"Climate: Analyst Resigns Following Blocked Testimony"
"A State Department analyst whose congressional testimony on climate change was allegedly watered down by the White House has reportedly resigned."
Source: E&E News PM, 07/11/2019
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"Pressure Mounts Against EPA's New FOIA Rule"
"A Democratic lawmaker along with a group of nearly 40 media publications are raising concerns over a new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) public information rule that could allow political officials more leeway to withhold requested documents."
Source: The Hill, 07/11/2019
"Border Wall: If People Can't Get Through, Neither Can The River"
"Driving on the road between his cattle ranch and the U.S.-Mexico border, John Ladd slowed his red pickup truck when he saw a Border Patrol agent pacing next to a barbed wire fence."
Source: Greenwire, 07/10/2019
"Trump’s Misleading Claims About His Environmental Record"
"President Trump made the case Monday that he has protected the nation’s air and water in a speech filled with cherry-picked statistics and misleading claims. And he failed to mention that his decision to pull the United States out of the Paris climate accord was undercutting efforts to address a fundamental threat to the planet."
Source: NY Times, 07/10/2019
"Politics: White House Won't Review Climate Science Before Election"
"The proposed White House panel that would conduct an "adversarial" review of climate science is dead for now, as President Trump grapples with negative perceptions of his environmental record at the outset of his reelection campaign."
Source: ClimateWire, 07/10/2019
"Interior Official Met 'Secretly' With Developer On Benson Project"
"The deputy Interior secretary held a secret meeting with the developer of a big Benson subdivision two weeks before a federal underling says he was pressured to reverse his tough stance on the project, CNN reports."
Source: Arizona Daily Star, 07/10/2019
23 Governors Join California’s Push For More Efficient Cars And Trucks
"Nearly two dozen governors, including several Republicans, are imploring the Trump administration to embrace more aggressive gas mileage requirements for the nation’s cars and pickup trucks, saying the White House’s effort to weaken existing requirements could hurt consumers, automakers and the environment."
Source: Washington Post, 07/10/2019
Sanders and AOC Move To Declare Climate Crisis Official Emergency
"A group of US lawmakers including the 2020 Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders are proposing to declare the climate crisis an official emergency – a significant recognition of the threat taken after considerable pressure from environment groups."
Source: Guardian, 07/09/2019
"Health Groups Sue Over Trump Rollback Of Obama-Era Emissions Rule"
"Two major health organizations on Monday sued the Trump administration over its rollback of an Obama-era rule on power plant emissions."
Source: The Hill, 07/09/2019
"Lawmakers Talk Legislation In Response To FOIA Changes"
"Senators from both parties are unhappy with new Trump administration rules giving political appointees at two government agencies more power to review public information requests, and they say they may craft legislation to fix it."
Source: The Hill, 07/09/2019
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