Environmental Politics

"With Ready Orders and an Energy Czar, Trump Plots Pivot to Fossil Fuels"

"As President-elect Donald J. Trump’s transition team plans his energy and environment agenda, it is relying on two seasoned former cabinet leaders and fossil fuel lobbyists to dramatically reshape the agencies charged with protecting the nation’s air, water, climate and public lands, according to six people familiar with the matter."

Source: NYTimes, 11/12/2024

"Trump Taps Former New York Congressman Lee Zeldin As EPA Chief"

"President-elect Donald Trump on Monday tapped former representative Lee Zeldin of New York to serve as Environmental Protection Agency administrator, a crucial role that will oversee the rollbacks of dozens of President Joe Biden’s environmental policies."

Source: Washington Post, 11/12/2024

Threats of Media Censorship Cloud COP29

Again this year, a petrostate hosts the COP climate gathering. Azerbaijan as host not only raises questions of how an oil-rich nation can help foster the fossil fuel cuts needed to stem climate change. But WatchDog Opinion also worries what Azerbaijan’s poor press freedom record will mean for journalists covering the gathering and for the civil society that normally enlivens the meeting.

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"Public Lands Outlook Under Trump to Face 'Copious Litigation'"

"The second Trump administration’s federal lands agenda is widely expected to promote fossil fuels development and reverse Biden administration conservation efforts, moves environmental groups say they’ll litigate at every opportunity."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 11/08/2024

"Biden Moves To Limit Oil Drilling In Arctic National Wildlife Refuge"

"The Biden administration moved Wednesday to narrow the scope of an oil-and-gas lease sale in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge that was mandated under President Donald Trump."

Source: Washington Post, 11/07/2024

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