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AUTOS: Trump admin sues Fiat Chrysler over excess emissions

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The Trump administration sued Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV today, accusing the automaker of installing devices on 104,000 diesel vehicles that led to increased air pollution emissions.

INTERIOR: Trump budget targets land acquisition, conservation programs

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The Trump administration would scale back significantly on new federal land acquisitions and revenue-sharing partnerships with states, while seeking new oil and drilling opportunities in the Arctic, under its fiscal 2018 Interior budget proposal unveiled today.

EPA: Trump calls for cutting budget by 30%, slashing 3,800 jobs

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President Trump has proposed a dramatic downsizing of U.S. EPA.

BUDGET: Trump plan reverses Obama energy and environment policies

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President Trump today released a fiscal 2018 budget that amounts to a sharp rebuke of the energy and environmental policies pushed for the past eight years by the Obama administration.

INDONESIA: President extends forest development moratorium

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Indonesian President Joko Widodo has signed off on a two-year extension of a ban on leasing forest and peatland.

OHIO: House bill would create permanent coal plant subsidy

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A bill in the Ohio House would permanently subsidize two coal-fired power plants.

FLORIDA: Enviro agency chief has ties to GOP consulting groups

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Noah Valenstein, Florida's new head of the Department of Environmental Protection, has a long public-sector resume.

NEVADA: Assembly approves net metering bill

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Lawmakers in Nevada yesterday passed legislation designed to make net metering work for utility customers in the state.

CALIFORNIA: Huge landslide buries iconic highway

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A massive landslide in central California damaged an iconic coastal highway over the weekend, state officials said.

ADVOCACY: Group presses Exelon to quit U.S. Chamber — again

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Exelon Corp. made a splash eight years ago by scrapping its membership with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce after that group opposed sweeping climate legislation.

NEVADA STANDOFF: Defense has cost taxpayers more than $1M so far

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Taxpayers have spent over $1 million for the defense of 19 men accused of participating in a 2014 armed standoff in Bunkerville, Nev.

COAL: Blankenship to ask Supreme Court to review conviction

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Two weeks after his release from prison, former coal tycoon Don Blankenship plans to ask the Supreme Court to review his conviction for mine safety violations.

WILDLIFE: Man with bird lab named after him pleads guilty to smuggling

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A renowned bird collector whom the University of Alaska ornithology lab was named after pleaded guilty last week in federal court to smuggling dead birds into the United States.

FISHERIES: Anglers to protest federal red snapper catch limit

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Recreational anglers along the Gulf Coast are planning a protest against strict federal catch limits on red snapper that they say are hurting businesses.

NATIONAL MONUMENTS: GOP senators want Trump's review to consider 'all remedies'

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Republican lawmakers led by Utah Sens. Mike Lee and Orrin Hatch have urged President Trump to "keep all remedies on the table" as his administration considers reforms to the Antiquities Act.

FISHERIES: Maine lawmakers aim to ease export regs on sea urchins

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Maine's two U.S. senators are trying to ease restrictions on exporting sea urchins and sea cucumbers.

HOUSE: Committee approves Coast Guard, disaster bills

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The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved bills this morning to reauthorize the Coast Guard and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

PARIS AGREEMENT: Senators urge Trump to stay at the table

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Senate Democrats today urged President Trump to keep the United States in the Paris climate agreement, arguing that withdrawal would hurt U.S. economic and national security interests.

POLITICS: Senate Dems to Trump: Don't stonewall us

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The top Democrats on multiple Senate committees today asked President Trump to clarify whether the White House has ordered federal agencies to withhold information sought by minority members as part of their oversight responsibilities.

DOE: House Dems warn Perry about withholding ARPA-E funds

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More than 50 House Democrats are warning Energy Secretary Rick Perry that the Department of Energy "can't thwart the intent of Congress" by withholding research funds.
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