"Organic Chickens Get More Room To Roam" [1]
"It took years of heated debate, but the federal government has finally decided just how much living space an organic chicken should have."

"It took years of heated debate, but the federal government has finally decided just how much living space an organic chicken should have."
"Vast plant in Qinghai province is part of China’s determination to transform itself from climate change villain to a green energy colossus".
"With carbon dioxide emissions continuing to rise, an increasing number of experts believe major technological breakthroughs — such as CO2 air capture — will be necessary to slow global warming. But without the societal will to decarbonize, even the best technologies won’t be enough."
"Last-minute proposal from Obama administration addresses CRISPR and other cutting-edge technologies."
"South Florida water managers can keep moving dirty water from farms and suburbs into the Everglades and Lake Okeechobee without obtaining federal pollution permits, a divided U.S. appeals court ruled this week in New York."
"Two federal agencies have approved a 2.4-mile-long open pit phosphate mine proposed by a Canadian company in southeastern Idaho."
"It became clear Wednesday that far-reaching car pollution rules enforced by California and a handful of other states could be jeopardized if EPA nominee Scott Pruitt is confirmed by the Senate."
"Rick Perry, the former Texas governor and President-elect Donald J. Trump’s nominee as energy secretary, said in his Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday that he regretted having recommended the abolition of the Energy Department in the past."
"There is 'nervousness' among Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) staff that Donald Trump’s incoming administration will sideline science and reverse action on climate change, according to the agency’s outgoing administrator, Gina McCarthy."

This mini-conference, sponsored by SEJ and New York University-DC, includes speakers Myron Ebell, the head of the Trump transition team for EPA; Scott Segal, a fossil fuels industry attorney for Bracewell; Bob Perciasepe, Center for Climate & Energy Solutions and former Obama and Clinton EPA appointee; and more, plus a panel of reporters who have covered Donald Trump and his appointees to head EPA and the Department of Energy. RSVP required. Can't be there in person? The event will be livestreamed (and archived).
Links
[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/organic-chickens-get-more-room-roam
[2] http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/01/18/510474179/organic-chickens-get-more-room-to-roam
[3] https://www.sej.org/headlines/china-builds-worlds-biggest-solar-farm-bid-be-green-superpower
[4] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jan/19/china-builds-worlds-biggest-solar-farm-in-journey-to-become-green-superpower
[5] https://www.sej.org/headlines/how-far-can-technology-go-stave-climate-change
[6] http://e360.yale.edu/feature/how_far_can_technology_go_to_stave_off_climate_change/3071/
[7] https://www.sej.org/headlines/gene-edited-animals-face-us-regulatory-crackdown
[8] http://www.nature.com/news/gene-edited-animals-face-us-regulatory-crackdown-1.21331
[9] https://www.sej.org/headlines/court-reinstates-epa-rule-allow-pumping-dirty-water-unchecked
[10] http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/article127522429.html
[11] https://www.sej.org/headlines/2-federal-agencies-approve-new-phosphate-mine-idaho
[12] http://www.idahostatesman.com/news/business/article127244609.html
[13] https://www.sej.org/headlines/trump%E2%80%99s-epa-may-%E2%80%98review%E2%80%99-california%E2%80%99s-car-pollution-rules
[14] http://www.climatecentral.org/news/trumps-epa-may-review-californias-rules-21078
[15] https://www.sej.org/headlines/rick-perry-regrets-call-close-energy-department
[16] https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/19/us/politics/rick-perry-energy-department.html
[17] https://www.sej.org/headlines/outgoing-epa-chief-reveals-fears-trump-will-halt-climate-action
[18] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jan/19/epa-chief-gina-mccarthy-nervousness-trump-climate-change
[19] https://www.sej.org/calendar/trump-administration-and-environment-reporters-primer
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