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"Trump Win Churns U.S.-Mexico Water Talks"

"Negotiators from both nations are hustling to finish a new agreement for sharing water from the Colorado River — before President Barack Obama leaves office."

Source: Politico, 11/29/2016

"Donald Trump Still Thinks Climate Change Is ‘A Bunch Of Bunk’"

Despite remarks to the New York Times that suggested his mind was open, Donald Trump's chief of staff says he still thinks climate change is "a bunch of bunk."

Source: Huffington Post, 11/29/2016

"EPA: Trump Meets With Prospects For Top Job"

"President-elect Donald Trump [was] scheduled to meet [Monday] with two possible contenders for U.S. EPA administrator who have called for drastic rollbacks of environmental rules."

Source: Greenwire, 11/29/2016

"Green Groups Urge Obama Admin To Act Before Trump Takes Office"

"Environmental groups are pushing the Obama administration to wrap up as many rules, regulations and protections as possible before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January."

Source: The Hill, 11/29/2016

Trump Spun His Climate Denial To N.Y. Times; Lots Of Media Fell For It

"When I first saw New York Times reporters tweet the news that Donald Trump claimed in an interview to have an “open mind” about climate change and the Paris climate agreement, I thought, Who cares? He is packing his administration with fossil fuel promoters, so his latest comments just suggest that he’s camouflaging his climate denial with doublespeak and pandering."

Source: Grist, 11/28/2016

Trump Dumped His Stock In Dakota Access Pipeline Owner Over The Summer

"President-elect Donald Trump sold off his shares of Energy Transfer Partners, the owner of the $3.7 billion Dakota Access pipeline that has become the focus of protests by Native American and environmental groups, according to his spokeswoman Hope Hicks."

Source: Wash Post, 11/28/2016

"Trump Faces Dilemma As U.S. Oil Reels From Record Biofuels Targets"

"The Obama administration signed its final plan for renewable fuel use in the United States last week, leaving an oil industry reeling from the most aggressive biofuel targets yet as President-elect Donald Trump takes over. ... The policy was designed to cut greenhouse gas emissions ....It has pitted two of Trump's support bases against each other: Big Oil and Big Corn."

Source: Reuters, 11/28/2016

"Trump Wants To Lift Restrictions On ‘Clean Coal.’ Whatever That Is."

"In a video released Monday, president-elect Donald Trump pledged that in his first 100 days in office he would abolish a host of regulations to stimulate domestic energy production. 'I will cancel job-killing restrictions on the production of American energy, including shale energy and clean coal, creating many millions of high-paying jobs,' he said."

Source: Wash Post, 11/23/2016