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Zinke leaked plan exposes intention to reduce protection of 10 national monuments. Among them is Bear's Ears in Utah

Interior Secretary Zinke’s Leaked Plan Would Shrink Protection For 10 National Monuments

Posted on September 22, 2017 by Gina-Marie Cheeseman | 0 Comments

A plan by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, obtained by the Associated Press, recommends that President Trump shrink 10 national monuments. A national monument is a land or historic area the Congress or President has given permanent protection to through the Antiquities Act of 1906. An executive order issued by President Trump in April instructed Zinke to review 27 monuments designated…

Plastic water bottle in nature. Not a good fit.

Trump Administration Overturns Obama Policy To Discourage Water Bottles at National Parks

Posted on August 22, 2017 by Gina-Marie Cheeseman | 0 Comments

The National Park Service announced on August 16 that it would discontinue a policy in 2011 that encouraged national parks to eliminate the sale of disposable water bottles. The stated reason for rescinding the policy is that “hydration options for recreationalists, hikers, and other visitors to national parks” have been expanded. The NPS pointed out that the 2011 policy “removed…

Follow the money: Transparency in politics

California State Bill Would Bring Transparency To Political Campaigns

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Gina-Marie Cheeseman | 0 Comments

Follow the money California elections mean candidates spent big money trying to get elected. Governor Gray Davis and his opponents spent over $130 million in the 2002 governor’s election. Davis spent almost $78 million, the most money spent by a politician in a non-presidential race. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger raised $23.6 million during his first year in office, double what Davis…

Environmental and consumer groups, along with 11 states, sue Trump administration and DOE

Environmental and Consumer Groups and 11 States Sue Trump Administration

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Gina-Marie Cheeseman | 0 Comments

Energy efficiency is the low-hanging fruit of greenhouse gas reductions. The Department of Energy published five new energy efficiency standards at the end of December, slated to take effect on March 20. The problem is that by the time they were slated to take effect, Donald Trump was in office and Rick Perry was sworn in as the head of…

Interior Secretary Zinke’s Leaked Plan Would Shrink Protection For 10 National Monuments

Trump Administration Overturns Obama Policy To Discourage Water Bottles at National Parks

California State Bill Would Bring Transparency To Political Campaigns

Environmental and Consumer Groups and 11 States Sue Trump Administration

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