Bristol Bay: How Investors Got A Heads-Up On EPA's Pebble Mine Reversal
"An EPA memo that could alter the fate of the Pebble mine caught many of its foes off guard last month. But not investors."
Source: Greenwire, 07/29/2019
Environmental Politics
"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
"Chemicals: Enviros File FOIA Suits For Pesticide Docs"
"Environmentalists went to court today in hopes of squeezing myriad pesticides-related documents out from several allegedly unresponsive federal agencies."
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"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
"CNN To Host Climate Crisis Town Hall With 2020 Democratic Candidates"
"CNN will host a Democratic presidential town hall in September focused on the climate crisis. The event will take place on Wednesday, September 4, in New York City. CNN is inviting candidates who meet the Democratic National Committee's polling threshold for the September primary debate to participate, meaning they've reached at least 2% in four approved polls by August 28."
Source: CNN, 07/26/2019
"Inquiries at EPA's Science Integrity Office Spike Under Trump"
"Inquiries to the Environmental Protection Agency office that protects science have spiked during the Trump administration amid widespread reports that political appointees have interfered with the work of career employees."
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