Climate Deregulation Tracker – Related News
Climate Deregulation Tracker – Related News
This page contains an archive of related news stories posted on the Climate Deregulation Tracker home page.
December 2018
- Interior advances ANWR drilling plan (December 20, 2018)
- EPA science adviser allowed industry group to edit journal article (December 10, 2018)
- Trump to roll back carbon rule on new coal plants (December 6, 2018)
- The “Trump effect” threatens the future of the Paris climate agreement (December 4, 2018)
- EPA: Revamped carbon rule for new power plants could come soon (December 4, 2018)
November 2018
- White House clears EPA wood stove proposals (November 19, 2018)
- Trump Says He’ll Nominate Andrew Wheeler to Head the EPA (November 16, 2018)
- The EPA Updated its Fracking Pages With Oil and Gas Industry Talking Points (November 16, 2018)
- Trump Backs Wood Power Scientists Call Dirtier Than Coal (November 1, 2018)
- ‘It’s a ghost page’: EPA site’s climate change section may be gone for good (November 1, 2018)
September 2018
- Trump administration sees a 7-degree rise in global temperatures by 2100 (September 28, 2018)
- E.P.A. to Eliminate Office That Advises Agency Chief on Science (September 27, 2018)
- White House cut climate warnings from rule on power plants (September 5, 2018)
August 2018
- Clean Power Plan: Document details Trump’s plan to scale back Obama rule (August 20, 2018)
- Exclusive: Draft details Trump’s plan for reversing Obama climate rule (August 14, 2018)
July 2018
- 5 things to know about leaked draft of clean-car rules (July 30, 2018)
- EPA walks back climate recommendations for FERC (July 26, 2018)
June 2018
- NOAA: Draft plan drops ‘climate’ from strategic mission (June 25, 2018)
- Senate panel approves bill with climate amendment (June 21, 2018)
- EPA: Emails show to-do list for tearing down climate rules (June 4, 2018)
May 2018
- EPA: Pruitt quietly advances planned regulatory overhaul (May 16, 2018)
April 2018
- EPA Readies Plan to Weaken Rules That Require Cars to Be Cleaner (April 27, 2018)
- Trump climate plan would mean ‘lives lost,’ Democrats say (April 27, 2018)
- Court tosses Trump rule delaying higher fines for automakers (April 23, 2018)
- Trump to roll back landmark climate rules on cars (April 2, 2018)
March 2018
- FEMA Drops ‘Climate Change’ From Its Strategic Plan (March 15, 2018)
- Clean Power Plan: Court extends hold on litigation (March 1, 2018)
February 2018
- OMB, 2017 Draft Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of Federal Regulations and Agency Compliance with the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (February 26, 2018)
- In shift, Trump admin plans to pay climate dues (February 16, 2018)
- Trump Administration Plan Would Roll back Environmental Reviews Covering Use of Public Lands (February 8, 2018)
- Trump to Withdraw Nomination of Climate Skeptic as Top Environmental Adviser (February 4, 2018)
January 2018
- White House to propose 72 percent cut to clean energy research: report (January 31, 2018)
- Trump’s Solar Tariffs Are Clouding the Industry’s Future (January 23, 2018)
- Administration Scraps Plan to Pause EPA Landfill Rules Amid Legal Doubts (January 12, 2018)
- Trump admin misses deadline for emissions report (January 3, 2018)
December 2017
- Attorney General Becerra Files Lawsuit Against Trump Administration For Suspending Rule That Prevents Dangerous Waste of Natural Gas (December 19, 2017)
- Group sues over secrecy of Trump’s rule cutting (December 15, 2017)
- Trump updates agenda, boasts killing hundreds of rules (December 14, 2017)
- New air boss outlines next steps for doomed climate rule (December 13, 2017)
- First step to replace climate rule coming this month – EPA (December 11, 2017)
November 2017
- Crunching new numbers for a potent greenhouse gas (November 20, 2017)
- 4 big climate rules still alive under Trump (November 16, 2017)
- Court again stays litigation over Obama climate rule (November 10, 2017)
- No need for broad coal leasing review – Interior lawyers (November 8, 2017)
- EPA seeks more comments on plan to delay standards (November 7, 2017)
- EPA Floats Extended Methane NSPS ‘Phase-In’ As Alternative to Rule Stay (November 3, 2017)
- EPA Slashes Social Cost of Methane in Bid to Delay Oil and Gas Limits (November 3, 2017)
