The Trump administration is expected to begin attacks on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and climate science at the executive level now that the administration has a leader in place at the agency. [facebook https://facebook.com/EcoWatch/videos/1460041177342148/ expand=1] Multiple outlets have reported that President Trump may be planning a visit to EPA headquarters as early as […]
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin’s executive budget proposal, released this week, seeks to set the nation’s highest tax on wind power and phase out tax incentives for the wind industry ahead of schedule. The budget proposes a $0.005 per kilowatt-hour tax on wind energy—five times the wind tax in Wyoming, which along with South Dakota are […]
The House GOP is just getting started with cuts using the Congressional Review Act (CRA), an arcane piece of mid-1990s legislation allowing Congress to overturn any Obama regulations finalized after June of last year. [facebook https://facebook.com/EcoWatch/videos/1440958242583775/ expand=1] In addition to the disclosure requirements Wednesday, the House also voted to axe the Department of Interior’s (DOI) […]
[Editor’s note: Click here for the latest: Groups Denounce GOP’s Move to Force Through Trump’s EPA Pick] All 10 Democratic members of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee boycotted a vote on Scott Pruitt’s nomination for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Wednesday, citing serious concerns over his stances on climate change and […]
Update: In an Instagram post late Wednesday, Rep. Jason Chaffetz said he wouldn’t move forward with the bill he introduced last week proposing to sell 3.3 million acres of federal land in 10 different states. He said: “I am withdrawing HR 621. I’m a proud gun owner, hunter and love our public lands. The bill […]
The acting secretary of the Army has ordered the Army Corps of Engineers to issue the final easement for completion of the Dakota Access Pipeline, according to Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) and Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-ND), who issued two separate statements Tuesday night. 5 Disturbing DAPL Developments You Need to Know https://t.co/naKM5PSb8k @KXLBlockade @BoldNebraska — […]
It’ll be a big week on the Hill for Republicans looking to undo Obama-era environmental regulations: Interior Department rules on methane emissions and stream protections from coal mining waste, signed late in Obama’s last term, are both up for review by the House this week. The rules are being singled out under the controversial Congressional […]
In various interviews on Thursday, former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) transition chief Myron Ebell confirmed the Trump team would probably seek significant cuts to the agency’s workforce and budget, but would not provide details of specific policy recommendations he made to the president. Ebell, who told the AP that the federal government has “been […]
Staffers at several federal agencies dealing with scientific data and environmental policy—including the Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Agriculture, National Park Service, Department of Transportation and Health and Human Services—have reportedly received various degrees of formal instruction barring them from speaking to press or using social media. OMG! #Trump Administration Tells #EPA to Cut #ClimateChange […]
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