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Wildland-Urban Interface — How Disastrous Wildfires Get Into Your Neighborhood [1]

As this month's fatal California fires demonstrated, the risk of wildfire at the wildland-urban interface rises as development moves into fire-prone zones. The latest TipSheet explains this complex phenomenon, and provides story ideas and a wide range of resources to help you get ahead of the problem.

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"US, States Struggle To Pay Spiraling Cost Of Fighting Fires" [11]

"The long and brutal 2017 wildfire season is stressing the state and federal agencies that have to pay for the army of ground crews and machinery required to fight them."

Disasters [3]
Forests [12]
Government [13]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: AP [14], 10/17/2017

"Appropriations: Senate To Release Interior-EPA Bill" [15]

"Senate appropriators aren't likely to follow the White House's lead this week when they mark up their fiscal 2018 spending bill for U.S. EPA and the Interior Department."

Environmental Politics [16]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: E&E Daily [18], 10/17/2017

Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Portraying Green Activism as Illegal Racket [19]

"A federal judge on Monday dismissed a Canadian logging company's lawsuit against Greenpeace and another activist group that accused them of running a criminal enterprise through their environmental campaigns."

Activism [20]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: InsideClimate News [21], 10/17/2017

"Post-Maria, Trump's Approval Rating On Hurricanes Down 20 Points" [22]

"President Donald Trump's approval rating for handling the federal government's response to recent hurricanes has dropped 20 points in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS."

Disasters [3]
Environmental Politics [16]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: CNN [23], 10/17/2017

EPA Boss Pruitt Issues Directive To Curb Settlements With Green Groups [24]

"Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt issued a directive on Monday to limit the extent to which the EPA can reach legal agreements with groups suing to force it to take regulatory action."

Environmental Politics [16]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: Washington Post [25], 10/17/2017

"Democrats Accuse EPA’s Pruitt of Misusing Taxpayer Funds" [26]

"Top-ranking Congressional Democrats are calling on a federal watchdog to review whether Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt broke the law by making a video for a private group opposing an Obama-era clean-water rule."

Environmental Politics [16]
Journalism & Media [27]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Water & Oceans [28]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: AP [29], 10/17/2017

"Zinke Vows to End ‘Virus’ of Harassment in Park Service" [30]

"Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke vowed Friday that there would be “no quarter” for employees who sexually harass or discriminate against colleagues. He said he would dismiss anyone found guilty of harassment and supervisors who sweep such charges under the rug."

Government [13]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: NY Times [31], 10/16/2017

"Acting EPA Science Adviser Retiring" [32]

"The Environmental Protection Agency's acting science adviser is retiring, he told CNN Saturday."

Climate Change [33]
Environmental Health [34]
Environmental Politics [16]
Science [35]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: CNN [36], 10/16/2017

"US Regulators OK Atlantic Coast, Mountain Valley Pipelines" [37]

"A divided panel of federal regulators granted approvals Friday evening for the Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley natural gas pipelines, major East Coast projects."

Energy & Fuel [38]
Laws & Regulations [17]
Public [10]
National (U.S.) [6]
Source: AP [39], 10/16/2017

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