"Trump Nominee For Mine Regulator Withdraws"
"President Trump’s nominee to lead a mining industry regulator withdrew his name from consideration Thursday, citing frustration over the ethics review process."
Source: The Hill, 09/07/2018
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"Dems Prepare 'Flood' Of Energy, Climate Investigations"
"Andrew Wheeler, Ryan Zinke and Rick Perry should block off plenty of time for congressional hearings next year if Democrats seize control of the House in November."
Source: E&E Daily, 09/07/2018
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Coastal Labs Studying Increased Flooding May Move After More Flooding
"Scores of coastal research labs around the U.S. are helping communities plan for sea level rise. But now many are starting to flood themselves, creating a dilemma: stay by the coast and endure expensive flooding, or move inland, to higher ground, but away from their subject of study."
Source: NPR, 09/06/2018
"Zinke Hires Endangered Species Act Critic For Senior Post"
"Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has hired an outspoken critic of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) for a senior position as the Trump administration undertakes a historic effort to ease industry compliance with the law."
Source: The Hill, 09/06/2018
"Dozens of Elephants Killed Near Botswana Wildlife Sanctuary"
"Carcases of nearly 90 elephants have been found near a famous wildlife sanctuary in Botswana, conservationists say."
Source: BBC News, 09/06/2018
"Eight Bird Species Are First Confirmed Avian Extinctions This Decade"
"Spix’s macaw, a brilliant blue species of Brazilian parrot that starred in the children’s animation Rio, has become extinct this century, according to a new assessment of endangered birds."
Source: Guardian, 09/06/2018
"Trump Hires Physicist Will Happer, Climate Science Critic, For NSC
"William Happer, a physics professor and vocal critic of mainstream climate science, has joined the White House as a top adviser."
Source: E&E News, 09/06/2018
"A Global Shift To Sustainability Would Save Us $26 Trillion"
"$26 trillion by 2030. That, according to the most authoritative research to date, is the amount of money humanity could save through a global shift to sustainable development."
Source: Vox, 09/06/2018
"ACLU: Government Plotted To Surveil, Disrupt Keystone XL Protesters"
"Members of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and its Montana affiliate are suing the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, Interior and Justice, seeking proof of what the groups allege is a plot to surveil and potentially hamper people trying to protest the Keystone XL pipeline."
Source: The Hill, 09/06/2018
