"A Bumblebee Gets New Protection on Obama’s Way Out"
"The Obama administration, rushing to secure its environmental legacy, has increased protection for a humble bumblebee."
Source: NY Times, 01/11/2017
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Sessions Failed To Disclose Oil Interests As Required: Ethics Experts
"Attorney general nominee Jeff Sessions did not disclose his ownership of oil interests on land in Alabama as required by federal ethics rules, according to an examination of state records and independent ethics lawyers who reviewed the documents."
Source: Wash Post, 01/11/2017
Anti-Vax Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Will Chair Trump’s Vaccine Safety Panel
"Outspoken vaccine critic Robert Kennedy Jr. has accepted a position within Donald Trump’s administration as chair of a panel on vaccine safety and scientific integrity — the clearest sign yet of the president-elect’s suspicions about vaccines."
Source: STAT, 01/11/2017
"640 Companies To Trump: Stay The Course On Clean Energy"
"A total of 640 businesses and investors sent a letter to President-elect Trump and Congress on Tuesday, strongly urging continued investment in the clean energy sector. The letter, coordinated by the nonprofit group Ceres, which works with investors and companies to promote sustainability, contains big tech names like Adobe, SalesForce, eBay, HP, SolarCity, Symantec and Tesla."
Source: Mashable, 01/11/2017
New DOE Report Warns Of Changing ‘Threat Environment’ For Electric Grid
"At a time of heightened focus on U.S. cybersecurity risks, the Energy Department released a comprehensive report on the nation’s rapidly changing electrical grid Friday that calls for new action to protect against evolving threats."
Source: Wash Post, 01/11/2017
Smoking Costs World Economy $1 Trillion Per Year, WHO Says
"Smoking and its side effects cost the world's economies more than $1 trillion and kill about 6 million people each year — with deaths expected to rise by more than a third by 2030, according to a new report from the World Health Organization and the National Cancer Institute."
Source: Wash Post, 01/11/2017
"Volkswagen Set to Plead Guilty and to Pay U.S. $4.3 Billion in Deal"
"Volkswagen is on the verge of pleading guilty to criminal charges and paying $4.3 billion in fines, in a deal that would resolve a federal criminal investigation into its cheating on vehicle emissions tests, the automaker said on Tuesday."
Source: NY Times, 01/11/2017
Congressional Regulatory Override — The Rulebook
Regulations about toxic air pollution from oil refineries are among many Obama administration actions that may be targetted for reversal by Republicans in Congress. The key to such a move? The Congressional Review Act. TipSheet explains how it works — and doesn't.
"Storm Topples Famous Drive-Through Sequoia"
"The historic Pioneer Cabin Tree, a former 'drive-through' giant sequoia in Calaveras Big Trees State Park in Calaveras County, was felled in California's weekend storms."
Source: San Francisco Chronicle, 01/10/2017
"Wisconsin Tribe Votes Against Renewing Enbridge Pipeline Agreements"
"A Native American tribe in Wisconsin has voted against renewing agreements allowing Enbridge Inc to use their land for a major crude oil pipeline, the latest sign of increasing opposition to North American energy infrastructure."
Source: Reuters, 01/10/2017
