Greenwire headlines — Wednesday, June 19, 2019 — 1:31 PM

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SPOTLIGHT

1. EPA

Wheeler rolls out carbon rule, girds for lawsuits

The Trump administration is celebrating its replacement for the Obama-era Clean Power Plan today as a more legally defensible alternative for power plants to cut greenhouse gas emissions

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2. BUSINESS

Coal giants Peabody, Arch to merge major mines

3. EPA

Senior official in chemical safety office joins White House

4. INTERIOR

BLM official's ouster not 'a disciplinary action'

Congress

5. SENATE

Panel OKs enviro bills and Interior, TVA nominees

6. CHEMICALS

Partisan vote advances House anti-terrorism bill

7. FEDERAL AGENCIES

Committee approves FEMA head, shutdown and regs bills

8. NATIONAL PARKS

Senators want answers after fatal shooting by Park Police

POLITICS

9. LAW

DOJ touts work on energy, border wall, deregulation

10. RECREATION

Outdoor group: China trade war costs us $1.5B a month

Natural Resources

11. NATIONAL PARKS

'Bring your flags:' Bernhardt rolls out Trump's July 4 plan

12. MINING

Leaked PolyMet email stokes permit controversy

13. INVASIVE SPECIES

Great Lakes states, provinces team up on invaders

14. ENDANGERED SPECIES

River herring will not be added to list

15. WILDLIFE

Pup fostering gives genetic boost to wild Mexican wolves

Law

16. WILDLIFE

Man caught at JFK smuggling 34 finches in hair curlers

17. INTERIOR

Panel takes BLM to task for Idaho game wardens' memorial

Energy

18. PIPELINES

Justin Trudeau reapproves Trans Mountain expansion

States

19. CALIFORNIA

AutoZone settles hazardous waste claims for $11M

20. HAWAII

Protesters block tourists from using Kauai highway

21. INDIANA

10 tornadoes hit Hoosier State last weekend

22. MONTANA

Officials euthanize 2 grizzly bears after property damaged

23. OHIO

RFK Jr. to help mark 50 years since river caught fire

International

24. INDIA

Parts of Tamil Nadu facing acute water shortages

1. POLITICS

N.Y. lawmakers agree to historic climate plan

Climatewire: Tuesday, June 18, 2019

2. INTERIOR

BLM removes top law enforcement official

Greenwire: Monday, June 17, 2019

3. EPA CARBON RULE

Trump to toss lifeline to coal plants. Will it work?

Energywire: Tuesday, June 18, 2019

4. CLEAN WATER ACT

Did a burning river really fuel landmark law's passage?

Greenwire: Tuesday, June 18, 2019

5. CLIMATE

EPA poised for 'major policy announcement'

Greenwire: Tuesday, June 18, 2019

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Wednesday, June 19, 2019 — 4:24 PM

APPROPRIATIONS

House backs minibus with environmental amendments

CLIMATE

EPA carbon rule draws Democrats' scorn, GOP praises

MIDWEST FLOODS

Ohio farmers say it'll take years to recover from rains

ENDANGERED SPECIES

NOAA Fisheries biologists record singing by rare right whale

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Climatewire

Wednesday, June 19, 2019 — 7:54 AM

CARBON RULE

How will EPA show deaths from soot?

CAMPAIGN 2020

Trump vows to fight Dems, but some ask why not climate?

FLOODS

Federal damage payments shatter record set after Katrina

CONGRESS

Some Dems push carbon capture as climate solution

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Energywire

Wednesday, June 19, 2019 — 7:38 AM

CARBON CAPTURE

Big Oil looks to CCS, but will it really help the climate?

UTILITIES

PG&E to pay $1B for wildfire damages

ENERGY POLICY

Renewable leaders on tax credits: 'Let them phase down'

OFFSHORE DRILLING

Greens ask court for NEPA review of Pacific fracking

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E&E Daily

Wednesday, June 19, 2019 — 7:31 AM

APPROPRIATIONS

Dems weaponize spending bills on energy, environment

POLITICS

House rejects Republican climate amendments

AGENDA

Democrats set votes on drilling, Obama-era rules

PIPELINES

Industry hits back on Democratic safety bill

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