In May, the United States Senate failed to pass a resolution annulling a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) rule that sets limits on the amount of residual methane allowed at certain drilling sites. That was the first and only time Congressional Republicans failed to pass a resolution using the obscure legislative tool known as the Congressional … [Read more...]
Trump Nominates Yet Another Corporate Representative
Earlier this month, Donald Trump nominated Jeffrey Bossert Clark to be an Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources at the Department of Justice, much to the chagrin of environmental activists. As a lawyer, Clark has actively argued against the scientific underpinnings of climate policy in the United States, most notably … [Read more...]
Leaked Memo Offers Insight Into Proposed EPA Budget Cuts
In late March that a newly uncovered document reveals serious cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), including 25 percent of the workforce and 56 programs. The leaked document, obtained by the Washington Post, contains the most detailed budget plan to date and entails slashing programs such as water runoff control, pesticide safety and … [Read more...]
Trump Puts a Stop to Obama-era Emissions Standards
At a rally outside of Detroit, Donald Trump announced a plan to pull back on fuel emissions regulations put in place during Barack Obama’s presidency. Trump met with auto industry executives in Ypsilanti, Michigan, to discuss a plan to review the measures known as CAFÉ standards, which would require companies to increase the gas mileage of … [Read more...]
Trump Administration Halts Effort to Monitor Chemical Storage Facilities
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is staying an Obama-era regulation that would enforce higher safety standards for companies storing large quantities of hazardous chemicals. The rule was written after 15 people were killed in a fertilizer plant explosion in 2013. The rule will not be enacted until June 19th of this year. EPA Director, … [Read more...]
Trump Executive Order Takes on the Clean Water Rule
The last month and a half of Donald Trump’s presidency has been a chaotic rush to change rules and regulations he does not like. Every day there is something new to chart and figure out. Trump has continued to churn out executive orders one after the other. The latest executive order is one that induces environmental regulators to rescind or revise … [Read more...]
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