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Outgoing administration’s last-minute changes to wildlife protections draw criticism Douglas Main © Photograph by Kiliii Yuyan, National Geographic A view of the central Brooks Range, Alaska, near the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. On January 6, the Trump Administration sold leases to drill for oil in this pristine wilderness area. Over the past four years, wildlife and environmental protections in the United States have been under attack. President Donald Trump’s administration has pursued a campaign of deregulation, undoing or weakening scores of laws and policies th...

Governors' Wind Energy Coalition Trump Environmental Record Marked by Big Losses, Undecided Cases Source: By Ellen M. Gilmer, Bloomberg Law • Posted: Tuesday, January 12, 2021 In October 2017, President Donald Trump’s critics were celebrating. They’d won their latest fight against the new administration’s industry-friendly environmental agenda, and were confident in racking up more victories. “It was very gratifying, but it was not unexpected,” Center for Biological Diversity attorney Michael Saul said, recalling the district court decisionthat revived Obama-...

A year ago, amid a crowded Democratic presidential primary, no one would have mistaken Joe Biden as the field's biggest climate crusader. Youth activists gave his plan to combat climate change a failing grade. Some in his own party wondered whether a self-described moderate could embrace policies bold enough to move the nation past the fossil fuel era. Patrick Semansky/AP President-elect Joe Biden speaks after the Electoral College formally elected him as president, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. But in recent days, the president-elect has demonstrated that he is prepared to deliver on his promise ...