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"In Invasive Species Battle, Thinking Outside The Cage Works" [1]

"A robot zaps and vacuums up venomous lionfish in Bermuda. A helicopter pelts Guam's trees with poison-baited dead mice to fight the voracious brown tree snake. A special boat with giant winglike nets stuns and catches Asian carp in the U.S. Midwest."

Source: AP [2], 04/28/2017

"Harvard 'Pausing' Investments In Some Fossil Fuels" [3]

"Harvard University is 'pausing' investments in some fossil fuel interests following a five-year campaign by some students and environment groups to pressure the university to divest itself from coal, oil and gas."

Source: Guardian [4], 04/28/2017

"Pruitt Pulls Out of GOP Fundraiser After Ethics Complaint" [5]

"Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt, facing a complaint that he had violated the law restricting political activity by federal officials, will not attend an Oklahoma GOP fundraising gala where he was slated to be keynote speaker, an administration official told InsideClimate News on Thursday."

Source: InsideClimate News [6], 04/28/2017

"Why Does Trump Want to Pull Plug on the Cleanup of the Chesapeake?" [7]

"The decades-long federal program to clean up Chesapeake Bay is showing signs of success and is supported by politicians of both parties. So why is the Trump administration seeking to eliminate funding for it?"

Source: YaleE360 [8], 04/28/2017

"Sand Mines Enter Into Water Debate" [9]

"Having clean and abundant water is something that typically isn’t an issue in Wisconsin. But to some residents that live next to sand mines, there are concerns regarding the water they pull from their well."

Source: Jackson County Chronicle [10], 04/28/2017

Can Manure From Massive Dairy Farms Be Safely Spread on Land? [11]

"LINCOLN, Wis. -- Lee Kinnard’s new barn stretches the length of six football fields. It’s so big he once flew a drone inside to get a bird’s eye view of all the cows."

Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel [12], 04/28/2017

"Court Delays EPA Mercury Rule Case While Trump Reviews" [13]

"A federal court delayed its case Thursday regarding a major Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) air pollution rule."

Source: The Hill [14], 04/28/2017

EPA Plans To Repeal, Replace Programs To Prevent Childhood Lead Exposure [15]

"Environmental advocates are bracing for potentially 'catastrophic' changes to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulations that protect children from dangerous lead exposure across the country. Advocates say if the agency moves forward with its plans to repeal or replace programs that regulate hazardous lead levels, lead poisoning prevention efforts would be set back decades."

Source: Think Progress [16], 04/28/2017

This Weekend’s Climate March Is All About Full-On Resistance [17]

"When demonstrators flock to Washington on Saturday for the next iteration of the People’s Climate March — a date that coincides with the 100th day of the Trump administration, which during its short tenure has begun to roll back Obama-era environmental protections, ease regulations on the fossil fuel industry and ponder pulling out of the Paris climate agreement — the tone is likely to be more confrontational."

Source: Washington Post [18], 04/28/2017

"Top Trump Aides Divided on Paris Climate Pact as Decision Nears" [19]

"Senior advisers to President Donald Trump emerged from a meeting Thursday without resolving their differences over whether the U.S. should remain in the Paris climate deal, according to people familiar with the high-level gathering."

Source: Bloomberg [20], 04/28/2017

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