"Energy Department Targets Trump Rollbacks On Appliance Efficiency"
"The Biden administration is proposing to revoke Trump-era rollbacks to washer, dryer and dishwasher efficiency."
Source: The Hill, 08/04/2021
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"Interior Kicks Off New Review of ANWR Drilling"
"The Interior Department today said it will restart an environmental review of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s oil and gas program, following its determination earlier this year that the Trump administration’s assessment was flawed."
Source: E&E News, 08/04/2021
"Wanted: EPA Carbon Rule That Can Survive In Court"
"When the Biden administration proposes its anticipated new greenhouse gas rule for power plants, it will be one of the most consequential climate regulations in the United States. To ensure that the pivotal rule holds up in court, however, Biden’s EPA must avoid the pitfalls that plagued the regulation’s predecessors, legal experts say."
Source: E&E News, 08/03/2021
EPA Announces New Members Of Science Board After Firing Trump Appointees
"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday announced the new members of its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) after previously firing the board members who had been appointed during the Trump administration."
Source: The Hill, 08/03/2021
Brain Drain Among Federal Scientists Bogs Down Biden Climate Ambitions
"Hundreds of scientists and policy experts left the government during the Trump administration. The jobs remain unfilled nearly six months into President Biden’s term, slowing his climate agenda."
Source: NYTimes, 08/02/2021
"EPA Outlines Plan To Expand Wetland Protections"
"The Biden administration laid out plans today [Friday] for scrapping and replacing a contentious Trump-era Clean Water Act rule that pulled back federal protections for millions of streams and wetlands."
Source: E&E News, 08/02/2021
"‘An Abomination’: The Story Of The Massacre That Killed 216 Wolves"
"In Wisconsin, hunters are allowed to use hound dogs to kill wolves. In the midst of a politically volatile context, activists are now filming the hunts to raise the alarm".
Source: Guardian, 07/28/2021
139 Dems Urge EPA To "Promptly" Let Calif. Set Its Own Auto Standards
"A group of 139 Democratic lawmakers is urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to “promptly” reinstate California’s ability to set its own vehicle emissions standards — which is expected to increase electric vehicle adoption."
Source: The Hill, 07/28/2021
"Biden Mileage Rule To Exceed Obama Climate Goal"
"In a major step against climate change, President Joe Biden is proposing a return to aggressive Obama-era vehicle mileage standards over five years, according to industry and government officials briefed on the plan. He’s then aiming for even tougher anti-pollution rules after that to forcefully reduce greenhouse gas emissions and nudge 40% of U.S. drivers into electric vehicles by decade’s end."
Source: AP, 07/28/2021
"Biden Admin To Curb Toxic Wastewater From Coal Plants With New Rule"
"The move would reverse a major Trump administration rollback of pollution rules. But many coal plants will be allowed to send toxic wastewater into rivers and streams while the agency writes the new regulations."
Source: Washington Post, 07/27/2021
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