Frank Sturges
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Mandolin player & environmental lawyer. Most of my favorite trails are portages.
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Frank Sturges
Union of Concerned Scientists
6 days ago
A big win today: a federal court found that the Trump administration’s sham report attacking climate science was created in secret by a hand-picked set of climate policy opponents, violating the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Read our statement here:
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Court Rules Trump Administration’s Secret “Climate Working Group” Violated Federal Law
Court declared today that the Trump administration violated federal law when it secretly formed the “Climate Working Group” and tasked it with writing a dangerously slanted report used as the basis fo...
https://www.ucs.org/about/news/court-rules-trump-administrations-secret-climate-working-group-violated-federal-law
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You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows
www.catf.us/2025/12/trum...
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Trump administration freezes offshore wind projects, undermining affordability, reliability, and permitting certainty
The Trump administration yesterday ordered an immediate halt to the construction of five major offshore wind projects.
https://www.catf.us/2025/12/trump-administration-freezes-offshore-wind-projects-undermining-affordability-reliability-and-permitting-certainty/
about 1 month ago
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You absolutely love to see it
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about 1 month ago
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Frank Sturges
Clean Air Task Force
2 months ago
EPA is siding with polluters by illegally delaying methane rules for oil and gas. EPA’s own data shows that a 1-year delay results in the emissions of 3.8M tons of methane and 36K tons of toxic air pollution – at the expense of public health and the climate.
www.catf.us/2025/11/us-e...
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Nod to Loudon Wainwright III
3 months ago
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CFTC withdrawal of carbon market guidance will weaken market integrity and undermine climate mitigation, warns CATF – Clean Air Task Force
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CFTC withdrawal of carbon market guidance will weaken market integrity and undermine climate mitigation, warns CATF
Washington, D.C. – The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced the withdrawal of its “Guidance Regarding the Listing of Voluntary Carbon Credit Derivative Contracts,” reversing a d...
https://www.catf.us/2025/09/cftc-withdrawal-of-carbon-market-guidance-will-weaken-market-integrity-and-undermine-climate-mitigation-warns-catf/
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Frank Sturges
WyoFile
5 months ago
OPINION: The EPA's proposed reversal of the "endangerment finding" threatens Wyoming's way of life and economy, writes guest columnist Shana Tarter.
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Opinion | Clean air is essential to Wyoming’s outdoor recreation and tourism industry
EPA's proposed reversal of the “endangerment finding” threatens Wyoming's way of life and economy, writes guest columnist Shana Tarter.
https://wyofile.com/clean-air-is-essential-to-wyomings-outdoor-recreation-and-tourism-industry/
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"Now hellbent on advancing a deregulatory agenda on political grounds, EPA completely ignores its own factual findings, disregards scientific evidence, and relies on unreasonable assumptions. ...
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CATF to EPA: Strong technical record and legal foundation require EPA to regulate carbon pollution from power plants under the Clean Air Act
WASHINGTON – Clean Air Task Force (CATF), along with partner organizations, submitted comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in response to its proposed repeal of the carbon pollut...
https://www.catf.us/2025/08/catf-to-epa-strong-technical-record-and-legal-foundation-require-epa-to-regulate-carbon-pollution-from-power-plants-under-the-clean-air-act/
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Sent a few thoughts to EPA yesterday about its proposal to scrap carbon pollution standards for power plants
www.catf.us/resource/cle...
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Clean Air Task Force and Partner Organizations' Comments to EPA on Proposed Repeal of the Carbon Pollution Standards for Existing Coal-fired and New Gas-fired Power Plants
CATF, Center for Biological Diversity, Earthjustice, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), and Sierra Club submitted comments strongly urging EPA to maintain the ...
https://www.catf.us/resource/clean-air-task-force-and-partner-organizations-comments-to-epa-on-proposed-repeal-of-the-carbon-pollution-standards-for-existing-coal-fired-and-new-gas-fired-power-plants/
6 months ago
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Frank Sturges
Jody Freeman
6 months ago
Sharing my piece out today on the Trump administration proposal to rescind the scientific "endangerment finding" and surrender EPA's role fighting climate change.
