… On Feb. 19, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) eliminated all of the rules that implement NEPA in an effort to “unleash” oil and gas drilling at the same time that the world is heating up from fossil-fuel driven climate change. … The Trump Administration’s decision involves direct stakes for environmental conditions in the river ways of Sacramento, Yolo and San Joaquin counties: The National Environmental Policy Act authorizes NOAA Fisheries to issue mandatory conditions for fish passage, as well as to recommend other protection, mitigation and enhancement measures for fish that migrate between freshwater and saltwater—such as salmon, shad, steelhead, river herring, eel, and sturgeon—and their habitat.

Other ‘energy dominance’ impact news:

• The Wilderness Society: News release: New map illustrates public lands reach of Trump’s “energy dominance” vision