The Environment
The Sierra Club, one of the foremost environmental protectionist groups, recently published a summary of the Trump administration's attacks on safeguards established for our limited natural resources. While there is room for debate on how to balance the need to protect the environment with the demands of those who seek to impact it for commercial and other purposes, the current administration threatens to roll back common sense regulations that have been hard won. Following are some excerpts from a recent missive published by Michael Brune, Executive Director of the Sierra Club.
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Among the 29 Rules Overturned
Flood building standards Proposed ban on a potentially harmful pesticide Freeze on new coal leases on public lands Methane reporting requirements Anti-dumping rule for coal companies Offshore drilling ban in the atlantic and Arctic Royalty regulations for oil, gas and coal Mining restrictions in Bristol Bay, Alaska Endangered species listings Hunting ban on wolves and grizzly bears Protections for whales and sea turtles Reusable water bottles rule for national parks Mine cleanup rule Sewage treatment pollution regulations Restrictions on fishing |
Among the 24 Rollbacks in Progress
Clean Power Plan Paris climate agreement Wetland and tributary protections Vehicle fuel efficiency standards Status of 10 national monuments Status 12 marine areas Limits on toxic discharge from power plants Emission rules and standards for power plants Fracking regulations of public lands Oil and gas drilling regulations in national parks Regulations for offshore oil and gas exploration Drilling in the Arctic Wildlife Refuge Hunting regulations in Alaska Permitting process for air-polluting plants Offshore oil and gas leasing |
"The Trump administration has been unrelenting in its attacks on public lands, clean air and water, threatened wildlife, and climate change policies," Brune reports. Several rollbacks are still in limbo.
"It's almost too much to comprehend. We fought back, hard, this year -- and we're going to keep fighting in 2018. We're mobilizing our grassroots, heading to Capitol Hill, and joining with groups across the country to protect our public lands, vulnerable communities, and clean air and water," he concludes.
For more information on the Sierra Club and its activities, click here.
"It's almost too much to comprehend. We fought back, hard, this year -- and we're going to keep fighting in 2018. We're mobilizing our grassroots, heading to Capitol Hill, and joining with groups across the country to protect our public lands, vulnerable communities, and clean air and water," he concludes.
For more information on the Sierra Club and its activities, click here.
12/19/17