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Trump administration pushes for Arctic drilling by arguing ‘there is not a climate crisis’
This The Hill article discusses how Trump’s administration is pushing for Arctic drilling by arguing ‘there is not a climate crisis’.
The Trump administration, in its push for drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, is arguing the project should go forward because “there is not a climate crisis.”
The Bureau of Land […]
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Court: Trump’s EPA Can’t Erase Interstate Smog Rules
This Inside Climate News article discusses a court ruling that says that Trump’s EPA can’t erase interstate smog rules. A Trump-appointed judge was involved in the ruling. Without a strong plan for cutting coal power plant emissions, meeting ozone requirements gets much harder.
A federal appeals court panel on Tuesday struck […]
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EPA relaxing methane rules for the O&G industry
This Rolling Stone article discusses the impact of Trump’s EPA rolling back methane rules. Some Men Just Want to Watch the World Burn. Trump’s EPA is rolling back methane rules because it’s run by climate deniers. The EPA is proposing to deregulate the oil and gas […]
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Articles on lawsuits filed against Trump’s EPA repealing power plant rules
This The Hill article discusses 22 states suing Trump over repeal of Obama-era power plant rules. A coalition of mostly Democratic-led states has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, arguing its rules for addressing power plant pollution are so weak they violate federal law. Attorneys general from 22 states and […]
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EPA proposal scraps limits on coal plant waste
This The Hill article discusses an EPA proposal to scrap limits on coal plant waste.
The Trump administration on Wednesday proposed scrapping restrictions on arsenic-laden waste from coal-fired power plants.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed lifting some regulations on coal ash, the residue left after burning coal, which is filled with hazardous […]
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Trump’s changes to science might not last at EPA
This E&E News article discusses why Trump’s changes to science might not last.
The Trump administration’s attempt to overhaul the way EPA does science may not have a long shelf life.
Many science advocates and past leaders of EPA’s expert advisory panels say the panoply of executive orders and guidances President Trump […]
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Study: Pesticides and Bees
This The Guardian article discusses how Trump’s EPA is allowing a bee-killing pesticide to be used. EPA said studies it considered, most of which were sponsored by industry, found sulfoxaflor isn’t dangerous for the pollinators.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says the studies it considered, most of which were sponsored […]
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DeSmog Blog, Week of June 21, 2019
This week’s set of articles discuss:
Congressional Dems Investigating Why Big Oil Is ‘Only Winner’ in Clean Car Standard Rollbacks
A Democratic Think Tank, the Progressive Policy Institute, Is Promoting Pushback Against Climate Lawsuits
Another Deceptive Letter Bashing the Electric Car Tax Credit Circulating Congress, Courtesy of FreedomWorks
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Trump Makes His Biggest Move Yet to Try to Save Coal Plants
This Bloomberg article discusses how Trump is trying to save coal plants. EPA scales back Obama’s Clean Power Plan curbs on emissions while solar, wind and natural gas have pared U.S. coal demand.
President Donald Trump is scaling back sweeping Obama-era curbs on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants burning […]
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