Environmental Politics

"Trump Advisors Aim To Privatize Oil-Rich Indian Reservations"

"Native American reservations cover just 2 percent of the United States, but they may contain about a fifth of the nation’s oil and gas, along with vast coal reserves. Now, a group of advisors to President-elect Donald Trump on Native American issues wants to free those resources from what they call a suffocating federal bureaucracy that holds title to 56 million acres of tribal lands, two chairmen of the coalition told Reuters in exclusive interviews."

Source: Reuters, 12/06/2016

Environmentalists Call On Trump Children To Help Save The Planet

"The League of Conservation Voters called on Donald Trump’s three oldest children on Thursday to ensure that their father protects the environment, citing an open letter they and the president-elect signed in 2009 urging President Obama to act on climate change."

Source: Wash Post, 12/05/2016

"Trump Turns To A Private-Sector Texan As A Potential Cabinet Pick"

"The parade of Texans to Trump Tower continues, but this time the president-elect is turning to a lesser-known individual for policy advice. Kathleen Hartnett White, a director of energy policy at a conservative Texas think-tank and a Donald Trump energy adviser during the campaign, met with the president-elect Monday afternoon."

Source: McClatchy, 12/02/2016

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