"Clean Water Rule: WOTUS 'Ultimately Doomed.' What Happens Next?"
"The Obama administration's controversial Clean Water Act jurisdiction rule was already on life support before the election."
Source: Greenwire, 11/17/2016
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"Obama Said to Block Selling New Drilling Rights in U.S. Arctic"
"The Obama administration is set to block the sale of new oil and gas drilling rights in U.S. Arctic waters under a five-year blueprint, handing a victory to environmentalists who said the activity threatened whales, walruses and other wildlife in the region."
Source: Bloomberg, 11/17/2016
"Paris Climate Deal Is Too Weak to Meet Goals, Report Finds"
"As negotiators meet in Morocco to hammer out details of the landmark global climate change accord reached in Paris almost a year ago, the independent International Energy Agency warned that the nearly 200-nation deal was too weak to meet its avowed temperature target."
Source: NY Times, 11/17/2016
"CEOs, Leaders Urge Trump To Stand By Climate Pact"
"Nations, businesses and Washington's top diplomat urged president-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday not to withdraw the US from the climate-rescue Paris Agreement and its commitments to preserve Earth for future generations."
Source: AFP, 11/17/2016
"Dwindling Salmon And Treaty Rights In The Puget Sound"
"TULALIP, Wash.— The flat-bottom boat weaves across bends in the broad, mud-colored Qwuloolt Estuary, scaring up squawking blue herons and geese along the sloping banks of muck. Scattered log booms poke out."
Source: EHN, 11/16/2016
"Tests Show Monsanto Weed Killer in Cheerios, Other Popular Foods"
"Independent testing on an array of popular American food products found many samples contained residue levels of the weed killer called glyphosate, leading the nonprofit organization behind the testing to call for corporate and regulatory action to address consumer safety concerns."
Source: USRTK/Huffington Post, 11/16/2016
"Kerry Arrives At Climate Negotiations Overshadowed By Trump"
"U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry hoped his presence at a Marrakesh conference to decide the finer points of an historic climate agreement would be a victory lap, capping off a year of negotiations that resulted in global agreements to stave off the worst effects of climate change."
Source: Reuters, 11/16/2016
"Law: 'We're Not Going To Let Him Get Away With It' — Enviros On Trump"
"Environmental lawyers are using a lot of war metaphors these days."
Source: EnergyWire, 11/16/2016
"Trump Looks To Bush-Era For New Head Of U.S. Environmental Agency"
"President-elect Donald Trump’s short-list of contenders to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency includes two current energy industry lobbyists who held leading roles there under Republican President George W. Bush, according to two sources with knowledge of the list."
Source: Reuters, 11/16/2016
"Top Dem Casts Doubt On Prospects For Waterways Bill In Lame Duck"
"The top Democrat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is casting doubt on the prospect of Congress finishing a waterways bill in the lame-duck session."
Source: The Hill, 11/16/2016
