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"'Affordable Clean Energy' Plan Won't Save Coal — Analysts" [1]

"President Trump's diluted Clean Power Plan is unlikely to save the coal industry, but it represents a setback for U.S. efforts to address climate change, analysts say."

Source: ClimateWire [2], 08/22/2018

Trump’s EPA Says More Americans Will Die Under Its Power-Plant Rollback [3]

"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says its proposal to relax greenhouse gas limits on power plants will cause as many as 1,630 additional premature deaths annually by 2030 from heart and lung disease -- an estimate independent experts say may be low."

Source: Bloomberg [4], 08/22/2018

When Travel Expenses Get Too Expensive [5]

A big reporting jaunt can be a professional thrill. That is, until you consider the upfront costs you might be expected to shoulder as an independent journalist. The latest Freelance Files, from multimedia journalist Gloria Dickie, looks at the realities of travel expenses and offers half-a-dozen workarounds to lighten the load.

W Texas Vineyards Blasted By Herbicide Drift From Nearby Cotton Fields [6]

"On the High Plains in West Texas, hot winds blast through cotton fields as far as the eye can see. In the middle of it all is a tiny vineyard."

Source: NPR [7], 08/21/2018

"A Koch-Fueled Attack on Electric Buses Picks up Speed" [8]

"Electric buses are replacing existing diesel-fueled fleets at an accelerating rate, and the transition to battery-powered buses is outpacing even the most optimistic projections. In this light, it should come as little surprise that commentators and organizations with ties to the Koch network and the oil industry are attacking a transportation option that yields fewer fossil fuel profits and cleaner, healthier air for people and planet."

Source: DeSmog [9], 08/21/2018

"Heatwaves, Rains May Become More Severe As Weather Stalls-Study" [10]

"Scorching summer heatwaves and downpours are set to become more extreme in the northern hemisphere as global warming makes weather patterns linger longer in the same place, scientists said on Monday."

Source: Reuters [11], 08/21/2018

"Are Coastal Nuclear Power Plants Ready for Sea-Level Rise?" [12]

"As shorelines creep inland and storms worsen, nuclear reactors around the world face new challenges."

Source: Ensia [13], 08/21/2018

"Beer, Drinking Water And Fish: Tiny Plastic Is Everywhere" [14]

"Plastic trash is littering the land and fouling rivers and oceans. But what we can see is only a small fraction of what's out there. Since modern plastic was first mass-produced, 8 billion tons have been manufactured. And when it's thrown away, it doesn't just disappear. Much of it crumbles into small pieces."

Source: NPR [15], 08/21/2018

"Walmart To Shed Solvents Linked To Deaths, Birth Defects" [16]

"Walmart Inc., the world’s largest retailer, will stop selling paint strippers containing a solvent linked to more than a dozen deaths and a second solvent that could harm the development of babies in the womb."

Source: Bloomberg [17], 08/21/2018

Pruitt Called White House Once From His $43,000 Phone Booth: Records [18]

"The $43,000 phone booth that then-EPA administrator Scott Pruitt installed in his office may not have been worth all the headaches it caused him. He placed only one phone call to the White House, newly released records from the agency show. It lasted five minutes."

Source: Washington Post [19], 08/21/2018

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