"Electric Vehicles: China's Plan: Beat America (And Everyone Else)"
"When it comes to electric vehicles, no nation has matched China's audacious plan. It wants to beat the world."
Source: ClimateWire, 11/08/2019
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Hurricane Tweet That Angered Trump Wasn’t About Trump, Forecasters Say
"When officials at a government weather forecasting office assured Alabama residents that a September hurricane would not hit their state, they did not intend to contradict President Trump’s insistence that it would, according to newly disclosed documents."
Source: NY Times, 11/08/2019
Trump Admin Makes It Easier to Dredge Protected Areas to Restore Beaches
"The Trump administration changed a 25-year-old policy to make it easier for coastal communities to take sand from protected ecosystems to improve their beaches."
Source: NY Times, 11/08/2019
Did Exxon Mislead Investors About Climate Risks? It’s Now Up to a Judge
"Lawyers for New York State and ExxonMobil wrapped up a landmark climate fraud trial on Thursday, shaping a tangle of testimony and evidence into competing narratives on whether the oil company misled investors about the risks it faces from climate regulation."
Source: InsideClimate News, 11/08/2019
EPA Fails To Supply Documents To House Science in Subpoena Showdown
"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provided "largely non-responsive" documents in response to a final threat by House Democrats, according to committee staff, likely setting the stage for a forthcoming subpoena."
Source: The Hill, 11/08/2019
"EPA Chief Of Staff Under Investigation In Document Destruction"
"The Environmental Protection Agency’s inspector general is investigating whether chief of staff Ryan Jackson was involved in destroying internal documents that should have been retained, according to two people familiar with the matter."
Source: Politico, 11/08/2019
"Interior Proposes Coveted Deal To Ex-Client Of Agency Head"
"The Interior Department is proposing to award one of the first contracts for federal water in perpetuity to a powerful rural water district that had employed Secretary David Bernhardt as a lawyer and lobbyist."
Source: AP, 11/08/2019
DEADLINE: SAJA Reporting Fellowships
The South Asian Journalists Association's fellowships program encourages in-depth coverage of South Asia or the South Asian Diasapora by providing grants of $2,000-$5,000 to cover a portion of reporting expenses. Deadline: Mar 29, 2020 (Spring/Summer).
"High-Tech Chestnuts: US To Consider Genetically Altered Tree"
"Chestnuts harvested from high branches on a chilly fall morning look typical: they’re marble sized, russet colored and nestled in prickly burs. But many are like no other nuts in nature. In a feat of genetic engineering, about half the chestnuts collected at this college experiment station feature a gene that provides resistance to blight that virtually wiped out the American chestnut tree generations ago."
Source: AP, 11/07/2019
"Tax Policy: Republicans Balk At 'Outlandish' Energy Wish List"
"Efforts to extend and revise an assortment of expired or soon-to-lapse energy tax breaks before the end of the year are struggling to find air in a crowded agenda. Policy and process disagreements are also getting in the way."
Source: E&E Daily, 11/07/2019
