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As Hilcorp Plans to Drill in Arctic Waters, Violations Surface [1]

"ANCHORAGE, Alaska — In the energy industry, Hilcorp has built a reputation for fast growth, big profits and making people rich. ... In regulatory circles, however, and among environmentalists, Hilcorp has become known for different reasons."

Source: InsideClimate News [2], 08/10/2017

"Zinke Backs Plan For Sabinoso Wilderness Gateway" [3]

"U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced Wednesday he intends to approve a plan to accept the donation of a 3,600-acre ranch that would open the landlocked Sabinoso Wilderness in northeastern New Mexico to the public."

Source: Santa Fe New Mexican [4], 08/10/2017

"Disney Paying At Least $177 Million To Settle 'Pink Slime' Lawsuit" [5]

"ABC News made an historically large payout to settle a defamation lawsuit earlier this summer, according to a new financial release from the network's parent company Disney and an attorney for the plaintiff."

Source: CNN [6], 08/10/2017

"How Climate Change Became A Question Of Faith" [7]

"Every four years, the nation’s scientists from myriad federal agencies come together to release a comprehensive report synthesizing the current state of climate science. It’s become a routine affair, with a predictable process involving extensive analysis of studies, numerous drafts, and eventual approval from the White House before the public release of the latest National Climate Assessment. But this year was different."

Source: Christian Science Monitor [8], 08/10/2017

Climate Report Could Force Trump to Choose Between Science and His Base [9]

"The impending release of a key government report on climate change will force President Trump to choose between accepting the conclusions of his administration’s scientists and the demands of his conservative supporters, who remain deeply unconvinced that humans are the cause of the planet’s warming."

Source: NY Times [10], 08/10/2017

Trump’s Border Wall Would Slice Through Wildlife Refuges In Texas [11]

"On dusty land in Mission, Tex., near the Mexican border, Marianna Trevino Wright recently took a walk with a contractor. She was showing off her effort to turn the earth surrounding the National Butterfly Center into 'an oasis for butterflies,' she said — with 10,000 native milkweed plants that a dwindling number of monarch butterflies use as habitat in their arduous and yearly migration from Mexico and across the United States to Canada."

Source: Washington Post [12], 08/09/2017

"Coal Plants Might Be Even More Toxic Than We Thought" [13]

"An environmental disaster in North Carolina reveals that a rare, potentially dangerous compound is abundant in burned coal."

Source: Bloomberg [14], 08/09/2017

High Manganese Levels Lead EPA To Crack Down On Southeast Side Polluter [15]

CHICAGO - "Federal environmental regulators are cracking down on a Southeast Side company after finding high levels of brain-damaging manganese in a low-income, predominantly Latino neighborhood."

Source: Chicago Tribune [16], 08/09/2017

CA Water Districts Sue Feds for $1.4 Billion To Clean Drinking Supply [17]

"In a sweeping legal fight that could affect drinking water supplies for thousands of Sacramento-area residents, two water districts near the old McClellan Air Force Base are suing the federal government for $1.4 billion to clean up the cancer-causing chemical hexavalent chromium from the area’s groundwater supplies."

Source: Sacramento Bee [18], 08/09/2017

Enviros Urge USDA To Reject Genetically Engineered Eucalyptus Tree [19]

"A genetically engineered, freeze-tolerant eucalyptus tree is moving closer to receiving approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, amid concerns about the tree’s possible negative effects on the environment."

Source: Washington Post [20], 08/09/2017

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