Trump-Emboldened Extremists Could Spell Trouble For Biden Interior Dept.
"Experts worry it’s only a matter of time before Biden’s environmental agenda collides with anti-government militias."
Source: HuffPost, 03/08/2021
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"States Clash With Pentagon on PFAS Water Limits, Polluted Sites"
"Six states with drinking water standards for so-called “forever chemicals” are now wrestling with what those limits mean when water contamination from Department of Defense sites seep into their communities."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 02/09/2021
"How Biden’s Climate Ambitions Could Shift America’s Global Footprint"
"President Joseph R. Biden on Wednesday said climate change should be regarded as “an essential element of U.S. foreign policy and national security.” That is likely to bring big changes for America’s role in the world."
Source: NYTimes, 01/28/2021
“Environment, Social Justice, and the Media in the Age of the Anthropocene”
A case study in how journalists can center environmental news around social justice is at the heart of a new volume of scholarly essays reviewed in the latest BookShelf. While its tale of rural residents poisoned by contaminants is decades old, its lesson of what happens when power players bank on media acquiescence holds for stories of today.
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"Inside the C.I.A., She Became a Spy for Planet Earth"
"Linda Zall is disclosing how she toiled anonymously within the intelligence agency to help scientists intensify their studies of a changing planet."
Source: NYTimes, 01/11/2021
"Colombian Environmental Official Assassinated"
"Javier Francisco Parra, 47, was shot on December 3, 2020 in the municipality of La Macarena, in Colombia’s south near the department of Meta." "Between January 1 and December 6, 2020, a jaw-dropping 284 environmental leaders and defenders have been assassinated in Colombia."
Source: Mongabay, 12/09/2020
Climate Change Policy Likely To Permeate Executive Under Biden
What will climate change policy look like under a Biden administration? If nothing else, it appears it will be broadly based across a wide range of executive branch operations. This week’s TipSheet walks you through the top 10 federal departments, agencies and spending centers and how they will pivot to focus on global warming.
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For Waste Industry, PFAS Disposal Leads to Controversy, Regulation, Mounting Costs
The toxic compounds known as PFAS are causing a crisis in the waste and recycling industry, which faces mounting regulation and litigation over handling its presence in the waste stream. One reporter on the PFAS front lines explains the industry’s dilemma, as well as the challenges of covering the story and how a financial prism led to important insights into industry’s response.
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"U.S. Military Responsible for Widespread PFAS Pollution in Japan"
"A new book by Jon Mitchell exposes “countless” releases of PFAS chemicals by the U.S. military in Japan."
Source: The Intercept, 11/10/2020
Appeals Court Nixes Trump Use of $3.6 Billion In Military Funds For Wall
"A federal appeals court ruled late Friday that President Donald Trump’s use of his emergency powers to build his long-promised border wall with military funds is illegal, striking a blow to one of his signature campaign promises just weeks before the November election."
Source: Texas Tribune, 10/13/2020
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