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Potential Conflicts Spotlight Concerns Over Trump Appointments [1]

As President Trump continues to fill environment and energy leadership positions in 2018, one source of stories will be potential conflicts of interest for appointed regulators and agency leaders. This week's TipSheet runs down more than 20 key appointments to watch at EPA, Interior, Ag, Energy and more.

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Air [4]
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Energy & Fuel [8]
Environmental Politics [9]
Fish & Fisheries [10]
Government [11]
Health [12]
Journalism & Media [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [15]
Nuclear Power & Radiation [16]
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"Zinke Reprimanded Park Head After Climate Tweets" [24]

"Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke brought the leader of a California park to his office last month to reprimand him for climate change-related tweets the park had sent via Twitter, two sources close to the situation said."

Climate Change [6]
Environmental Politics [9]
Fish & Fisheries [10]
Journalism & Media [13]
People & Population [25]
Public [23]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: The Hill [26], 12/15/2017
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"Former Republican EPA Chiefs Blast Controversial Alaska Mining Project" [27]

"Three former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrators who served under Republican presidents came out against a proposed gold and copper mine in Alaska on Tuesday."

Environmental Politics [9]
Fish & Fisheries [10]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [15]
Public [23]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: The Hill [28], 12/13/2017
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"Clean Water Act May Offer 'Magic Key' For Dam Removal" [29]

"When environmentalists press for the removal of river-choking old dams, George Howard can smell the money."

Economy & Business [7]
Fish & Fisheries [10]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [15]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [23]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: Greenwire [30], 12/12/2017
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National Monuments: Zinke Urges Commercial Fishing In 3 Protected Areas [31]

"Much of the attention to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's review of national monuments has focused on sites across the West, but recommendations he made to President Trump show that a trio of marine monuments could also see significant changes. In a report Interior released yesterday, Zinke advised that commercial fishing be introduced to three ocean sites: Rose Atoll, Pacific Remote Islands, and Northeast Canyons and Seamounts marine national monuments."

Environmental Politics [9]
Fish & Fisheries [10]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [23]
National (U.S.) [22]
Source: Greenwire [32], 12/07/2017
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Tough For AK Fishermen: Pacific Halibut Catches Likely To Drop Next Year [33]

"It's going to be a tough year for many Alaska fishermen. After announcements of a massive drop in cod stocks, the industry learned last week that Pacific halibut catches are likely to drop by 20 percent next year, and the declines could continue for several years."

Fish & Fisheries [10]
Public [23]
Alaska and Hawaii [34]
Source: Anchorage Daily News [35], 12/04/2017
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Reviewing Salmon-Farm ‘Bloodwater’ Discharge Permits Not Enough: Critics [36]

"Footage of bloody discharge being released into B.C.’s coastal waters from farmed-fish processing plants by photographer Tavish Campbell has made international headlines and prompted the promise of further investigation from both provincial and federal governments."

Fish & Fisheries [10]
Pollution [18]
Water & Oceans [21]
Public [23]
Canada [37]
Source: DeSmog [38], 12/01/2017
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"Global Powers Strike Deal To Research Before Fishing Arctic Seas" [39]

"Delegations from the United States, Russia, and China and other countries struck a deal on Thursday to refrain from commercial fishing in the high Arctic seas, one of world’s fastest-warming places, until scientists can determine what fish are there and whether they can be harvested sustainably."

Fish & Fisheries [10]
Public [23]
Antarctica & Arctic [40]
Source: Reuters [41], 12/01/2017
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"North Atlantic’s Greatest Survivors Are Hunted Once More" [42]

"After decades of recovery, right whales are now under threat from industrial fishing".

Fish & Fisheries [10]
Water & Oceans [21]
Wildlife [43]
Public [23]
International [44]
Source: Guardian [45], 11/27/2017
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Mexico Creates Largest Marine Reserve In North America [46]

"Mexico’s government has created a marine park the size of Illinois in the Pacific, the largest ocean reserve in North America for the conservation of giant rays, whales and turtles, including dozens of species endemic to the area."

Fish & Fisheries [10]
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Natural Resources [15]
Water & Oceans [21]
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Mexico [47]
Source: Reuters [48], 11/27/2017
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