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Open Door to Industry for Trump Environmental Agency Appointees

It’s not just the heads of Trump administration environmental agencies who come from the industries they now are entrusted to regulate. The latest TipSheet explains that it’s also the political appointees below them — officials responsible for overseeing air, water, toxic chemicals, Superfund, forests and drilling — who are now likely examples of regulatory capture. A short list. Plus, more from our new Trump 2.0 EJWatch special section.

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BLM Trims Environmental Review Before $20 Million Oil and Gas Lease Sale

"After stripping consideration of environmental justice issues and climate costs from its final analysis of the project, President Donald Trump’s administration opened one of its first sales of oil and gas leases on federal land Thursday."

Source: Inside Climate News, 02/21/2025

"Feds Approve Another Deepwater Oil Export Terminal Off Texas"

"The Trump administration on Friday approved plans for a second deepwater oil loading terminal off the Texas coast, opening another door for continued long-term growth in American crude production and exports." "An export infrastructure buildout will enable further growth in American oil production as momentum fades on a phase-out of fossil fuels, even as global temperatures continue to break records."

Source: Inside Climate News, 02/20/2025

"Louisiana Gas Export Terminal Gets Key Approval to Move Ahead"

"The U.S. Department of Energy has granted conditional authorization for a contested project to export liquified natural gas in southwest Louisiana, potentially the first in a string of such moves in the second Trump administration."

Source: Inside Climate News, 02/20/2025

"Rural Ohioans Oppose Solar Farms, Right? Not So, Developer Finds"

"A large majority of public commenters support Open Road Renewables’ plan to build a big agrivoltaics project in central Ohio." "A new analysis shows that a clear majority of people submitting comments on a planned central Ohio solar farm support the project — a stark contrast with how opponents have portrayed public sentiment."

Source: Canary Media, 02/20/2025

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