"Supreme Court Environmental Cases: The Watch List"
"The Supreme Court is halfway through its current term, but the bulk of its environmental issues are still awaiting resolution."
Source: Greenwire, 02/12/2019
Laws & Regulations
"Lawsuit Takes Aim At Interstate Air Pollution"
"In a case with ramifications for the Chesapeake Bay, environmental groups have joined with several Northeastern states to challenge the lack of federal action to reduce interstate air pollution."
Source: Bay Journal, 02/12/2019
"Pipelines: Pa. Suspends Energy Transfer's Permits"
"Energy Transfer, the company behind the Dakota Access pipeline and other controversial projects, has failed to fix problems that were uncovered after an explosion on one of its projects in Pennsylvania, state regulators said."
Source: EnergyWire, 02/12/2019
"Federal Judge May Soon Deliver Fate Of Alaska Refuge Road"
"A federal judge in Alaska is expected any day now to issue a ruling that could finally decide whether the people of the remote city of King Cove, Alaska, get to build a highly contentious single-lane road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge."
Source: Greenwire, 02/12/2019
"GOP Ads Target Democrats Over 'Green New Deal'"
"The Congressional Leadership Fund, a political action committee with ties to House Republicans, launched ads today against two Democrats over the 'Green New Deal.'"
Source: Greenwire, 02/12/2019
"Border Wall: 9th Circuit Tosses Appeal From Greens, Calif."
"The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today tossed arguments that the Trump administration overstepped when the Department of Homeland Security fast-tracked barrier projects near San Diego and Calexico, Calif., and waived certain environmental laws for construction."
Source: Greenwire, 02/12/2019
"Top Leader at Interior Dept. Pushes a Policy Favoring His Former Client"
"David Bernhardt, the agency’s acting chief, wants to roll back endangered-species protections on a tiny fish, a change that benefits few outside a California group he once represented as a lobbyist."
Source: NY Times, 02/12/2019
Delay in EPA Rule on Wood Stove Heating Fires Controversy
If a wood stove seems like a good solution to the winter’s bitter cold, you may want to think again. The unhealthful particulate pollution many such stoves generate has prompted new federal emission standards. But some states are pushing back, and the EPA is now considering a two-year delay in the new regulations. This week’s TipSheet has the latest news and why it matters, plus story ideas and reporting resources.
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Prominent Reporters See Critical Year Ahead on Energy, Environment
It’s a “make or break” year for a range of environmental and energy issues, advise leading journalists at the Society of Environmental Journalists’ annual “2019 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment” event in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 25. The gathering also featured a surprise appearance by a top EPA official, who was questioned about administration policy on climate change. Read our coverage of the forum in this SEJ News report.
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Under Siege from Ethics Probes, Interior Dept. Proposes Gutting Rules on Open Records
Journalism groups, among them the Society of Environmental Journalists, have raised objections to an under-the-radar plan by the Interior Department that would essentially allow it to turn down almost any Freedom of Information Act requests it chose. SEJ filed comments opposing the proposal on Jan. 28. See what rules change Interior has requested and get more on SEJ’s response in the latest WatchDog Tipsheet.
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