US Politics in Trump era Public date: 02.10.2020 20:59:01

Publisher: Common Dreams

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3 Dec 2019

As Nation Transfixed by Impeachment, Trump Quietly Provides Offshore Drilling Industry ‘Sweetheart Giveaway’

Interior Secretary David Bernhardt was condemned Monday for a proposed policy shift on offshore drilling panned as a "sweetheart giveaway" for a former client.  The new extraction-encouraging proposal was announced last month in a report by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), two agencies within the Interior Department and occurred, according to transparency group Western Values Project, "under the cloud of impeachment."
Interior Secretary David Bernhardt was condemned Monday for a proposed policy shift on offshore drilling panned as a...
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corruption, environment protection, oil companies, trump cabinet
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Publisher: NYTimes

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13 Aug 2019

Trump Administration Weakens Protections for Endangered Species

The Trump administration on Monday announced that it would change the way the Endangered Species Act is applied, significantly weakening the nation’s bedrock conservation law credited with rescuing the bald eagle, the grizzly bear and the American alligator from extinction.
The Trump administration on Monday announced that it would change the way the Endangered Species Act is applied,...
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environment protection, extreme measures, oil companies, trump agenda
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Publisher: NYTimes

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3 Dec 2018

In the Blink of an Eye, a Hunt for Oil Threatens Pristine Alaska

The biggest untapped onshore trove of oil in North America is believed to lie beneath the refuge’s coastal plain along the Beaufort Sea. For more than a generation, opposition to drilling has left the refuge largely unscathed, but now the Trump administration, working with Republicans in Congress and an influential and wealthy Alaska Native corporation, is clearing the way for oil exploration along the coast.
The biggest untapped onshore trove of oil in North America is believed to lie beneath the refuge’s coastal plain along...
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climate change, environment protection, governance, oil companies, republicans
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Publisher: NYTimes

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5 Jan 2018

Trump Moves to Open Nearly All Offshore Waters to Drilling

The Trump administration will allow new offshore oil and gas drilling in nearly all United States waters, it announced Thursday. The plan would give the energy industry broad access to drilling rights in most parts of the outer continental shelf, including Pacific waters near California, Atlantic waters near Maine and the eastern Gulf of Mexico.
The Trump administration will allow new offshore oil and gas drilling in nearly all United States waters, it announced...
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environment protection, extreme measures, governance, oil companies, trump agenda
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Publisher: NYTimes

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4 Dec 2017

Trump Slashes Size of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Monuments

The decision to reduce Bears Ears is expected to set off a legal battle  that could alter the course of American land conservation, putting dozens of other monuments at risk and possibly opening millions of preserved public acres to oil and gas extraction, mining, logging and other commercial activities.
The decision to reduce Bears Ears is expected to set off a legal battle  that could alter the course of...
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donald trump, environment protection, extreme measures, governance, oil companies
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Publisher: NYTimes

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20 Nov 2017

Nebraska Regulators Approve Alternative Route for Keystone XL Pipeline

Nebraska regulators on Monday allowed the Keystone XL oil pipeline to  clear its final major hurdle, granting a victory to President Trump and  Republicans who have for years pressed for the project. But the pipeline company will not be allowed to build along its preferred route, the regulators announced, opening up new questions about how the project will proceed.
Nebraska regulators on Monday allowed the Keystone XL oil pipeline to  clear its final...
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environment protection, keystone xl, oil companies, republicans
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Publisher: The Intercept

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23 Sep 2017

How Exxon Mobil May Soon Have Greater Sway Over Science Used in EPA Policies

The list of potential candidates for the EPA's scientific advisory boards includes many oil and gas industry representatives and consultants. While industry has always had a voice on those panels, comments from the Trump administration and the potential new appointees suggest the balance may soon change in favor of greater power for regulated companies, particularly the oil and gas industries.
The list of potential candidates for the EPA's scientific advisory boards includes many oil and gas industry...
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campaign promises, drain the swamp, environment protection, governance, oil companies, trump agenda
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Publisher: ThinkProgress

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1 Jun 2017

EPA halts Obama-era methane emissions rule for oil and gas industry

The  Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency ordered a halt on  Wednesday to an Obama-era rule created to reduce methane leaks from new  and modified oil and natural gas drilling wells. The action places a 90-day stay on portions of the rule, set in 2016, that requires oil and gas companies to detect and repair leaks of methane and other air pollution at new operations.
The  Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency ordered a halt on  Wednesday to an Obama-era...
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climate change, environment protection, oil companies, trump agenda
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Publisher: NYTimes

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21 May 2017

How Rollbacks at Scott Pruitt’s E.P.A. Are a Boon to Oil and Gas

Mr. Trump and his team believe that loosening the regulatory grip on business will help the economy, create jobs and allow Americans “to share in the riches,” as he said during the campaign. But in the energy field, environmentalists, Democrats and even some in the industry fear  the efforts will backfire, harming health and safety without creating much economic benefit.
Mr. Trump and his team believe that loosening the regulatory grip on business will help the...
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corruption, economy, environment protection, oil companies, trump agenda
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Publisher: Washington Post

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23 Feb 2017

Thousands of emails detail EPA head’s close ties to fossil fuel industry

Oklahoma has turned over thousands of pages of emails between former attorney general Scott Pruitt’s office and the energy industry, meeting a  deadline set by a judge who ordered the documents’ release following more than two years of effort by an advocacy organization.
Oklahoma has turned over thousands of pages of emails between former attorney general Scott...
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emails, environment protection, oil companies, trump cabinet, trumps america
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