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"Climate Change Complicates the Whole Dam Debate" [1]

"Demolishing dams helps many fish but threatens waters where some native species shelter from drought and invasive predators"

"With California now on track to have the rainiest year in its history—on the heels of its worst drought in 500 years—the state has become a daily reminder that extreme weather events are on the rise. And the recent near-collapse of the spillway at California’s massive Oroville Dam put an exclamation point on the potentially catastrophic risks.

Source: Scientific American [2], 03/15/2017

Cook Inlet Gas Leak Remains Unmonitored as Danger to Marine Life Feared [3]

"As the underwater methane leak in Cook Inlet, Alaska continues well into its third month, even basic environmental monitoring has been impossible because of ice cover. The ice also prevents any repair to the pipeline or response to the leak."

Source: InsideClimate News [4], 03/15/2017

"Arctic Sea Ice Melt, Driven by Global Warming, Accelerated by Nature" [5]

"A new study zeroes in on just how much of the Arctic sea ice's precipitous decline in recent decades is attributable to manmade global warming and how much is due to natural processes, finding that between 50 and 70 percent is caused by mankind."

Source: InsideClimate News [6], 03/15/2017

Judge Denies Tribe's Request To Stop Oil Flow In Dakota Access Pipeline [7]

"A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday denied a request by a Native American tribe for an emergency injunction to prevent oil from flowing through part of the Dakota Access Pipeline, saying such a move would be against the public interest."

Source: Reuters [8], 03/15/2017

"Trump To Roll Back Use Of Climate Change In Policy Reviews: Source" [9]

"U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is preparing to release a wide-ranging executive order to reduce the role that climate change plays in policy decisions, according to a Trump administration official who reviewed a draft of the order."

Source: Reuters [10], 03/15/2017

"Chemicals: EPA Heeds Industry Concerns, Freezes Safety Regs" [11]

"U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has frozen implementation of updated safety regulations for thousands of chemical plants, oil refineries and other industrial facilities, saying the delay is needed to consider an industry coalition's petition to scrap the new rules."

Source: Greenwire [12], 03/15/2017

"Trump Using Detroit as Stage for Loosening Obama’s Fuel Economy Rules" [13]

"President Trump will travel to Detroit on Wednesday to announce a rollback of stringent fuel economy standards for cars and trucks that were put in place by the Obama administration — a welcome message to American automakers but one that could slow the push for a new generation of efficient vehicles."

Source: NY Times [14], 03/15/2017

DEADLINE: IWMF Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship [15]

This seven-month International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) fellowship gives academic and professional opportunities to advance the reporting skills of women and nonbinary journalists from any country who focus on human rights and social justice. Monthly stipend, housing, travel. Apply by Apr 20, 2025.

"Scientists Rebuke Scott Pruitt On Climate Change" [16]

Scientists at the American Meteorological Society wrote EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt Monday criticizing his denial of the scientific consensus on man-made climate change.

Source: Washington Post [17], 03/14/2017

"Enbridge Insists Pipelines Safe Despite Worn-Away Covering" [18]

"Operators of twin oil pipelines beneath the swirling waterway where Lakes Huron and Michigan converge insisted Monday they remain structurally sound even though an outer layer of protective covering has worn away in some places, while skeptics said the deterioration is further evidence the lines should be shut down."

Source: AP [19], 03/14/2017

DEADLINE: IWMF Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship [15]

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