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Republican congressmen push for environmental impact study on cannabis
Two GOP congressmen have issued a letter to four major cabinet heads urging lawmakers to study the environmental impacts of growing cannabis before Congress continues to discuss legalization initiatives.
Oil drilling upstream of Okavango Delta moves closer to reality
This month, ReconAfrica's multimillion-dollar drilling rig pierced a riverbed in elephant habitat some 160 miles from the wildlife-rich Okavango Delta.
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Oil drilling, possible fracking planned for Okvanago region—elephants’ last stronghold
Hundreds of oil wells could come to cover a huge expanse in Namibia and Botswana, in what has been called possibly the “largest oil play of the decade.”
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Sharon Buccino: Trump’s weakening of environmental rules would leave the public in the dark
His proposal would threaten scrutiny of big projects that could put communities and the environment at risk.
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Nick Martin: Trump finds a new way to lick the boot of the fossil fuel industry
Proposed changes to the National Environmental Policy Act will serve as even more of a rubber stamp to destructive development.
Trump plans to change environmental regulations to speed up approvals for pipelines; highway and airport expansion
He unveiled a major overhaul of 50-year-old environmental regulations.
www.nytimes.com
Trump’s move against landmark environmental law caps a relentless agenda
The White House, hoping to speed infrastructure projects like pipelines, will formally introduce changes to a half century-old landmark environmental law.
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