- BLM Takes Steps To Undo Gas Venting and Flaring Rule (November 2, 2017)
October 2017
- Legal war looms as EPA targets climate rule (October 10, 2017)
- Draft: Trump’s EPA set to repeal Obama’s big climate rule (October 6, 2017)
- 48 Environmental Rules on the Way Out Under Trump (October 5, 2017)
- Court nixes Trump admin’s ‘unlawful’ delay of BLM rule (October 4, 2017)
- EPA Releases Draft FY 2018-2022 EPA Strategic Plan (October 4, 2017)
- Trump EPA to propose repealing Obama’s climate regulation: document (October 3, 2017)
September 2017
- Clean Power Plan: Coming soon, Trump’s new rule might have ‘fuzzy math’ (September 25, 2017)
- Trump Administration to reconsider coal plant wastewater rule (September 14, 2017)
- Trump CEQ rolls out plans for swift NEPA reviews (September 14, 2017)
- House OKs amendments against methane rule, carbon metric (September 13, 2017)
- Greens plan suit over EPA failure to curb methane emissions (September 13, 2017)
- NRDC, Others Sue DOT Over Fuel Efficiency Penalty Delay (September 7, 2017)
- Interior: Order limits most NEPA studies to a year, 150 pages (September 6, 2017)
August 2017
- Proposed rule pushes BLM requirements to July 2019 (August 23, 2017)
- U.S. Government Disbands Climate-Science Advisory Committee (August 21, 2017)
- Removals of Climate Change Mentions and Links from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Website (August 20, 2017)
- Trump orders faster permitting on infrastructure projects (August 15, 2017)
- Feds to expand review of emissions standards for cars (August 10, 2017)
- D.C. Circuit Extends Pause in Litigation on Carbon Pollution Standards for New Power Plants (August 10, 2017)
- DC Circuit extends delay on Clean Power Plan litigation (August 9, 2017)
- U.S. submits formal notice of withdrawal from Paris climate pact (August 4, 2017)
- Enviros renew push for action on litigation (August 3, 2017)
- Court lets states intervene in ozone fight in setback for EPA (August 2, 2017)
- Industry to EPA: We want rule ‘fixed, not just gone’ (August 1, 2017)
July 2017
- Bills would make it easier to kill rules (July 31, 2017)
- Enviros, industry wrestle over fate of standards in court (July 28, 2017)
- In surprise move, NHTSA to reconsider 2021 standards (July 25, 2017)
- Trump admin unveils fracking rule rollback plan (July 24, 2017)
- Trump outlines deregulation agenda (July 20, 2017)
- Trump picks climate change doubter for USDA science job (July 20, 2017)
- Panel approves cuts to global enviro programs, worker safety (July 20, 2017)
- Committee approves Interior-EPA bill (July 19, 2017)
- House panel taking up EPA, Interior Spending Bill (July 17, 2017)
- Companies comply with EPA rules amid legal pingpong (July 17, 2017)
- Court lets EPA delay methane rule for limited period (July 13, 2017)
- Groups sue EPA over ozone implementation delay (July 12, 2017)
- House bill would bar contributions to U.N. climate fund (July 12, 2017)
- Senate Dems push back against Trump rule delays (July 12, 2017)
- Appropriators aim to bar carbon metric in rulemaking (July 11, 2017)
- Enviros, tribes sue over delayed BLM methane rule (July 10, 2017)
- OMB releases guidance for more cuts, ‘bold reform’ (July 10, 2017)
- D.C. Circuit rejects EPA methane rule delay (July 3, 2017)
June 2017
- Pruitt: Courts didn’t give EPA ‘tools’ for carbon (June 28, 2017)
- Juliana v. United States Climate Trial Set for February 5, 2018 (June 28, 2017)
- Energy CEOs Tell EPA Chief They Want Carbon Regulation (June 22, 2017)
- Yellowstone Grizzly Bear to Lose Endangered Species Protection (June 22, 2017)
- EPA announces research to assess how the EPA estimates methane emissions from the oil and natural gas production sector (June 21, 2017)
- Energy Department Closes Office Working on Climate Change Abroad (June 15, 2017)
- Interior halts restrictions on methane emissions (June 14, 2017)
- Interior Secretary Zinke submits an interim report on his review of National Monuments pursuant to Trump directive (June 10, 2017)
- See our Climate Law Blog for further analysis
May 2017
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Trump EPA Gives Landfills a Pass on Climate-Warming Methane (May 24, 2017)
- President Trump Releases Proposed Budget for FY 2018 (May 23, 2017)
- Appendix available here.
