WASHINGTON, DC - The Washington Post and New York Times are reporting on a recently unveiled radio interview in which Donald Trump’s EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt said that Trump ‘would be more abusive to the Constitution than Barack Obama — and that’s saying a lot.’ Pruitt also agreed with radio host Pat Campbell’s description of Trump as “dangerous” and “a bully.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As reported by the Washington Post, the White House has drafted a proposal to gut environmental protections in an effort to make it easier for corporations to build dangerous pipelines and other environmentally destructive projects, forming the cornerstone of what the White House is calling an infrastructure plan. In addition:
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Washington Governor Jay Inslee today rejected the largest oil shipping terminal proposed in North America as not in the best interests of the state and its people. The Tesoro Savage project (also known as Vancouver Energy) sought to ship over 131 million barrels of oil per year down the Columbia River.
As he tries to boost his own profile, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke is continuing to catch Trump’s ire. Last week, Axios first reported that Donald Trump was upset with Zinke over his brash -- and possibly illegal -- decision to reverse course on offshore drilling off Florida’s coast.
Albany, N.Y.— New York State released their Offshore Wind Master Plan today which lays the framework to develop a scalable offshore wind program. Through the Master Plan, the state has identified port facilities for turbine infrastructure development, areas off of Long Island for future offshore wind sites and established a procurement standard for the industry that focuses on state-based job creation -- all the elements to position New York as a regional hub for the offshore wind industry and supply chain. Additionally, the plan estimates that at least 5,000 jobs will be added to New York by the mid to late 2020s through the growth of a robust offshore wind industry.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A leaked version of Donald Trump’s infrastructure document suggests that the President would sell public lands in order to fund government spending. The draft document includes this line: “Disposition of Federal Real Property: would establish through executive order the authority to allow for the disposal of Federal assets to improve the overall allocation of economic resources in infrastructure investment.”
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Raleigh, NC -- Today, Governor Roy Cooper’s Department of Environmental Quality approved a water permit that would allow the proposed fracked gas Atlantic Coast Pipeline to be constructed in the state. The water permit (“401 permit”) is the main input states have into federally controlled projects such as the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Last night, Donald Trump released an outline for his proposed legislation on immigration. Anoche, Donald Trump dio a conocer el esquema de su proyecto de ley migratoria.