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Why Trying to Undo the Endangerment Finding Is A High-Risk (and Low-Reward) Deregulatory Strategy

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin says the Endangerment Finding is the "holy grail" of climate policy. Perhaps it's really they great white whale.

Reason

The EPA wants to end a requirement that large polluters report their greenhouse gas emissions

The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed doing away with a program that has required large, mostly industrial polluters to report their planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions to the government

The Independent UK

US Moves To Scrap Emissions Reporting By Polluters

The United States moved on Friday to dismantle a "burdensome" federal program that tracks greenhouse gas emissions across the US economy, the latest step by President Donald Trump's administration to undercut efforts against climate change.

International Business Times

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Texas solar program left in limbo after Trump administration pulls the plug on $250 million grant

Texas’ Solar for All program was intended to bring solar panels and batteries to low-income neighborhoods and create jobs by training workers to install the technology.

The Texas Tribune

‘I am for whatever President Trump is for’: Spineless Trump official says the quiet part loud, proves it’s a cult

Good god man, have some dignity!

We Got This Covered

Appeals court allows Trump administration to end the ‘climate bank’ where $20B was set aside to fund climate change projects

Billions of dollars have been sitting in Citibank accounts since February amid the back-and-forth legal battle

The Independent UK

US appeals court allows Trump to peel back $20bn in clean energy grants

The ruling overturns a lower-court decision that found Trump was impeding Congress’s power to allocate funding.

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EPA fires employees who publicly criticized agency policies under Trump

The Environmental Protection Agency has fired at least eight employees who signed a letter criticizing the agency’s leadership under Administrator Lee Zeldin and President Donald Trump

The Independent UK

Texas power plants and chemical companies benefit as Trump eases pollution rules, experts say

A two-year delay on new mercury rules benefits coal-fired power plants, while chemical plants got an exemption from stricter air pollution standards.

The Texas Tribune

Like Reagan, Trump is slashing US environment regulations, but his strategy may have a far deeper impact

When the Trump administration announced it was moving to eliminate dozens of U.S. climate policies, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin said he was sending “a dagger straight into the heart of the climate change religion.”

The Conversation

Trump Administration Gives Coal Plants and Chemical Facilities a Pass

In Texas and across the nation, scores of coal-fired plants and petrochemical facilities are allowed to bypass toxic emission rules.

Capital & Main

Chevron boss’s gripe about Australia: be more like the US or the Middle East

Mike Wirth, CEO of company responsible for more greenhouse gases than any other independently owned entity, thinks Australia should adopt US policies to attract fossil fuel dollars

The Guardian - AU

Patagonia CEO: The EPA is ‘endangering’ America’s businesses on climate

Instead of delivering on environmental protection, the head of the EPA is talking about gas prices.

Fortune

First-of-a-kind US class-action lawsuit would force EPA to reinstate $3bn climate program

Coalition of non-profits, tribes and local governments sued EPA chief for halting climate justice grants

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Trump bids to scrap almost all pollution regulations – can anything stop this?

EPA tries to rescind ‘endangerment finding’ – part of ‘drill, baby, drill’ agenda that experts say poses grave threat

Benzinga

Trump EPA Wants To Overturn 2009 Endangerment Finding That Controls Carbon Emissions To End '16 Years Of Uncertainty For Automakers'

The Trump administration's EPA, or Environmental Protection Agency, has announced a proposal to overturn 2009's Endangerment Finding, which forms the basis of key climate action initiatives as well as curbs on carbon emissions.

International Business Times

US Pushes To Revoke Scientific Ruling That Underpins Climate Regulations

President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday moved to reverse a foundational scientific determination that underpins the US government's authority to limit greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles and, more broadly, to combat climate change.

Al Jazeera

Trump administration moves to nix key finding on greenhouse gas emissions

EPA head Lee Zeldin has framed the rollback as necessary to axe regulations and ensure the US’s continued prosperity.

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U.S. And Mexico Signed Agreement With Specific Steps To Address Pollution From Tijuana River Sewage

The U.S. and Mexico have signed an agreement with specific takes aimed at cleaning up pollution from sewage poured in the Tijuana River crossing from the latter country to the former

The Independent UK

US and Mexico sign accord to combat Tijuana River sewage flowing across the border

The United States and Mexico have signed an agreement outlining specific steps, funds and a timetable to clean up the longstanding problem of the Tijuana River pouring sewage across the border and polluting California beaches

Reason

Curtailing Federal Control Over Emissions Should Be Done by Congress, Not the EPA

By going through the courts, the Trump administration risks perpetuating the regulatory ping-pong that has plagued Washington, D.C., for decades.

The Independent UK

EPA poised to scrap landmark finding that will limit its battle against climate change

A 2009 scientific finding established that greenhouse gas emissions pose a danger to human health

We Got This Covered

Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency drafting plan to destroy environment, boost emissions, aid polluters

Time to remove the "Protection" part of your name guys.

Benzinga

Robert Reich Says Trump And His Allies Want To Let Corporations Do As They Please. Even If It Hurts You, Profits Come First

Former U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich is warning that President Donald Trump's second-term deregulation agenda is shaping up to be a windfall for big corporations—and a disaster for everyday Americans.

The Guardian - US

Trump’s EPA eliminates research and development office and begins layoffs

Administration’s move to cut thousands of agency jobs will be devastating for US public health, union warns

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