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
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Contributor: Trump's EPA proposes to end the U.S. fight against climate change
How much damage will Americans suffer as climate-denial politics masquerade as good policy?
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-08-05/climate-change-epa-greenhouse-gas-emissions-endangerment-finding
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Frank Sturges
Clean Air Task Force
6 months ago
Today's proposal from the U.S. EPA to repeal the greenhouse gas endangerment finding is a drastic step in its attack on clean air regulations – putting the health of millions of Americans at risk.
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Frank Sturges
molly taft
6 months ago
it would be great if, on the day the EPA decides to rescind a massive decision allowing it to regulate greenhouse gasses, it could make sure the website is updated so i dont get a 404 PAGE NOT FOUND when attempting to access info about said rollback
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Frank Sturges
Institute for Policy Integrity
6 months ago
New issue brief đźš— EPA is expected to scrap a 15-year-old finding that emissions from vehicles contribute to climate change and harm public heath and welfare. Policy Integrity authors show that EPA's expected proposal is contradicted by clear and vast evidence.
policyintegrity.org/publications...
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The Scale of Contribution: Vehicles
The Trump Administration is expected to rescind the Environmental Protection Agency’s fifteen-year-old finding that greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles contribute to climate change and harm p...
https://policyintegrity.org/publications/detail/the-scale-of-contribution-vehicles
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Needed Justice Kagan to throw in a “see also” to Sturgill Simpson here
7 months ago
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E.P.A. Is Said to Draft a Plan to End Its Ability to Fight Climate Change
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/c...
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E.P.A. Is Said to Draft a Plan to End Its Ability to Fight Climate Change
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/climate/epa-endangerment-finding-rescind.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
7 months ago
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Frank Sturges
Becca Dzombak
7 months ago
Today NASA backtracked on its statement earlier this month that the National Climate Assessments would be hosted on their website. “NASA has no legal obligations to host
globalchange.gov’s
data,” a spokeswoman said today. “We never did and will not host the data.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/c...
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NASA Website Will Not Provide Previous National Climate Reports
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/climate/nasa-website-climate-report.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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MJ gonna start filing amicus briefs in FERC cases after this
7 months ago
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Frank Sturges
Clean Air Task Force
7 months ago
"Erecting new policy barriers for clean energy sources will only harm domestic industry and deter investment." Read CATF's statement on the Trump administration's executive order to roll back tax credits for solar and wind energy projects:
www.catf.us/2025/07/roll...
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Rolling back clean energy incentives undermines U.S. innovation and energy leadership, warns CATF
The Trump administration issued an executive order directing federal agencies to strictly enforce sections of the One Big Beautiful Bill that roll back tax credits for solar and wind energy projects.
https://www.catf.us/2025/07/rolling-back-clean-energy-incentives-undermines-us-innovation-energy-leadership-warns-catf/
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Dude calls for withdrawal of proposed repeal from his basement, where he at least put a tie on
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7 months ago
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Frank Sturges
Clean Air Task Force
7 months ago
"EPA's proposed repeal of power plant carbon pollution standards would be devastating for public health." Today, CATF Attorney
@franksturges.bsky.social
provided testimony on EPA's proposed repeal of carbon pollution standards for power plants.
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It’s public hearing day for the fundamentally flawed proposed repeal of EPA’s carbon pollution standards for power plants—tune in here as yours truly and so many others call for the proposal to be withdrawn
www.youtube.com/live/-OJFfXD...
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7 months ago
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Frank Sturges
Dan Farber
7 months ago
Trump has replaced oherent, all-of-government rules for environmental impact statements with a welter of agency-specific rules and guidance. The resulting chaos is to no one's benefit. You won't be surprised that the new rules limit public participation.
legal-planet.org/2025/07/07/a...
