US Election 2020 – Trump Effect
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Trump’s ‘Blitzkrieg Against the Environment’ Speeds Up as COVID Distracts, Election Nears
The COVID-19 pandemic has become the latest pretext for Donald Trump to shower his fossil industry benefactors with support, with the White House accelerating ... -
Court Quashes Trump Attempt to Roll Back Obama-Era HFC Controls
With one dissenting vote by a Trump-appointed judge, a federal court in Washington, DC has shot down a bid by the U.S. Environmental Protection ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesCanadaDemand & EfficiencyEnergy PoliticsHealth & SafetyJobs & TrainingLegal & RegulatoryUnited States
Trump Rolls Back Fuel Economy Standard Aimed at Cleansing the Air, Cutting Emissions
With his country in the grips of an out-of-control pandemic of respiratory disease, Donald Trump is pressing ahead with his long-standing plan to gut ... -
Energy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingMethaneOil & GasShale & FrackingUnited StatesWater
Trump Considers Fossil Bailout as Coronavirus, OPEC Price War Put Producers in Peril
Federal government assistance for the U.S. shale industry emerged as a strong possibility last week, after falling demand due to the coronavirus pandemic and ... -
Polar Bear Dens at Risk as Fossils Eye Exploration in Alaska National Wildlife Refuge
The airborne imaging fossil companies use to help them avoid polar bear dens when they’re exploring in the Arctic actually detects the dens less ... -
Climate DenialClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCulture, Curiosities, & HumourMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionUnited States
Study Catches Denier Bots Generating One-Quarter of Climate Messages on Twitter
An “army of automated Twitter bots” is hijacking the conversation about climate change, generating one-quarter of the tweets on the topic on the average ... -
AsiaCanadaCoalLegal & RegulatoryMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
New Trade Deal May Help U.S. Ship Coal to Asia Through Canadian, Mexican Ports
The Trump administration is looking for support from Canada and Mexico under the newly-signed U.S.-Canada-Mexico Agreement (USMCA) to help it circumvent state-level bans on ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCarbon-Free TransitionClimate DenialEnergy PoliticsEuropeHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternationalJobs & TrainingLegal & RegulatoryMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionOceansOil & GasPetrochemicals & PlasticsShale & FrackingSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited StatesWater
Fracking Industry Driving Massive Boom in Plastic Production
Ignoring a shocking carbon footprint, a broken global recycling system, and ever-growing public outcry, the fossil and petrochemical industries are banking big on plastics, ... -
CanadaEnergy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportShale & FrackingTar Sands/Oil SandsUnited States
Freeland Pushes for Quick Vote on Trade Deal with Big Concessions to Fossils
The Trudeau government is making it a top legislative priority to ratify a trade agreement with the United States and Mexico that is under ... -
Climate DenialDrought, Famine & WildfiresEnergy PoliticsForests & DeforestationLegal & RegulatoryMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionUnited States
Emails Show Trump Appointees Using Wildfire Data to Justify Increased Logging
Obedient to Donald Trump’s inclination to prioritize industry over the public interest, political appointees in the U.S. Department of the Interior manipulated wildfire emissions ... -
Emails Show Trump Justice Department Teaming Up with Fossils in Climate Liability Lawsuit
Donald Trump’s Department of Justice coordinated efforts with fossil companies trying to fight off a climate liability lawsuit from the cities of Oakland and ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsNational Plans & ResponsesOil & GasShale & FrackingSolarUnited StatesWind
‘Good News-Bad News’ Report Shows U.S. Emissions Down 2% in 2019
The United States saw its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions decline last year, according to new analysis last week by the New York-based Rhodium Group, ... -
Trump Middle East Strategy: Trade Blood for Oil
Long before an early January geopolitical crisis led to an errant missile attack on a civilian airliner, with 176 lives lost, Donald Trump was ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaCarbon-Free TransitionEnergy PoliticsMethaneOil & GasShale & FrackingUnited States
U.S. Fossils Launch PR Campaign to Protect Fracking, Continue Drilling on Public Lands
The American Petroleum Institute is launching a multi-million-dollar advertising blitz to counter plans by some Democrats to end new oil and gas drilling on ... -
Energy PoliticsHealth & SafetyIce Loss & Sea Level RiseJobs & TrainingLegal & RegulatoryPipelines/Rail TransportUnited States
New Trump Regulation Would Take Climate Out of the Discussion on New Infrastructure Projects
The Trump administration is planning revisions to the U.S. National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) to remove the requirement for federal agencies to take the ...
