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"A Koch-Fueled Attack on Electric Buses Picks up Speed" [1]

"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 [2], 08/21/2018

"Heatwaves, Rains May Become More Severe As Weather Stalls-Study" [3]

"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 [4], 08/21/2018

"Are Coastal Nuclear Power Plants Ready for Sea-Level Rise?" [5]

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

Source: Ensia [6], 08/21/2018

"Beer, Drinking Water And Fish: Tiny Plastic Is Everywhere" [7]

"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 [8], 08/21/2018

"Walmart To Shed Solvents Linked To Deaths, Birth Defects" [9]

"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 [10], 08/21/2018

Pruitt Called White House Once From His $43,000 Phone Booth: Records [11]

"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 [12], 08/21/2018

"How Much Damage are Trump’s Solar Tariffs Doing to the U.S. Industry?" [13]

"The tariffs on imported solar panels imposed by the Trump administration six months ago have done little to dampen the booming solar market in the United States."

Source: InsideClimate News [14], 08/21/2018

Australian PM Abandons Climate Targets, Bowing to Party Pressure [15]

"Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull of Australia abandoned plans for emission targets Monday, bowing to pressure from conservatives who considered toppling Mr. Turnbull’s government over an energy policy that aimed to reduce prices and bring the country into line with international climate change commitments."

Source: NY Times [16], 08/21/2018

With Wildfire, When Is Climate Change the Spark? [17]

Massive wildfires have been a huge news story this summer. But caught up in the conflagration is a big question: To what extent can climate change be blamed? This week’s TipSheet looks at the controversy, and helps journalists work their way through the challenge without getting burned.

New EPA Rollback of Coal Pollution Regulations Takes Major Step Forward [18]

"Andrew Wheeler, the acting administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, on Monday signed a plan to weaken regulation of coal-fired power plants, advancing a proposal that the coal industry has hailed as an end to burdensome regulation and environmentalists have criticized as a retreat in the battle to address climate change."

Source: NY Times [19], 08/21/2018

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