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Shortchanging the Environment While Making NEPA More Chaotic - Legal Planet
Trump's agencies are each issuing their own rules for doing environmental reviews, with no clear benefit over the previous unified approach.
https://legal-planet.org/2025/07/07/adding-more-confusion-to-nepa-implementation/
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Terry Tempest Williams on protecting the Boundary Waters, public lands, and the open space of democracy
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/o...
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Opinion | Americans Fought Off This Awful Idea in Trump’s Bill
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/opinion/public-lands-trump-bill.html?unlocked_article_code=1.UU8.tw4F.xs5DBs2rDgvP&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
7 months ago
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Groups Challenge the Trump Administration’s Illegal Eddystone Plant Extension
Public interest groups, led by NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council), today legally challenged the Department of Energy’s mandate to keep the Eddystone Generating Station open past its planned clos...
https://www.nrdc.org/press-releases/groups-challenge-trump-administrations-illegal-eddystone-plant-extension
7 months ago
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This seems pretty…..significant
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7 months ago
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Frank Sturges
Kelsey Landau
8 months ago
Is NEPA the barrier to clean energy deployment? Will the recent Supreme Court decision restricting it lead to a new golden era of clean energy abundance? No. In our new blog,
@franksturges.bsky.social
and I explain why--and what we can do to speed permitting instead.
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The only thing hotter than this heat wave is our NEPA hot takes* *actually very well-considered analysis
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8 months ago
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This is why we can’t have nice things
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8 months ago
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Frank Sturges
Heatmap News
8 months ago
Feat.
@michaelwara.bsky.social
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@daviddoniger.bsky.social
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Frank Sturges
Jeff Brady
8 months ago
The Trump administration wants to get rid of all limits on climate-warming pollution from the nation's fossil fuel power plants. Fossil fuel interests hailed the proposal, which likely faces legal challenges from environmental groups. My
@npr.org
story:
www.npr.org/2025/06/11/n...
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Trump's EPA plans to repeal climate pollution limits on fossil fuel power plants
The Trump administration plans to get rid of all limits on climate-warming pollution from the nation's fossil fuel power plants. Fossil fuel interests hailed the proposal, which likely faces legal cha...
https://www.npr.org/2025/06/11/nx-s1-5429578/trump-power-plants-epa-climate-change
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Frank Sturges
CNN
8 months ago
The head of the EPA announced that the agency is proposing to scrap two major regulations that limit air pollution and planet-warming emissions from coal and gas-fired power plants.
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Trump EPA proposes rolling back major pollution limits for power plants | CNN
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday the agency is proposing to scrap two major regulations that limit air pollution and planet-warming emissions from coal and gas-fired...
https://cnn.it/4034jzk
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Frank Sturges
molly taft
8 months ago
the epa says it's giving up on regulating emissions from power plants just days after noaa released the highest-ever recorded seasonal co2 concentrations at mauna loa. what a time to be alive!!!!!!!!!
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The EPA Wants to Roll Back Emissions Controls on Power Plants
Days after NOAA released figures showing the highest seasonal concentration of CO2 in recorded history, the EPA moved to roll back emission standards for power plants. "The EPA is trying to get out of...
https://www.wired.com/story/the-epa-is-trying-to-roll-back-emissions-controls-on-power-plants/
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Frank Sturges
The Washington Post
8 months ago
The EPA has announced a proposal to eliminate Biden-era regulations restricting power plant greenhouse gas pollution, a move that would significantly increase U.S. emissions.
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EPA moves to repeal limits on greenhouse gas emissions by power plants
The EPA announced proposals to significantly loosen Biden-era regulations on pollution from power plants, including mercury and carbon dioxide.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/06/11/epa-climate-rollback-emissions/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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Proposed repeals of power plant carbon pollution and hazardous air pollutant standards threaten public health and the climate – Clean Air Task Force
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Proposed repeals of power plant carbon pollution and hazardous air pollutant standards threaten public health and the climate
Today, EPA proposed to repeal two regulations: the carbon pollution standards for existing coal-fired and new gas-fired power plants and the strengthened Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) for co...
https://www.catf.us/2025/06/proposed-repeals-power-plant-carbon-pollution-hazardous-air-pollutant-standards-threaten-public-health-climate/
8 months ago
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Frank Sturges
Nicole Pavia
9 months ago
Last month, Interior issued guidance to fast-track fossil and mining projects on public lands by bypassing environmental reviews and public input — all under the guise of an “energy emergency.” But this move is both unnecessary and harmful. 🧵
www.catf.us/2025/05/inte...
