"A year ago, some Californians thought this day would never come. But, after being battered by weeks of record-setting rain, the vast majority of the state is out of drought."
In the face of rising protests from anti-fracking and anti-pipeline activists, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has adopted a format for some meetings that prevents the press from covering [4] public comment in real time. The Society of Environmental Journalists has expressed concern to FERC about this practice, which also prevents the public from engaging in dialogue. The text of SEJ's Feb. 23, 2017 letter is here [5].
"A little less than seven years ago, the climate scientist Michael Mann ambled into his office at Penn State University with a wedge of mail tucked under his arm. As he tore into one of the envelopes, which was hand-addressed to him, white powder tumbled from the folds of the letter. Mann recoiled from the grainy plume and rushed to the bathroom to scrub his hands."
"A new study looks at fracking sites in four states, finding 6,648 spills between 2005 and 2014. Their research, the study's authors say, highlights a need for better data collection – and may help prevent future incidents."
"BLACKSTONE, Va. — A conservative Virginia Republican said he supports some U.S. EPA efforts and believes the climate is changing during a boisterous town hall last night in a rural part of the state."
"More than $4 billion is needed by the end of March to help nearly 20 million people who risk starvation in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen, United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday."
"When nearly 200 countries agreed last October to dramatically reduce their reliance on climate change-polluting chemicals called hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in air conditioning and refrigeration, the hunt for alternatives was already underway. Now, a new study in the journal Nature Communications that comprehensively explored pure liquid options found only 27 candidates, and problems with all of them."
"The mucky water flooding a section of San Jose in Northern California forced officials on Wednesday to widen the area under mandatory evacuation orders, with about 14,000 people barred from returning to their homes following drenching rains."
"President Trump has vowed to roll back regulations on business, and automakers are wasting no time in pushing his administration to make good on the promise."
"CANNON BALL, N.D. -- All but a few dozen of the last holdouts from a months-long mass protest against a proposed oil pipeline in North Dakota peacefully vacated their riverside camp as an eviction deadline passed on Wednesday."
Links
[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/most-california-out-drought
[2] http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-drought-gone-20170223-story.html
[3] https://www.sej.org/sej-objects-non-public-ferc-comment-meeting-format
[4] https://www.sej.org/headlines/news-media-hamstrung-ferc-%E2%80%9Clistening-session%E2%80%9D-sej-objects
[5] https://www.sej.org/sites/default/files/FERC.170223c%20FINAL.pdf
[6] https://www.sej.org/headlines/climate-scientists-face-threats-and-fears-mccarthyist-attacks
[7] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/feb/22/climate-change-science-attacks-threats-trump
[8] https://www.sej.org/headlines/fracking-led-more-6000-spills-10-years-study-finds
[9] http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2017/0222/Fracking-led-to-more-than-6-000-spills-in-10-years-study-finds
[10] https://www.sej.org/headlines/crowd-boos-va-lawmaker-says-rich-people-clean-air
[11] http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060050418
[12] https://www.sej.org/headlines/un-urges-4-billion-aid-avert-famine-20m-africa-yemen
[13] http://www.reuters.com/article/us-un-famine-idUSKBN1612QB
[14] https://www.sej.org/headlines/climate-friendlier-air-conditioning-chemicals-hard-find-study-shows
[15] https://insideclimatenews.org/news/22022017/climate-change-refrigerants-montreal-protocol-hfc-global-warming-donald-trump
[16] https://www.sej.org/headlines/thousands-still-forced-homes-flooding-california-tech-hub
[17] http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-weather-idUSKBN1612Q2
[18] https://www.sej.org/headlines/automakers-call-epa-chief-ease-fuel-efficiency-standards
[19] https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/22/business/energy-environment/automakers-pruitt-mileage-rules.html?ref=energy-environment
[20] https://www.sej.org/headlines/dakota-pipeline-protest-camp-nearly-empty-holdouts-face-removal
[21] http://www.reuters.com/article/us-north-dakota-pipeline-idUSKBN16115W
[22] https://www.sej.org/search_results
[23] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=2614
[24] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=2611
[25] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=2612
[26] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=2613
[27] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=2616
[28] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=2617
[29] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=2618
[30] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=2619
[31] https://www.sej.org/search_results?page=5004