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"Judge Enmeshed In Clean Power Plan Battle To Retire"

"An appeals court judge who helped preserve Obama-era ozone protections, chided energy regulators for inadequate climate analysis and played a key role in legal wrangling over the Clean Power Plan is set to retire later this year."

Source: Greenwire, 03/06/2020

"Greens' Complaint Charges Trump Admin With Purging Enemies"

"The group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility filed a complaint today over what they charge is the administration's intent to fire federal career staff who are disloyal to President Trump.

The complaint, filed with the Office of Special Counsel, claims top White House press aide Hogan Gidley's recent comments in a Fox News interview could violate the Hatch Act or 'merit system principles' that have long governed public personnel practices.

Source: Greenwire, 03/06/2020

"E.U. Proposes a Climate Law. Greta Thunberg Hears ‘Empty Words.’"

"The European Union laid out plans on Wednesday for a climate law that would set a target of net zero carbon emissions across the bloc by 2050. But the bill, part of a wider policy package called the Green Deal, was immediately criticized by climate activists, including Greta Thunberg, who denounced it as “empty words.”"

Source: NY Times, 03/05/2020

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