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To: From: Sent: Subject: Jackson, Ryan[jackson.ryan@epa.gov] Bloomberg BNA Mon 7/24/2017 11:40:22 PM July 25 - Daily Environment Report Daily Environment Report July 25, 2017-Number 141 The Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report is brought to you by EPA Libraries. Please note, these materials may be copyrighted and should not be forwarded outside of the U.S. EPA. If you have any questions or no longer wish to receive these messages, please contact Josue Rivera-Olds at riveraolds.josue@epa.gov, 202-566-1558. Leading the News Congress Bernhardt Confirmed to No. 2 Interior Department Job The Senate confirmed David Bernhardt, a lawyer, to the No. 2 job at the Interior Department July 24, providing Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke a much-needed deputy but underscoring the slow progress made on installing Trump administration nominees. Oil & Gas BLM Proposes to Kill 2015 Hydraulic Fracturing Rule The Trump administration is proposing to rescind 2015 regulations on hydraulic fracturing put in place by the Obama administration for oil and natural gas operations on federal and Indian lands. Solid Waste China Says No to Even More Foreign Waste Consumer plastics is among the 24 new solid waste imports China will ban by the end of the year amid increased public concern over environmental contamination and decreased need for scrap materials by industry. Special Report Water Pollution PODCAST: Trump Rhetoric Gives Borde i ayor Headaches Small town mayor Serge Dedina has an international environmental problem: water pollution originating in Mexico flows across the border and into his Southern California town, hurting the ecosystem and causing health problems for residents. Sierra Club v. EPA, 1:17-cv-01906 ED_001523_00003048-00001 Water Resources Tmm-/' rder Wall Coul C o ble Waters With Mexico A wall covered with solar panels may be President Donald Trump's solution to keep undocumented immigrants and illegal drugs out of the country, but critics say it also could cause flooding and stormwater runoff problems along the 2,000-mile U.S.-Mexico border. News Air Pollution EPA Sued For Not Responding Quickly on Power Plant Permit Environmental advocates sued EPA July 24 over what they said was the agency's inability to respond quickly enough to concerns over a central Pennsylvania power plant's air pollution permit. Chemical Security N.Y. Leads States Challenging EPA Chemical Safety Rule Delay The EPA's two-year delay of a chemical facility safety rule exceeds the agency's Clean Air Act authority, New York's attorney general and 10 other states said in a July 24 lawsuit. Climate Change U.K. Braced for Record-Breaking Wet Wintt mes Climate Shift Britain faces a future of record-breaking wet winters, potentially leading to more of the widespread flooding seen in recent years, according to new modeling that incorporates changing climate patterns. Climate Policy Conservative Party Merger Alters Landscape in Canada's Oil Patch The merger of Alberta's two main conservative parties creates a new political force in the heart of Canada's oil patch that threatens to unseat Premier Rachel Notley and kill the province's carbon tax. Climate Policy U.K. Seeking to Fill Climate Leadership Void Left by Trump Britain should seek to fill the leadership void created by Donald Trump's decision to pull the U.S. out of the landmark Paris Agreement, Climate Change Minister Claire Perry said July 24. Energy EU Mulls Retaliation Against U.S. Over New Russia-Sanctions Plan The European Union said it would be prepared to retaliate against the U.S. should Washington hit Russia with new sanctions that affect EU-based energy companies, risking a deeper trans-Atlantic split over economic and security policies. Energy Flood Risks Prompt Massachusetts Review of Enbridge Gas Facility Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker (R) bowed to public pressure and ordered his administration to scrutinize a natural gas facility planned by Enbridge for its Pennsylvania to Canada pipeline. Energy Sierra Club v. EPA, 1:17-cv-01906 ED_001523_00003048-00002 Photos of Melted Fuel at Japan's Fukushima to Help Cleanup Japan's likely discovery of melted fuel inside the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant is seen as a critical step in hastening the $72 billion, 40-year cleanup of one of the worst atomic disasters in history. Energy White House Team Differs on Trump Support for Russia Sanctions The Trump administration supports the current version of a bill to sanction Russia, the new White House press secretary said, although her boss, Anthony Scaramucci, wouldn't guarantee that President Donald Trump will sign it. Environmental Taxes Pennsylvania Eyes Shale Tax to Help Plug $2 Billion Hole The severance tax debate is heating up again in Pennsylvania. Motor Vehicles VW, Daimler Workers Step Up Pressure to Come Clean on Collusion Germany's carmakers are coming under pressure from their employees to come clean on allegations that they colluded on technology for decades, as investors continued to sell the stocks on concern the industry faces another major scandal following the diesel emissions crisis. Natural Resources Ships to Test Slower Speed to Reduce Noise for Whales Cruise liners, cargo ships and ferries plan to slow down for a two-month trial off Washington state and British Columbia to see if slower speeds and less underwater noise would help protect endangered killer whales. Renewable Energy Renewables Scientist Takes South Korea's Energy Helm South Korea on July 24 inaugurated a sustainable energy scientist and scholar as minister for trade, industry and energy, a move expected to help the country meet stepped-up renewable energy goals by 2030. Toxic Substances BP, Marathon, Kinder Morgan Quash Negligence Claim BP, Marathon Oil and Kinder Morgan won't face statutory negligence claims for environmental contamination, the Northern District of Oklahoma said July 21 (Bristow First Assembly of God v. BP PLC, 2017 BL 253710, N.D. Okla., No. 15-CV-523, 7/21/17). Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Manage Your Email | Contact Us 1801 South Bell Street, Arlington, VA 22202 Copyright 2017 The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc.. Daily Environment Report for EPA Sierra Club v. EPA, 1:17-cv-01906 ED_001523_00003048-00003 To: From: Sent: Subject: Jackson, Ryan[jackson.ryan@epa.gov] Bloomberg BNA Thur 10/5/2017 12:16:59 AM Oct. 04 - Energy and Climate Report Energy and Climate Report October 04, 2017 - Number 192 Environment & Safety News. Redefined. Get a sneak peek into the enhancements coming to your news subscription. Check it out at www.bna.com/ehs-news. News Climate Regulation sportation Officials Move to Scrap Obama Climate Rule The Trump administration is working to roll back another Obama-era climate regulation--this time a provision that would require state transportation planners to account for greenhouse gas emissions. Climate Regulation Trump Said to Begin Repeal of Obama Power Plant Emission Cuts The Trump administration will propose repealing former President Barack Obama's signature plan for combating climate change by asserting that its expansive approach to addressing carbon emissions exceeds legal limits, according to a person familiar with the deliberations. Coal-Fired Power Plants Perry's Coal Proposal Seen Unlikely to Reverse Historic Decline U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry's plan to reward coal-fired power plants that keep large stockpiles of fuel won't be enough to reverse the industry's long-term decline, analysts say. Energy Army of Women Tackles Electricity Thieves in Indian Slums India's power companies have a problem largely responsible for $10 billion a year in losses. Slum dwellers steal electricity and refuse to pay their bills. But company officials often can't go in without being chased by mobs--and sometimes beaten, tied up, urinated on, even murdered. Energy Electricity, Fossil Fuel Energy Nominees Head to Senate Floor Energy Department nominees to lead the electricity and fossil fuel offices are headed for full Senate consideration after favorable votes by the Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Oct. 4. Energy Sierra Club v. EPA, 1:17-cv-01906 ED_001523_00003049-00001 Japan Regulator Clears Restart of Work jest Nuclear Plant Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc. moved a step closer to resuming operations of the world's biggest nuclear facility after Japan's atomic regulator gave its tacit approval, delivering a much-needed boost for a company still strapped with the cost to clean up its wrecked Fukushima plant. Energy Nuclear Regulatory Panel Nominees Caught in Partisan Senate Spat The nomination of a Democrat to continue on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has become caught in a partisan disagreement over whether his nomination should be combined with those of two Republican nominees awaiting Senate action. Energy Theresa May's U.K. Energy Price Cap Signals Wafer Thin Margins Britain's utilities are the new political punching bag after Theresa May proposed a price cap to insulate customers from higher prices. Motor Vehicles Western Governors Envision Electric Vehicle Corridor Governors in seven Western states hope to coordinate an electric vehicle charging network that connects their major thoroughfares---and possibly boosts some the presence of some states in the electric vehicle industry. Natural Resources Energy Royalty Advisory Panel Starts Charting New Rules A royalty policy committee that includes major oil companies will develop new Interior Department regulations on payments companies make for energy development on federal and tribal lands, an Interior official said at the committee's first meeting Oct. 4. Oil & Gas Here's the Hot Canadian Oil Play You Probably Never Heard About There's a land grab quietly taking place in a little-known corner of the Canadian oil sands. Oil & Gas Interior Wants to Freeze Obama-era Methane Limits The Interior Department wants to temporarily stop enforcing an Obama-era rule that limited methane emissions from oil and gas drillers operating on federal lands. Oil & Gas Private Oil Made a Big Find in Mexico, Now State Oil Wants a Cut When private drillers struck oil off Mexico's coast this year, they didn't anticipate sharing it with the state oil company. It looks like they'll have to. Real Property s-Pecos Pipeline Will Proceed for Now A Texas property owner whose land was taken by a natural gas utility can't stop its pipeline project for now, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled Oct. 3 (Boerschig v. Trans-Pecos Pipeline, LLC, 2017 BL 354426, 5th Cir., No. 16-50931,10/3/17). Renewable Energy Dawn of Solar Age Declared as Sun Power Beats All Others Solar power blossomed faster than for any other fuel for the first time in 2016, the International Energy Agency said in a report suggesting the technology will dominate Sierra Club v. EPA, 1:17-cv-01906 ED_001523_00003049-00002 renewables in the years ahead. Renewable Energy Storms Spur $22 Billion Investment in Battery-Backed Grids Growing demand for more resilient power supplies will spur $22.3 billion of global investment in battery-backed local energy systems over the next decade, according to Navigant Research. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Manage Your Email | Contact Us 1801 South Bell Street, Arlington, VA 22202 Copyright 2017 The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc.. Energy and Climate Report Sierra Club v. EPA, 1:17-cv-01906 ED_001523_00003049-00003