Top Official Did Special Favors On Guns For NRA At Interior Department
"Powerful gun lobby group has used connections in Trump administration to influence decisions, messages show".
Source: Guardian, 01/24/2020
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"Oil And Gas Company Linked to EPA Chief Of Staff OKs $3.7M Settlement"
"In July 2013, EPA inspectors found an oil and gas well pad on an Ohio Boy Scout camp was leaking air pollution that could worsen climate change and cause lung damage."
Source: Greenwire, 01/24/2020
"Clean Water Act: Final WOTUS Rule Drains Wetland Protections"
"A final rule unveiled by the Trump administration today eliminates Clean Water Act protections for the majority of the nation's wetlands and more than 18% of streams."
Source: Greenwire, 01/24/2020
Docs: Trump Mileage Standards Won't Make Cars Cheaper And Safer
"President Trump has said his plan to weaken federal mileage standards would make cars cheaper and “substantially safer.” But the administration’s own analysis suggests that it would cost consumers more than it would save them in the long run, and would do little to make the nation’s roads safer."
Source: Washington Post, 01/24/2020
"Florida Cold Spell Leads To Falling Iguana Alert"
"The National Weather Service office in Miami tweeted: “Don’t be surprised if you see Iguanas falling from the trees tonight as lows drop into the 30s and 40s. Brrrr!”"
Source: AP, 01/23/2020
California Giant Sequoias Dying 500 Years Before They Are Supposed To
"Giant sequoias were thought to be immune to insects, drought and wildfires. Then the unthinkable happened: trees started to die – and scientists began the search for answers".
Source: Guardian, 01/23/2020
Trump BLM Permit Moves Keystone XL Pipeline Closer To Construction
"The Trump administration on Wednesday approved a right-of-way grant allowing for the construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline across 44 miles of land in Montana."
Source: The Hill, 01/23/2020
"Factbox: Climate Change Plans Of The Leading US Democratic Candidates"
"The leading Democratic candidates all believe climate change is an existential threat to the planet and have vowed to bring U.S. greenhouse gas emissions down to net-zero by 2050."
Source: Reuters, 01/23/2020
Peruvian Indigenous Group Wins Suit To Block Amazon Oil Exploration
"A Peruvian judge ruled that the government exclude an indigenous region of the Amazon near the border with Brazil from any oil exploration and exploitation, a legal group said on Wednesday, in a win for native communities that have long fought against oil and mining projects on their land."
Source: Reuters, 01/23/2020
"The Freshwater Giants Are Dying"
"Overharvesting and habitat loss endanger most of the world’s freshwater “megafauna.” But many species may yet be saved." "Some of the most astonishing creatures on Earth hide deep in rivers and lakes: giant catfish weighing over 600 pounds, stingrays the length of Volkswagen Beetles, six-foot-long trout that can swallow a mouse whole."
Source: NY Times, 01/23/2020
