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"The Environment For Reporters Covering The EPA Just Got A Lot More Toxic"

"While the Trump administration is not known for velvety smooth relations with the news media, federal agencies are far more likely to ignore reporters than to officially scold them. Not the EPA. Reporters whom the agency deems to have misreported can expect to hear about it, and not just through a polite phone call or an email requesting a correction. Instead, the EPA goes public."

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Interior Whistleblowers Say Agency Has Sidelined Scientists Under Trump

"Former Interior Department employees who say they experienced retaliation at the agency for their work on scientific endeavors appeared before lawmakers Thursday, sparking political wrangling over the role of scientists in the Trump administration."

Source: The Hill, 07/26/2019

Carmakers, Rejecting Trump Pollution Rule, Strike Deal With California

"Four of the world’s largest automakers have struck a deal with California to reduce automobile emissions, siding with the state in its fight with President Trump over one of his most consequential regulatory rollbacks."

Source: NY Times, 07/26/2019

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