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"California Wildfires Burn 500% More Land Because Of Climate Change" [1]

"Climate change caused the increase in size of wildfires occurring across California in the last 50 years, according to a new study published in this week's journal Earth's Future.

Since the early 1970s, California wildfires have increased in size by eight times, the study says, and the annual burned area has grown by nearly 500%.

Source: CNN [2], 07/18/2019

"Public Lands: Federal Judge Blocks Hammonds' Grazing Permits, Again" [3]

"A federal judge ruled that President Trump's pardon last year of Oregon ranchers Dwight Hammond and Steven Hammond likely isn't enough to justify former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's decision to reinstate the father and son's federal grazing permits."

Source: Greenwire [4], 07/18/2019

"Interior: Democrats Vow To Block BLM Move" [5]

"Interior Secretary David Bernhardt can expect lots of questions and pushback from congressional Democrats regarding his plan to relocate hundreds of senior positions within the Bureau of Land Management from its Washington, D.C., headquarters to various Western states, several members of both parties said yesterday on Capitol Hill."

Source: E&E Daily [6], 07/18/2019

Lead Paint Makers Reach $305 Million Settlement In Calif. Poisoning Suit [7]

"After a 19-year legal struggle, three former makers of lead paint have agreed to a $305 million settlement with California county and city governments to mitigate poisoning dangers still present in old housing."

Source: Reuters [8], 07/18/2019

"Nuclear Industry Push For Reduced Oversight Gaining Traction" [9]

"Fewer mock commando raids to test nuclear power plants’ defenses against terrorist attacks. Fewer, smaller government inspections for plant safety issues. Less notice to the public and to state governors when problems arise. They’re part of the money-saving rollbacks sought by the country’s nuclear industry under President Donald Trump and already approved or pending approval by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, largely with little input from the general public."

Source: AP [10], 07/18/2019

Trump Drilling Leases: More Climate Pollution Than EU Emits In A Year [11]

"Donald Trump’s leases of public lands and waters for oil and gas drilling could lead to the production of more climate-warming pollution than the entire European Union contributes in a year, according to a new report."

Source: Guardian [12], 07/18/2019

"Widespread, Oppressive And Dangerous Heat To Roast Much Of The U.S." [13]

"A heat wave featuring a life-threatening combination of heat and oppressive humidity has begun to spread across the United States, with excessive heat warnings and heat advisories in effect for at least 22 states and the District of Columbia."

Source: Washington Post [14], 07/18/2019

Esteemed Judges and Screeners, 2019 SEJ Awards for Reporting on the Environment [15]

See all the judges and screeners for SEJ's 18th annual Awards for Reporting on the Environment.

"Clean Water Act: 'The River Disappears, But The Pollution Doesn't'" [16]

"BUTTE COUNTY, Idaho — The Big Lost River earns its name. Beginning in Idaho's tallest peaks, moving through irrigation dams and diversions, the river flows into the desert here and simply ends."

Source: Greenwire [17], 07/17/2019

"Energy Policy: Advanced Nuclear Bill Raises Bailout Fears" [18]

"A provision in bipartisan legislation to bolster the commercialization of advanced nuclear technologies is causing fears that it may provide a backdoor financial lifeline for existing coal and nuclear plants through 40-year federal power purchase agreements."

Source: Greenwire [19], 07/17/2019

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