7.17.14
State
Gulf Island National Seashore releases general management plan
WLOX
Under a newly released general management plan, some changes could be
coming to Davis Bayou. The new plan has set guidelines to better preserve
existing resources across the National Seashore. WLOX's Caray Grace spoke
with a park official Wednesday, to learn more on how this plan will impact
Mississippi.
http://www.wlox.com/story/26038942/gulf-island-national-seashore-releases-general-management-plan
National
Obama: Climate change is 'direct threat' to US
The Hill
President Obama said Wednesday that if nothing is done to mitigate the
"direct threat" on infrastructure from climate change the U.S. will not
remain "competitive in this 21st century economy."
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/212476-obama-climate-change-is-direct-threat-to-us
Lawmakers target EPA's water regs
The Hill
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee passed two bills
Wednesday aimed at undercutting the way the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) regulates water pollution.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/212461-lawmakers-target-epas-water-regs
Panel votes to curb EPA's veto power
The Hill
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee voted Wednesday to
put time limits on when the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) can block
permits for dumping material into waterways.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/212426-committee-moves-to-restrict-epas-water-permitting
EPA backs off on wage garnishment rule
The Hill
The Environmental Protection Agency is rescinding final regulations
allowing the agency to garnish wages of those it says are delinquent on
debts.
http://thehill.com/regulation/212417-epa-backs-off-on-wage-garnishment-rule
Oil lobby turns focus to EPA in ethanol fight
The Hill
The American Petroleum Institute (API) is focusing on the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) in its fight to reduce the ethanol blending
mandate, conceding that there's little short-term hope in congressional
action.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/212473-oil-lobby-turns-focus-to-epa-in-ethanol-fight
EPA watchdog finds 'no indications of bias' against conservatives
The Hill
The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) internal watchdog found "no
indications of bias" after reviewing claims the agency waived public
records fees for green groups but not conservative organizations.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/212431-watchdog-finds-no-indications-of-bias-against-conservatives-at-epa
Opinion
The EPA's carbon plan asks the least from states that pollute the most
Washington Post
By Philip Wallach and Alex Abdun-Nabi
Philip Wallach is a fellow in the Governance Studies program at the
Brookings Institution. Alex Abdun-Nabi is an intern in the Brookings Center
for Effective Public Management.
The EPA's Clean Power Plan is undoubtedly one of the biggest regulatory
events in decades. The proposed rule under the Clean Air Act is the
centerpiece of the Obama Administration's strategy to address climate
change, and its champions laud it as an important step in combating climate
change and a boon to public health, while its detractors say it represents
a war on coal and an abuse of executive power.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/07/16/the-epas-carbon-plan-asks-the-least-from-states-that-pollute-the-most/
