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Interior Secretary and EPA Chief Do Trump’s Dirty Environmental Bidding

Posted on June 12, 2018 by Gina-Marie Cheeseman | 0 Comments

President Trump is no friend to the environment. Months after being in office, he pulled the U.S. out of the Paris climate treaty. He has made it clear he wants more fossil fuels pumped out of the ground, even at the expense of public lands. And he has two cronies to carry out his policies. Those cronies are Ryan Zinke,…

The Interior Department is In Bed With the Oil and Gas Industry

Posted on April 9, 2018 by Gina-Marie Cheeseman | 0 Comments

President Trump signed an executive order last year promoting energy independence. The day after, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke issued two orders with the intention of implementing Trump’s executive order. They promote the development of energy, including oil and gas, on public lands. Reuters recently reported that oil and gas drillers only bid on a “tiny fraction” of Gulf of Mexico…

Trump Replaces Rex Tillerson With Someone Who May Be Worse

Posted on March 21, 2018 by Gina-Marie Cheeseman | 0 Comments

Twitter is now the accepted format to make major political announcements. President Trump announced on the social media site that CIA Director Mike Pompeo would replace Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State. Trump’s tweet proclaimed that “Mike Pompeo, Director of the CIA, will become our new Secretary of State. He will do a fantastic job! Thank you to Rex Tillerson…

The Lowdown On Trump’s Infrastructure Bill

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Gina-Marie Cheeseman | 0 Comments

President Trump recently released his infrastructure and budget plan. Environmental and social justice organizations are opposed to the plan, depicting it as a giveaway to the wealthy. The Trump administration claims in a blog post on the White House website that the infrastructure plan will empower state and local authorities by expanding the states environmental review and permitting processes. The…

How Cities and States are Combating Climate Change and Opposing the Trump Administration

Posted on February 13, 2018 by Gina-Marie Cheeseman | 0 Comments

While the Trump administration practices climate change denial and inaction, cities and states across the U.S. are taking action. Three mayors of U.S. cities recently participated in a conference held by ClimateOne. One of the mayors, Steve Benjamin of Columbia, South Carolina, said of climate change, “It ranks very high.” Columbia is a city that is in a red state,…

Zinke Strips Away Protections, Reduces Public Comment Period on Federal Lands

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Gina-Marie Cheeseman | 0 Comments

Expect more oil and gas drilling on federal lands. A new policy implemented by the Trump administration rolls back oil and gas drilling policies for federal land implemented in 2010 by the Obama administration. A recent Bureau of Land Management memo states that public review and disclosure of environmental harm from drilling and fracking will be eliminated. Stripping away protections…

The lunatic fringe: resist Kathleen Hartnett White

Trump’s Pick To Lead the Council on Environmental Quality Is An Extreme Climate Change Denier

Posted on November 28, 2017 by Gina-Marie Cheeseman | 2 Comments

Kathleen Hartnett White is President Trump’s pick to run the Council on Environmental Quality. She is a climate change denier. Harnett White, a senior fellow at the Koch brothers and Exxon-funded Texas Public Policy Foundation, “might be the most extreme and dangerous” climate change denying picks of Trumps, according to Credo Action. The role of the Council on Environmental Quality,…