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"Trump Agencies Work on Climate Change — Quietly — on Public Lands" [1]

"Climate change programs in federal land management agencies are quietly carrying on, even amid Trump administration hostility to such action."

Source: Bloomberg Environment [2], 04/22/2019

Court Orders EPA To Make Final Decision On Banning Chlorpyrifos [3]

"A U.S. appeals court is forcing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make a final decision on whether it will ban the use of a common pesticide linked to developmental disorders in children."

Source: The Hill [4], 04/22/2019

"Federal Judge Rules Flint Residents Can Sue the EPA" [5]

"A lawsuit by Flint residents against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency can move forward. U.S. District Court Judge Linda Parker ruled the plaintiffs can sue the EPA. Nearly 5,000 Flint residents are part of the lawsuit. It was filed in 2017. The lawsuit alleges the EPA failed to utilize its authority under the Safe Drinking Water Act."

Source: Michigan Radio [6], 04/22/2019

"Public Lands: Judge: Trump Can't Lift Coal Ban Without NEPA Review" [7]

"The Trump administration must complete an environmental analysis to support its decision to lift an Obama-era moratorium on coal leasing on public lands, a federal judge ruled Friday."

Source: EnergyWire [8], 04/22/2019

Snot Otter Victorious In Vote For Pennsylvania's Official Amphibian [9]

"Pennsylvania's soon-to-be official amphibian has more than its fair share of nicknames: snot otter, mud devil, Allegheny alligator, devil dog, lasagna lizard."

Source: NPR [10], 04/19/2019

"London Climate-Change Protesters To Disrupt Heathrow Airport" [11]

"Environmental protesters who have blocked London roads and bridges for more than three days said Thursday they plan to take their civil disobedience campaign to Heathrow, Europe’s busiest airport, at the start of the Easter holiday weekend."

Source: AP [12], 04/19/2019

Climate Change Engine Powered Hurricane Maria's Devastating Rains [13]

"Hurricane Maria was the rainiest storm known to have hit Puerto Rico, and climate change is partly to blame, according to a new study."

Source: NPR [14], 04/19/2019

"Colorado River's Biggest Champion: Walmart Heirs" [15]

"An unlikely advocate seems to be around every bend of the Colorado River these days: the Walton Family Foundation. The $3.65 billion organization launched by Walmart founder Sam Walton has become ubiquitous in the seven-state basin that provides water to 40 million people, dishing out $100 million in grants in the last five years alone."

Source: Greenwire [16], 04/19/2019

"The Problem With Putting a Price on the End of the World" [17]

"Economists have workable policy ideas for addressing climate change. But what if they’re politically impossible?"

Source: NY Times Magazine [18], 04/19/2019

In Illinois, The Risk Of Coal Ash Contamination Rises With Floodwaters [19]

"Multiple coal ash sites in Illinois sit within or adjacent to flood plains, according to environmental watchdogs."

"With countless acres of flat, fertile farmland traversed by major rivers, Illinois is familiar with major flooding.

Just as towns were built along rivers in decades past, so were coal-fired power plants that relied on the water for cooling and transporting coal. Now, those plants — some defunct and some still operating — are also repositories for toxic coal ash that could pose a risk of contamination when floodwaters rise.

Source: Midwest Energy News [20], 04/19/2019

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