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Environmental lawyers and advocates say the Council on Environmental Quality's new draft guidance on scrutinizing greenhouse gas emissions under the National Environmental Policy Act is part of a broader Trump administration trend to downplay the significance of climate change.
BUTTE COUNTY, Idaho — This region is home to many geological oddities, including the Big Lost River which flows from Idaho's tallest peaks to the desert here where it simply ends. The disappearing river has long confounded federal regulators, but the confusion could soon end under the Trump administration's Waters of the U.S. rule, which would eliminate Clean Water Act protections for many waterways, including the Big Lost.
By Ariel Wittenberg in Greenwire
The Trump administration appears to have abandoned its initial strategy for defending the rollback of Obama-era clean car rules from court challenges, according to three sources.
By Maxine Joselow in Climatewire
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BUTTE COUNTY, Idaho — This region is home to many geological oddities, including the Big Lost River which flows from Idaho's tallest peaks to the desert here where it simply ends. The disappearing river has long confounded federal regulators, but the confusion could soon end under the Trump administration's Waters of the U.S. rule, which would eliminate Clean Water Act protections for many waterways, including the Big Lost.
By Ariel Wittenberg in Greenwire
The Trump administration appears to have abandoned its initial strategy for defending the rollback of Obama-era clean car rules from court challenges, according to three sources.
By Maxine Joselow in Climatewire