"EPA: Judge Scraps Trump's 'Secret Science' Rule"
"At the request of the Biden administration, a federal court today tossed out a Trump-era rule limiting the use of science to craft EPA regulations."
Source: E&E News, 02/02/2021
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"Biden Environmental Challenge: Filling Vacant Scientist Jobs"
"Polluting factories go uninspected by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Leadership positions sit vacant at the U.S. Geological Survey’s climate science centers. And U.S. Department of Agriculture research into environmental issues important to farmers is unfinished."
Source: AP, 02/01/2021
"Interior: With 287 Staffers Gone, Should Biden Return BLM to D.C.?"
"Interior Department data showing that the Bureau of Land Management's relocation of its Washington-based headquarters staff out West prompted 87% to leave the bureau could bolster arguments to move BLM's headquarters back."
Source: E&E News, 02/01/2021
Court Strikes Down Part Of Rule Easing Ozone Standard Implementation
"A federal court in Washington, D.C., on Friday sided with environmentalists and struck down provisions relaxing requirements for areas that are not in compliance with the Environmental Protection Agency’s air pollution standards."
Source: The Hill, 02/01/2021
BLM Exodus: Agency Lost 87 Percent Of Staff In Trump HQ Relocation
"After the Trump administration announced its plans to relocate the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) headquarters to Colorado, more than 87 percent of Washington-based employees decided to leave the agency, according to new numbers released by the Biden administration."
Source: The Hill, 01/29/2021
"Court Order Widens EPA Options to Drop ‘Secret Science’ Rule"
"A federal court decision delaying the effective date of the EPA’s science transparency rule gives the Biden administration a pathway to unravel it, including the use of the same procedural tool the Trump administration team used to write it, legal scholars say."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 01/29/2021
"New U.S. Strategy Would Quickly Free Billions in Climate Funds"
"Federal officials, showing how rapidly the Biden administration is overhauling climate policy after years of denial under former President Donald J. Trump, aim to free up as much as $10 billion at the Federal Emergency Management Agency to protect against climate disasters before they strike."
Source: NYTimes, 01/27/2021
"U.S. To 'Make Good' On Climate Finance Pledges, Kerry Tells Leaders"
"The United States will “make good” on financial commitments to developing countries struggling with climate change, top U.S. climate envoy John Kerry told a summit of world leaders on Monday."
Source: Reuters, 01/26/2021
"DOJ Watchdog Probes If Staff Tried to Alter Election Outcome"
"The Justice Department’s inspector general has opened an investigation into whether department staff members sought to use the agency to alter the outcome of the 2020 election and overturn President Joe Biden’s victory."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 01/26/2021
"Schumer Calls For Biden To Declare Climate Emergency"
"Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on Monday night that President Biden should consider declaring an emergency when it comes to the climate."
Source: The Hill, 01/26/2021
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