- Clean Power Plan: Supreme Court Stay Factors Into Litigation’s Future (May 15, 2017)
- All case briefs available here.
- Pruitt recuses himself from Clean Power Plan litigation (May 4, 2017)
- Environmental groups file lawsuit challenging Trump’s executive order on offshore drilling (May 3, 2017)
April 2017
- EPA takes down climate change website, archived version available here (Apr. 28, 2017)
- EPA announces intent to postpone effective date of emission standards for oil and gas sector (Apr. 19, 2017)
- EPA Shutting Down Climate Adaptation Program (The Hill, Apr. 7, 2017)
- Senators request information on how EPA intends to address power sector greenhouse gas emissions if Clean Power Plan is rescinded (Apr. 7, 2017)
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We knew Trump wanted to gut the EPA. A leaked plan shows how it would be done. (Vox, Apr. 4, 2017)
March 2017
- White House: Background Briefing on the President’s Energy Independence Executive Order (Mar. 27, 2017)
- Press Secretary says White House is reviewing Paris Agreement, will reach a decision in late May, possibly sooner (Mar. 30, 2017)
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Trump Lays Plans to Reverse Obama’s Climate Change Legacy (New York Times, Mar. 21, 2017)
- Flood Management, Energy Efficiency Standards Among “Ghost Rules” Quietly Withdrawn by Trump Administration (Climate Law Blog, Mar. 21, 2017)
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Trump administration not considering a carbon tax: White House official (Reuters, Mar. 21, 2017)
- Massive Cuts for EPA in Trump Budget (Politico, Mar. 16, 2017)
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Trump’s plan to roll back Obama’s fuel economy rules for cars, explained (Vox, Mar. 15, 2017)
- Sierra Club submits complaint alleging Pruitt’s denial of human influence on climate violates EPA’s Scientific Integrity Policy (Mar. 14, 2017)
- Trump is poised to issue a sweeping order dismantling Obama’s climate plan this week (Washington Post, Mar. 14, 2017)
- Senator Cantwell submits letter to Department of Interior asserting that it unlawfully suspended the oil, gas and coal valuation rule (Mar. 7, 2017)
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EPA expected to reopen vehicle emissions decision (Reuters, Mar. 3, 2017)
- State Attorneys General ask Scott Pruitt to suspend and withdraw EPA information collection request for oil and gas companies to submit data on control measures for methane and other harmful emissions (Mar. 1, 2017)
February 2017
- Insiders report that Trump has proposed to cut EPA budget by 24% (The Hill, Feb. 27, 2017)
- Interior Department postpones effective date of 2016 rule on coal, oil and gas lease valuations (Washington Post, Feb. 26, 2017)
- Letter from Interior Department explaining decision (Feb. 22, 2017)
- Oklahoma AG releases Pruitt emails on oil industry ties (Feb, 22, 2017)
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Pruitt questions EPA’s authority to regulate carbon (ThinkProgress, Feb. 20, 2017)
- Wall Street Journal interview w/ Pruitt (Wall Street Journal, Feb. 17, 2017) (behind paywall)
- Scott Pruitt Confirmed as EPA Administrator (CNN, Feb. 17, 2017)
- Environmental, Consumer and Labor Groups File Lawsuit Challenging President Trump’s Executive Order on Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs (Climate Law Blog, Feb. 8, 2017)
January 2017
- Transcript of Scott Pruitt’s responses to Senate questions during confirmation hearings (Jan. 30, 2017)
- Trump Tells EPA to Cut Climate Page from Website (Reuters, Jan. 25, 2017)
- Trump signs executive orders to expedite infrastructure, manufacturing approvals (Jan. 24, 2017)
- Trump Administration Restricts News from Federal Scientists at USDA, EPA (Scientific American, Jan. 24, 2017)
- Trump Imposes Freeze On EPA Grants and Contracts (ProPublica, Jan. 23, 2017)
- Update: Trump Lifts Freeze on EPA Grants and Contracts (Jan. 27, 2017)
- Congress revises budget rules to make it easier to sell off federal lands (Business Insider, Jan. 20, 2017)