US Oil Firm's Bid To Drill In Arctic Hits Snag: Lack Of Sea Ice
"Plans to establish the first oil drilling operation in US Arctic waters have hit an ironic snag – a lack of sea ice caused by rapid warming in the region."
Source: Guardian, 11/16/2018
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Over 600 Now Missing, 63 Dead in California's Deadliest Blaze
"PARADISE, Calif. - A search for victims of a catastrophic blaze that reduced a northern California town to ashes intensified on Thursday, as authorities expanded to 630 the number of those reported missing in the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in state history."
Source: Reuters, 11/16/2018
"The Interior Department Is Sidelining Environmental Justice"
"In early September, the DOI quietly rescinded two memos that provided guidance on protecting vulnerable communities and Native American sacred sites."
Source: The Nation, 11/15/2018
"Courts: Trump Nominates Regs Chief for D.C. Circuit"
"President Trump has nominated his top regulatory official to take over a vacant seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, according to a White House pool report."
Source: Greenwire, 11/14/2018
"EPA: Combative Press Tactics Mirror Trump's"
"EPA's press shop is taking a page from President Trump's playbook. Since the new administration entered office, the staff in EPA's press shop has gotten personal with reporters — calling out their alleged mistakes in press releases, keeping them off advisories and blocking some from agency events."
Source: Greenwire, 11/14/2018
"Spending Fight Will Headline 'Fairly Brief' Lame Duck"
"Lingering rancor over immigration remains the primary hurdle for wrapping up the 115th Congress, keeping in limbo the fate of spending for EPA and the Interior Department, the expired Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), and key energy tax breaks."
Source: E&E Daily, 11/14/2018
"EPA To Weigh Tougher Pollution Standards For Heavy-Duty Trucks"
"The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday announced plans to place more stringent restrictions on pollution from heavy-duty trucks, in a move that won the Trump administration rare praise from environmental groups."
Source: Washington Post, 11/14/2018
Trump SE Regional EPA Administrator Indicted On Alabama Ethics Charges
"A Jefferson County grand jury has indicted the Southeast regional administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and a former Alabama Environmental Management Commissioner for violating state ethics laws."
Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 11/14/2018
"Zinke Slams Reporting On His Scandals"
"Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke took to a conservative talk show to slam reporting on his ethics scandals as “B.S.”"
Source: The Hill, 11/13/2018
"U.S. Plans New Limits On Heavy-Duty Truck Emissions"
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will announce plans to propose new rules to significantly decrease emissions of smog-forming nitrogen oxide from diesel-powered heavy-duty trucks, an agency official said."
Source: Reuters, 11/13/2018
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