"Texas Prepares As Harvey Strengthens To Category 2 Storm"
"Harvey continued to intensify as it steered for the Texas coast, with the forecasters saying early Friday that it had strengthened to a Category 2 storm."
Source: AP, 08/25/2017
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"Interior Secretary Proposes Shrinking Four National Monuments"
"BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT, Utah — Parts of this sprawling region of red-rock canyons and at least three other national monuments would lose their strict protection and could be reopened for new mining or drilling under proposals submitted to President Trump by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on Thursday, according to congressional aides and others who have been briefed on the report."
Source: NY Times, 08/25/2017
Another US Agency Deletes References To Climate Change On Website
"The term ‘climate change’ was changed to simply ‘climate’ on website of the National Institutes of Health".
Source: Guardian, 08/24/2017
"9 Eastern States Agree to Cut Power Plant Emissions an Extra 30%"
"Nine eastern states announced Wednesday that they have agreed on a proposal to cut global-warming pollution from the region's power plants an additional 30 percent between 2020 and 2030."
Source: InsideClimate News, 08/24/2017
"Green Group Sues EPA For Information On Deregulatory Task Force"
"The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) is suing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for allegedly failing to respond to the group’s request for documents pertaining to its regulatory reform task force."
Source: The Hill, 08/24/2017
Trump Team Goes To Bat for NRA-Backed Bill, Nixes Park Service Concerns
"The National Park Service has several big problems with NRA-backed legislation that would restrict the agency from regulating hunting and fishing within park boundaries. But according to a leaked memo obtained by McClatchy, the Trump administration has so far prevented the parks from voicing such concerns."
Source: McClatchy, 08/24/2017
"Federal Electricity Study Hints at Future Support for Coal"
"The Trump administration on Wednesday released a major report urging actions to protect the “reliability and resilience” of the nation’s electric grid, a move that could lay the groundwork for future support of America’s ailing coal and nuclear industries."
Source: NY Times, 08/24/2017
Energy Transfer Partners Sues Greenpeace, Claims Eco-Terrorism
"Energy Transfer Partners LP has sued Greenpeace International, Earth First! and other groups, accusing them of inciting terrorist acts and vandalism to generate publicity and raise money for their causes while hampering the Dakota Access pipeline majority owner’s ability to raise money for projects."
Source: Bloomberg, 08/23/2017
"In Montana’s Indian Country, Tribes Take Opposite Sides On Coal"
"The Crow and Northern Cheyenne live miles apart but stand on opposite sides of U.S. President Donald Trump’s pro-energy agenda. Their differences reflect a broader divide on drilling and mining among America’s 567 federally recognized tribes."
Source: Reuters, 08/22/2017
"Trump Rebuffs Coal Industry; CEO Claims Promise Broken"
"The Trump administration has rejected a coal industry push to win a rarely used emergency order protecting coal-fired power plants, a decision one executive said breaks a personal promise from President Donald Trump to take the extraordinary step to benefit the industry."
Source: AP, 08/22/2017
