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"Daimler AG To Pay $1.5B To Settle Emissions Cheating Probes" [1]

"Automaker Daimler AG and subsidiary Mercedes-Benz USA have agreed to pay $1.5 billion to the U.S. government and California state regulators to resolve emissions cheating allegations, officials said Monday."

Source: AP [2], 09/15/2020

Two Major Antarctic Glaciers Are Tearing Loose From Their Restraints [3]

"Two Antarctic glaciers that have long kept scientists awake at night are breaking free from the restraints that have hemmed them in, increasing the threat of large-scale sea-level rise."

Source: Washington Post [4], 09/15/2020

"New EPA Guidance Rule Could Backfire on Business, Lawyers Say" [5]

"The EPA’s new rule restraining how it creates guidance documents could backfire on businesses that want to trim the use of such informal documents, according to legal scholars and environmentalists."

Source: Bloomberg Environment [6], 09/15/2020

Hurricane Sally Track Moves Farther East As Storm Approaches Gulf Coast [7]

"Hurricane Sally is tracking even farther east as the strengthening storm slowly inches closer to the Gulf Coast, according to the National Hurricane Center on Monday night."

Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune [8], 09/15/2020

West Coast Cities Face The World's Worst Air Quality As Wildfires Rage [9]

"Four west coast cities in the US currently rank in the top 10 for worst air quality in the world, as wildfires rage up and down the western seaboard, cloaking the entire region in smoke."

Source: Guardian [10], 09/15/2020

"At Least 35 Dead As Wildfires Rampage Along The West Coast" [11]

"Wildfires have now burned more than 4.6 million acres in 87 large fires across 10 states, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. At least 35 people have died in California, Oregon and Washington, The Associated Press reported."

Source: NPR [12], 09/15/2020

Devastating Wildfires Out West Inject Climate Change Into Campaign [13]

"Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden excoriated President Trump on Monday over his environmental record as wildfires continued to burn through much of the West and as the president used a trip to California to question the scientific consensus that climate change is a leading cause of the devastating blazes."

Source: Washington Post [14], 09/15/2020

“The Bird Way: A New Look at How Birds Talk, Work, Play, Parent, and Think” [15]

Bird brains, despite the dictum, are anything but deficient. In fact, a new book by science and nature writer Jennifer Ackerman reveals how scientists, driven by rising diversity in their own ranks and by the leverage of new technologies, are gaining a dramatically new understanding of the complexities of bird behavior. BookShelf has a review of “The Bird Way.”

LNG Transport Proposal Flags Worries Over Rail Hazmat [16]

A Trump administration push to allow trains to carry liquified natural gas raises larger concerns about allowing hazardous materials to be carried around the United States by rail, per the latest TipSheet. Get the latest on the LNG transport plan, along with the backstory about the risks of numerous other rail hazmat, plus story ideas and reporting resources.

Write Like a Pro With Colleen Kimmett [17]

This online workshop with SEJ member Colleen Kimmett is designed to guide participants through the stylistic and technical elements that make a great piece of writing. Thursdays, October 1, 8, 15, 22, 2020, 6:00-7:30 p.m. ET. $125-$150.

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