Environmental Politics

Trump Gutted Green Rules But Plans to Run on His Environmental Record

"Donald Trump is preparing a novel campaign strategy for a president who’s pulling the U.S. from the international Paris accord on climate change, cheer-leading for coal, one of the dirtiest source of power, and suggesting that wind turbines cause cancer. He’s going to tout his environmental credentials."

Source: Bloomberg, 04/09/2019

As White House Questions Climate Change, US Military Is Planning For It

"In February, the White House devised a plan to challenge the scientific consensus that the burning of fossil fuels is a main driver of climate change and poses increasingly serious economic and health threats to the United States and the world. But so far, the rest of the federal government hasn’t helped the Trump administration in its quest."

Source: Washington Post, 04/09/2019

"In Asbest, Russia, Making Asbestos Great Again"

"Sniped at for decades by health advocates, Russia’s doggedly defiant producer of asbestos — a substance banned as a killer by more than 60 countries — thinks it has perhaps finally found the perfect figure for a campaign to rehabilitate the product’s deeply stained image: President Trump."

Source: NY Times, 04/08/2019

"California Sues U.S. Agencies Over Data On Vehicle Emissions Freeze"

"The state of California filed a lawsuit on Friday seeking to force two federal agencies to provide data they used to justify rolling back landmark Obama-era vehicle emission standards, accusing the Trump administration of “willfully withholding” information."

Source: Reuters, 04/08/2019

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