President Trump‘s decision to pull the U.S. out of the Paris climate agreement earlier this month was a clear win for conservative groups and individuals that support the weakening of environmental regulations. So what do these politically powerful forces have next on the agenda? The first target could be the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) […]
During an on-the-record meeting with editors and reporters at the New York Times, Donald Trump said he has an “an open mind” with regards to climate change science and policies. Worth the read: Donald Trump’s New York Times Interview, in Full – Transcript https://t.co/B4QQ9HRb3e — Michael M. Grynbaum (@grynbaum) November 23, 2016 “It’s one issue […]
Climate activists projected huge images and text onto the front of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) headquarters in Washington, DC Monday evening, calling on President-elect Donald Trump to not appoint climate change denier Myron Ebell as head of the agency. 350.org Using a high powered projector, activists with 350.org, ClimateTruth.org and the Sierra Club […]
Despite the fact that Donald Trump campaigned against special interests and suggested his primary opponents who begged for Koch cash were puppets, he now seems to be happy to #StaffTheSwamp with Koch operatives. Beyond Myron Ebell and David Schnare on his environment team, news broke Sunday that Trump picked Steven Groves to lead the Department […]
Donald Trump‘s advisers are exploring alternatives to bypass the four-year waiting period to back out from the Paris agreement, a member of the transition team told Reuters. The options include withdrawing from the parent treaty, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, entirely or issuing a presidential order to delete the U.S. signature from […]