"A Diminished Monument: Grand Staircase's Next Step?"
"Trump cut Grand Staircase-Escalante nearly in half to spur a mining boom. But those lost protections may not yield big profits."
Source: Washington Post, 01/17/2019
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Wheeler, at EPA Confirmation Hearing, Walks Fine Line on Climate Change
"When Andrew Wheeler, president Trump’s nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, testified before Senators on Wednesday at his confirmation hearing, he found himself walking a tightrope on the issue of climate change."
Source: NY Times, 01/17/2019
Trump Admin To Bring Back Offshore Drilling Staff During Shutdown
"The Trump administration is bringing dozens of federal employees back to work to carry out the administration’s plan to expand offshore oil and natural gas drilling."
Source: The Hill, 01/16/2019
"Interior: Republican Governors Turn On Zinke Plan"
"Western Republican governors are pushing back against the Trump administration's decision to ax mitigation rules for energy developers."
Source: EnergyWire, 01/16/2019
Trump Signs Green Water Infrastructure Bill
"The president signed U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown’s and Rob Portman’s Water Infrastructure Flexibility Act into law that would provide local communities with increased flexibility when complying with Clean Water Act requirements for updates to sewer systems."
Source: Youngstown Vindicator, 01/16/2019
"Senators Consider Former Lobbyist As EPA’s Permanent Chief"
"Acting Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler’s past lobbying work for coal companies and other industries regulated by the agency is expected to draw scrutiny Wednesday when a Senate committee considers his nomination to the position."
Source: AP, 01/16/2019
"Trump’s Executive Order Will Aggressively Cut More Forest Trees"
"The president is intent on pushing up timber sales in spite of the shutdown. He says he wants to curb wildfires. Experts say logging trees won’t help."
Source: Washington Post, 01/15/2019
"Trump Taps Commerce Watchdog To Be New Interior Inspector General"
"President Trumphas tapped Commerce Department inspector Mark Greenblatt to be the new inspector general of the Department of the Interior."
Source: The Hill, 01/15/2019
"Canada, First Nations Express Concern Over U.S. Arctic Drilling Plans"
"The Canadian government, two territories and several First Nations are expressing concerns to the United States over plans to open the calving grounds of a large cross-border caribou herd to energy drilling, despite international agreements to protect it."
Source: Canadian Press, 01/14/2019
About 30 Government Workers Got Paid By Mistake Friday, But Not For Long
After a federal payroll division mistakenly paid workers at the Chemical Safety Board, which investigates toxic and hazardous chemical disasters, Trump officials scrambled to claw back the money.
Source: Washington Post, 01/14/2019
