"Natural Gas: Environmental Justice Concerns Stall Va. Power Project"
"A $350 million gas project spanning much of eastern Virginia has been put on hold, in part due to environmental justice concerns."
Source: E&E News, 07/24/2020
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"We Still Have a Shot to Save Ourselves From Plastic Doom"
"The world is on track to triple the amount of plastic we dump into the ocean in just two decades. But if civic and business leaders get their [act] together to curb the global plastics crisis, we could reduce that rate by 80%, according to two new reports on Thursday."
Source: Earther, 07/24/2020
Early Release of Pebble Mine EIS Draws Ire From Native, Fishing Groups
"Thursday a wide array of Alaska Native, commercial fishing, and sportfishing groups issued statements criticizing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Final Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Pebble Mine after copies of the document were delivered to interested parties via USPS a day before its publication in the Federal Register."
Source: KTUU, 07/24/2020
"Western Water: Interior May Shift Projects To Former Bernhardt Client"
"The Trump administration is working to transfer ownership of federal water infrastructure to California's Westlands Water District, the country's largest irrigation provider and a former lobbying client of Interior Secretary David Bernhardt."
Source: E&E News, 07/24/2020
"Where Will Everyone Go?"
"Early in 2019, a year before the world shut its borders completely, Jorge A. knew he had to get out of Guatemala. The land was turning against him. For five years, it almost never rained. ... Jorge knew then that if he didn’t get out of Guatemala, his family might die, too."
Source: ProPublica/NYTimes Magazine, 07/24/2020
"The Sierra Club Faces Its White-Supremacist History"
"The group is speaking out against John Muir, its founder and an environmental icon who fought to preserve nature and disparaged African Americans and Native Americans".
Source: Washington Post, 07/23/2020
Michigan To Adopt New, Low PFAS Drinking Water Limits
"New standards limiting how much toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS can be in Michigan’s public drinking water will take effect after a legislative committee adjourned without taking action to block or change them."
Source: Grand Rapids Press, 07/23/2020
"EPA Finalizes Rule to Speed Up Disputes Over Permitting"
"The EPA issued a final rule Wednesday that speeds up permit disputes that go before its Environmental Appeals Board."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 07/23/2020
Zurich Insurance Drops Coverage For Trans Mountain Oil Pipeline
"Insurer Zurich has decided not to renew cover for the Canadian government’s Trans Mountain oil pipeline, said a spokeswoman for the project, which is opposed by environmental campaigners and some indigenous groups."
Source: Reuters, 07/23/2020
"Whitmer: Enbridge Dodging Responsibility For Potential Spill"
"Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer criticized Enbridge Inc. on Wednesday for what she described as the company’s refusal to make an airtight pledge to pay for damages caused by a potential oil spill from its pipeline beneath a Great Lakes channel."
Source: AP, 07/23/2020
