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Trump Pick for EPA Enforcement Office Lobbied for Superfund Polluters [1]

Susan Bodine, whom President Trump nominated May 12 to head the Environmental Protection Agency's enforcement office, represented Superfund polluters as a lawyer in private practice.

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Source: The Intercept [9], 05/25/2017
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Chemical Defender Put in Charge of EPA Unit Overseeing Toxics [10]

"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency declared 1-bromopropane dangerous enough to make it one of the first 10 chemicals it scrutinized under an updated federal toxins law. Nancy Beck disagreed."

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Source: Bloomberg [12], 05/25/2017
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"Wind Project in Wyoming Envisions Coal Miners as Trainees" [13]

"Goldwind Americas, an arm of a leading wind-turbine manufacturer based in China, has been expanding its business in the United States. It has been careful to seek out local, American workers for permanent jobs on the wind farms it supplies."

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Source: NY Times [16], 05/22/2017
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Personal Schedule Shows Industry CEOs’ Frequent Access To Zinke [17]

"Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke spent much of his first two months in office meeting with energy and other industry groups, according to personal schedules released this week under the Freedom of Information Act."

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Source: Washington Post [18], 05/19/2017
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"‘Vulnerable Voices’ Lash Out as Companies Sway Climate Talks" [19]

"Developing nations and environmental groups are challenging some of the world’s biggest companies and wealthiest countries over the role corporate lobbyists play in United Nations climate change negotiations."

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Source: NY Times [22], 05/18/2017
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"Industry Meltdown: Is the Era of Nuclear Power Coming to an End?" [23]

"From Europe to Japan to the U.S., nuclear power is in retreat, as plants are being shuttered, governments move toward renewables, and key companies face financial troubles. Even some of the industry’s biggest boosters believe nuclear is on the way out."

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Source: YaleE360 [25], 05/17/2017
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Some Chase Branches In Seattle Closed By Protests Over Pipeline Loans [26]

"Native American leaders and climate activists protested at several Chase branches in Seattle on Monday, forcing them to close temporarily as demonstrators demanded the bank not lend to projects like the Keystone XL oil pipeline."

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Source: Reuters [28], 05/09/2017
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"Big Investors Urge Trump To Stick With Paris Climate Accord" [29]

"Investors with more than $15 trillion of assets under management urged governments led by the United States to implement the Paris climate accord to fight climate change despite U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to pull out."

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Source: Reuters [30], 05/08/2017
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US Crude Plunges 4.8%, Posting Worst Close In More Than Five Months [31]

"Oil prices collapsed on Thursday to their lowest since late November as investor worries about the world's stubbornly persistent glut of crude erased most of the gains that followed last year's OPEC's output cut."

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Source: Reuters [32], 05/05/2017
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"U.S. Will Lose Jobs If It Quits Paris Climate Deal: U.N." [33]

"The United States will shoot itself in the foot if it quits the Paris climate accord because China, India and Europe will snap up the best power sector jobs in future, U.N. Environment chief Erik Solheim said on Thursday."

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Source: Reuters [34], 05/05/2017
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