Wisconsin Gov. Walker Promises To Sign Mining Bill
"Gov. Scott Walker plans to sign a Republican bill lifting Wisconsin’s nearly 20-year ban on gold and silver mining — a ban he himself helped put in place as a legislator."
Source: AP, 11/08/2017
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"WHO To Farmers: Stop Giving Your Animals So Many Antibiotics"
"The World Health Organization, worried about an increasing epidemic of drug-resistant infections, has thrown its considerable weight behind the campaign to cut the use of antibiotics in pigs, chickens and cattle that are raised for their meat."
Source: NPR, 11/08/2017
"Lawmakers ‘Alarmed’ by EPA’s Science Board Changes"
"A group of mostly Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday slammed a new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) policy designed to overhaul the agency’s scientific advisory panels."
Source: The Hill, 11/08/2017
"Syria Joins Paris Climate Accord, Leaving Only U.S. Opposed"
"Then there was one. Syria announced during United Nations climate talks on Tuesday that it would sign the Paris agreement on climate change. The move, which comes on the heels of Nicaragua signing the accord last month, will leave the United States as the only country that has rejected the global pact."
Source: Reuters, 11/08/2017
"Smuggled, Beaten and Drugged: The Illicit Global Ape Trade"
"The New York Times tracked international ape smugglers from Congolese rain forests to the back streets of Bangkok. Here is what unfolded."
Source: NY Times, 11/07/2017
Loss of Federal Protections May Imperil Pacific Reefs, Scientists Warn
"Fisheries officials call the marine national monuments unnecessary, and their boundaries are said to be under review by the Trump administration."
Source: NY Times, 11/07/2017
"Wisconsin Tribe Files Intent To Sue Over Clean Water Act Neglect"
"The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin gave the feds notice of intent to sue over the alleged failure to protect the water quality of the tribe's namesake river."
Source: EHN, 11/07/2017
"EPA Won’t Say Which Areas Don’t Meet Obama Smog Rule"
"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) won’t yet say which areas of the country do not meet the Obama administration’s 2015 regulation on ozone."
Source: The Hill, 11/07/2017
House Chair Bishop Wants To ‘Invalidate’ The Endangered Species Act
"The congressman who said he 'would love to invalidate' the Endangered Species Act is closing in on his goal."
Source: Washington Post, 11/07/2017
"Rich Nations Fail to Help Developing World Fight Climate Change"
"Wealthy nations are falling short on promises to help the developing world reduce greenhouse gases by investing in clean energy, jeopardizing the global fight against climate change."
Source: Bloomberg, 11/07/2017
