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Atlantic Richfield Plans To Spend Another $100 Million On Butte Cleanup [1]

"BUTTE, Mont. — A former oil producer says it has spent more than $1.4 billion on the decades-long Butte Superfund cleanup and expects to spend at least $100 million more."

Source: AP [2], 04/15/2019

"Greenhouse Gas Reductions Slow In 2017" [3]

"Reductions in greenhouse gas emissions are slowing down under the Trump Administration, with level of emission of the harmful gasses falling just half a percent in 2017, according to the latest data from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), released Thursday."

Source: The Hill [4], 04/15/2019

"Environmental Group IDs New Mexico Methane Emissions Surge" [5]

"A prominent environmental group announced new evidence Thursday that methane emissions in New Mexico are climbing amid a surge in oil and natural gas production in the Permian Basin drilling zone that straddles the state boundary with Texas."

Source: AP [6], 04/15/2019

"Central American Farmers Head to the U.S., Fleeing Climate Change" [7]

"CORQUÍN, Honduras — The farmer stood in his patch of forlorn coffee plants, their leaves sick and wilted, the next harvest in doubt."

Source: NY Times [8], 04/15/2019

National Archives Joins Probe Into Interior Chief's Missing Calendars [9]

"The National Archives and Records Administration gave the Interior Department until late April to address Democrats’ allegations that newly confirmed Secretary David Bernhardt may have been destroying his official calendars, according to a letter POLITICO obtained Friday." "The documents paint a picture of David Bernhardt’s frequent contact with representatives from industries he previously lobbied for and now oversees."

Source: Politico [10], 04/15/2019

"Dems Request More Funds To Beef Up Interior FOIA Office" [11]

"Democratic lawmakers are asking appropriators to provide more funding so the Interior Department can hire more staff to handle public information requests."

Source: The Hill [12], 04/15/2019

Youth Organizers Are Pushing Minnesota Toward Its Own Green New Deal [13]

"As the Green New Deal made national headlines, young climate activists in Minnesota wrote their own bill to create a sweeping new climate and economic framework for their state."

Source: Fast Company [14], 04/12/2019

Canada's Building Code Getting A Climate Change Rewrite. Are You Ready? [15]

"From how concrete is mixed for road construction, to roofing standards enabling buildings to withstand stronger storms and plans to help homeowners manage increased flooding, Canada's building rules are being rewritten due to climate change, according to briefing notes for a senior government official seen by CBC News."

Source: CBC News [16], 04/12/2019

"Destined To Burn" [17]

"From the Oregon border to the hills of San Diego County, California is a state that is destined to burn. Every summer brings new evidence of that in places like Paradise, Malibu and Santa Rosa."

Source: McClatchy/AP [18], 04/12/2019

As Weeds Outsmart Latest Weedkillers, Farmers Running Out Of Easy Options [19]

"There was a moment, about 20 years ago, when farmers thought that they'd finally defeated weeds forever."

Source: NPR [20], 04/12/2019

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