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02/27/2020
Trump Appointees Ignored Staff Objections in Rolling Back Safety Regulations Tied to Deepwater Horizon
Political appointees at the Interior Department overruled staff objections to a rule that eased offshore drilling regulations created in response to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill, The Hill reports. Scott Angelle, director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, reportedly told engineers working on the policy to delete language from memos that showed their opposition.
(The Hill)
Climate Change is Pushing Giant Ocean Currents Poleward
The world's major wind-driven ocean currents play a big role in shifting heat around the globe, shaping weather conditions and supplying nutrients throughout the world's oceans. Those currents are shifting toward the Earth's poles, a new study found, with potentially dire effects on food supplies, sea level and weather in densely populated areas.
(InsideClimate News)
New Interior Rule Would Limit Which Scientific Studies Agency Can Consider
The Interior Department is moving ahead with a controversial proposal that would prohibit the agency from considering scientific studies that don't make all of their underlying data public. Critics argue the move, which mirrors a similar EPA proposal, would sideline landmark scientific research in cases where revealing such data results in privacy violations.
(The Hill)
Trump Administration Resuming Coal Leasing on Public Lands
The Trump administration announced on Wednesday that it will be resuming coal leasing on public lands, angering conservationists and environmentalists, who say the move wasn't made objectively and threatens the nation's ability to combat climate change.
(The Hill)
Feds Move to Block Proposed Peabody-Arch Coal Mining Venture in Wyoming
The Federal Trade Commission filed a formal challenge Wednesday to a proposed joint venture between two Powder River Basin coal companies due to concerns the move could stifle competition and raise coal prices. The action throws into question Peabody Energy's and Arch Coal's venture to combine the nation's two biggest mines.
(KPVI)
Better Late Than Never? Big Companies Scramble To Make Lofty Climate Promises
A slew of major corporations, including Delta Airlines, BP and Ikea are making lofty promises to help combat climate change. And they're not the only ones. More companies are disclosing their carbon emissions, as well as adopting emissions reductions targets, according to the CDP.
(NPR)
Climate Change Could Add Around $100 Billion to Costs of Extreme Weather
Climate change could add about $100 billion, or more than 20 percent, to the global cost of extreme weather events such as floods, heatwaves and droughts, by 2040, research from Cambridge University showed on Wednesday.
(Reuters)
Prospects Dim for ‘Vermont Green New Deal’ Climate Proposal
A proposal from Vermont lawmakers to raise $30 million annually for climate action by taxing the wealthy appears dead for this year, despite an urgent call by environmental activists to go forward.
(VTDigger)
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