"Pesticides: Trump EPA Illegally Delayed Applicator Rule — Judge"
"U.S. EPA acted illegally when it delayed new regulations on the certification and training of pesticide applicators, a federal judge ruled yesterday."
Source: E&E News PM, 03/23/2018
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"Politics: Judge In Climate Case Made Skeptics Disclose Their Donors"
"A group of climate skeptics who weighed in on climate lawsuits in California revealed their recent funding, and court documents show their donors are a mix of fossil fuel companies and conservative think tanks."
Source: ClimateWire, 03/23/2018
"Omnibus Spending Bill Passes After GOP Drops Anti-Environment Riders"
"Congress passed a $1.3 trillion federal spending bill early Friday following negotiations in which Republicans, in order to garner needed Democratic support, agreed to remove a slew of provisions that would have gutted environmental and campaign finance laws."
Source: InsideClimate News, 03/23/2018
"Auction of Oil Drilling Tracts in Gulf Draws Tepid Interest"
"In a setback to Trump administration efforts to increase offshore oil production, the industry responded with only modest interest on Wednesday in a federal auction covering a record 77 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico."
Source: NY Times, 03/22/2018
Borrowing GOP Playbook, Dem States Sue Government and Rack Up Wins
"During the administration of President Barack Obama, attorneys general from Republican states developed a powerful tool: They teamed up dozens of times to sue the federal government to block environmental initiatives. Now, Democrats are using the same playbook to fight the Trump administration."
Source: NY Times, 03/22/2018
"Trump's Pick To Lead CDC Both Celebrated And Censured"
"Robert Redfield, an HIV/AIDS researcher and clinician who has weathered his share of controversies over his long career, will soon become the next director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)."
Source: Science, 03/22/2018
"Spending Bill Rejects Trump’s Proposed EPA Cut"
"The $1.3 trillion government-wide spending bill released late Wednesday rejects President Trump’s proposal to slash the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) budget by 31 percent."
Source: The Hill, 03/22/2018
"Groups Sue Over Decision To Lift US Ban On Elephant Trophies"
"A coalition of environmental and animal-welfare groups sued on Tuesday to challenge the Trump administration's moves toward allowing the importation of the heads, hides and tusks of African elephants as hunting trophies."
Source: AP, 03/21/2018
"Senate Dem: Pruitt Isn’t Cooperating With ‘Privacy Booth’ Probe"
"The top Senate Democrat overseeing the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) funding said Monday the EPA isn’t cooperating with a high-profile spending investigation."
Source: The Hill, 03/21/2018
"Interior Department Offers Oil Leases Near Utah's Wilderness Monuments"
"The U.S. Department of Interior on Tuesday will auction off more than 51,000 acres (21,000 hectares) in southeastern Utah for oil and gas development, over objections from conservationists, who say the move threatens sensitive archaeological and wilderness sites."
Source: Reuters, 03/20/2018
