From the New York Times:


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More of our coverage of the biggest story on the planet: A slew of executive orders from President Trump aim to keep coal power alive, despite climate and economic costs. Bolivia has partnered with an American company to sell “carbon securities” under Paris Agreement rules. Experts say the approach could prompt a global wave of corporate greenwashing. The Trump administration’s choice for the EPA’s top lawyer has never taken a deposition, argued a motion or authored a legal pleading. Senate Republicans advanced Sean Donahue’s nomination on Wednesday despite him lacking basic legal experience.

Repugs will come to regret their spinelessness.



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In Alabama, a Fight for the Spotted Salamander BY LEE HEDGEPETH As a private university expands its footprint and threatens the amphibian’s habitat, residents are voicing their opposition and searching for another way forward.

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Rural Human Rights Defenders Face Serious and Growing Risks, UN Report Reveals BY KATIE SURMA “They’re doing this work very bravely, without any support.” For the people defending human rights and the environment in rural places, the isolation of their communities makes violence, surveillance and harassment more likely.

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Trump Guts Agency Critical to Worker Safety as Temperatures Rise BY LIZA GROSS On the heels of the hottest year on record, the Trump administration eviscerated programs and staff vital to keeping American workers safe from extreme heat and other workplace hazards.

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Will there still be idiots thinking Trumpy cares for other than billionaires? Probably, for a while longer.



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As Chemical Industry Seeks Exemption From Pollution Limits, Residents See Assault on Their Lives BY NICHOLAS KUSNETZ The Biden administration placed landmark limits on toxic pollutants from petrochemicals and other industries. Now, the Trump administration is offering to waive the requirements.

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See my remark to previous item.



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A Byproduct of Manure Runoff Is Polluting Drinking Water in Thousands of US Communities, According to a New Report BY GEORGINA GUSTIN The analysis, from the Environmental Working Group, takes a first-of-its-kind look at trihalomethanes, a contaminant linked to cancers and stillbirth.

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A Year After a Fatal Explosion, Alabama Extends Deadline for Coal Companies to Monitor Methane Gas Above Mines BY LEE HEDGEPETH Following federal intervention last year, state officials had given coal operators 90 days to submit methane monitoring plans. At the request of the Alabama Mining Association, regulators have now given them six more months.

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Jesus!



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Amid Questions of Loyalty to Trump, a Longtime Oil and Gas Advocate Withdraws as Nominee to Lead BLM BY JAKE BOLSTER Kathleen Sgamma withdrew from consideration on the morning of her confirmation hearings. Environmentalists fear the White House’s next nominee will also come from the oil and gas industry.

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Of course he or she will come from the oil and gas industry and kiss Trumpy’s vast arse! Like asking if grass is green!



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American Farmers and the USDA Had Finally Embraced Their Role in the Climate Crisis. Then Came the Federal Funding Freeze BY GEORGINA GUSTIN Critics say the Trump administration’s halt to billions in conservation spending could cause long-term damage and slow hard-won progress.

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There you go, some environmental issues to learn about and from. You will never see that in the strictly nominal “Environment” board—Booby knows nothing about science and has no interest in the natural environment. His appointment to the Environment MRB is a tragedy for OzPol!