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Interior's review rollbacks: Why we shouldn't trade long-term protections for uncertain outcomes
Last month, the Department of the Interior (DOI) announced it would circumvent key environmental review and public participation processes.
https://www.catf.us/2025/05/interiors-review-rollbacks/
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Frank Sturges
Clean Air Task Force
9 months ago
New
@carbonpulse.bsky.social
article: “Forest carbon protocols are currently yielding low-quality credits, and need to be strengthened according to a report published on Thursday led by top forest scientists.” 🌲 Check out CATF’s new scorecard and report:
www.forestcarbonprotocols.org
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Frank Sturges
The Washington Post
9 months ago
The Trump administration has temporarily suspended an air-quality monitoring program at national parks across the country, according to an internal email obtained by The Post and two people familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
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Park Service suspends air-quality monitoring at all national parks
The Trump administration has paused but not canceled contracts for the monitoring program, which collects data on harmful air pollutants at 63 national parks.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/05/05/national-parks-air-quality-monitoring/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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Essential reading
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10 months ago
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Frank Sturges
The New York Times
10 months ago
About 46% of Americans live with unsafe levels of ozone, particulate pollution or both, according to a report from the American Lung Association. The Trump administration's plans to loosen environmental regulations and cut funding for air quality research would make matters worse, the report says.
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Almost Half of Americans Breathe Unhealthy Air, Report Finds
Weakening or rolling back longstanding environmental regulations would worsen the problem, the American Lung Association assessment says.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/climate/american-lung-association-air-report.html?smtyp=cur&smid=bsky-nytimes
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E.P.A. Offers a Way to Avoid Clean-Air Rules: Send an Email
Invoking an obscure provision, it said power plants and others could write to ask for exemptions to mercury, arsenic and other restrictions and that “the president will make a decision.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/climate/epa-air-pollution-exemption-mercury-coal-ash.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
11 months ago
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Some thoughts on CEQ’s move to scrap its NEPA regs
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11 months ago
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Boooooooooo
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11 months ago
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Frank Sturges
High Country News
11 months ago
📣 Starting now, @HighCountryNews will provide free digital access to all of our reporting to any federal employee, including those who have recently lost jobs due to government layoffs. 📣
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Frank Sturges
Meredith Hankins
11 months ago
my Very Serious Professional Opinion on what's happening at EPA
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EPA’s attempt to eliminate dozens of clean air regulations would harm Americans
Today, the new administration’s EPA announced its intent to eliminate dozens of regulations that support clean air and public health.
https://www.catf.us/2025/03/epas-attempt-eliminate-dozens-clean-air-regulations-would-harm-americans/
11 months ago
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Frank Sturges
Justin Pidot
12 months ago
And just like that, all of the regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act are gone. Don’t know how they are going to avoid this causing massive chaos and unpredictability for anyone seeking a federal permit.
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https://ceq.doe.gov/docs/laws-regulations/CEQ-Interim-Final-Rule-Pre-publication-Version.pdf
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Frank Sturges
Legal Planet
about 1 year ago
Dismantling DOJ’s Environment & Natural Resources Division "will be disastrous for future administrations, the American people, and even for the Trump Administration." Guest contributors:
@justinpidot.bsky.social
@andrewmergen.bsky.social
@sengels.bsky.social
legal-planet.org/2025/02/04/c...
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Crisis at DOJ’s Environment & Natural Resources Division - Legal Planet
Dismantling ENRD will be disastrous for future administrations, the American people, and even for the Trump Administration.
https://legal-planet.org/2025/02/04/crisis-at-dojs-environment-natural-resources-division/
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It’s always sunset at high-voltage transmission lines
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about 1 year ago
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