Trump To Claim US Is Environmental Leader Despite Ripping Up Protections
"On Monday president will likely tout America’s clean air and water, even though he’s rescinded rules to cut pollution"
Source: Guardian, 07/05/2019
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"House Panel May Investigate Park Service Funds for July 4 Event"
"The head of a House appropriations subcommittee that oversees the Interior Department threatened to investigate the use of National Park Service entrance fee funds to pay for a July 4 celebration on the National Mall.
House Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee Chairwoman Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.) questioned Interior’s spending $2.5 million in park entrance fees on President Donald Trump’s July 4 “Salute to America” event on the National Mall, which will display heavy military tanks and have a ticketed viewing area for White House guests.
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 07/05/2019
"Democrats Seek Solution In Fight Over 2020 Climate Debate"
"The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is considering two measures that end the conflict over holding a standalone climate debate for 2020 presidential hopefuls, two DNC officials confirmed to The Hill on Monday."
Source: The Hill, 07/02/2019
Inslee Demands DNC Rule Changes After First Debate ‘Failed’ On Climate
"Jay Inslee is demanding the Democratic National Committee change its rules after the first primary debate devoted just 6% of questions to the climate crisis."
Source: HuffPost, 06/28/2019
"The First Democratic Debate Failed The Planet"
"At a debate held in a sinking city, only four candidates were directly asked about the climate crisis."
Source: New Republic, 06/27/2019
SEJ Objects to EPA's 'Freedom of Information Act Regulations Update'
June 26, 2019 — The Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ), in a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler, objected to the EPA's June 26 Final Rulemaking entitled "Freedom of Information Act Regulations Update." The letter states that the rule "enables the agency to limit public access to EPA records that are legally public information" and "the highly irregular procedure of issuing a final rule without proposal or public comments is unjustified and unlawful under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA)."
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Election 2020: Candidates' Climate Change Positions and Accomplishments
"How do the Democratic presidential hopefuls compare on their climate actions and promises to solve the crisis? With the debates coming, ICN analyzes their records."
Source: InsideClimate News, 06/26/2019
New EPA Rule Could Give Politicals More Veto Power on FOIA Requests
"More political appointees at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) could soon have the authority to weigh in on public information requests."
Source: The Hill, 06/26/2019
Air Needs Freshening in Most U.S. National Park Units
The nation’s parks are generally thought to be pristine natural havens. But a recent study finds the overwhelming majority suffer from air pollution problems like smog and ozone. That makes for important local and regional news stories, per the latest biweekly TipSheet. Get background, story ideas, resources and more.
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