"Black Lung Disease Is Still Killing Miners."
"Today’s black lung rates are higher than 50 years ago, affecting men as young as their 30s, and in Kentucky their right to decent healthcare is being curtailed".
Source: Guardian, 12/17/2018
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"Report: Georgia Power Coal Ash Ponds Leaking Toxins Into Groundwater"
"Eleven of Georgia’s 12 coal-powered plants are leaking chemicals into the groundwater, according to a study by a group of environmentalists that was released Thursday."
Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 12/17/2018
"Interior Secretary Zinke Resigns Amid Investigations"
"Interior Department Secretary Ryan Zinke submitted his resignation to the White House on Saturday, facing intense pressure to step down because of multiple probes tied to his real estate dealings in his home state of Montana and his conduct in office."
Source: Washington Post, 12/17/2018
"Climate Negotiators Reach an Overtime Deal to Keep Paris Pact Alive"
"KATOWICE, Poland — Diplomats from nearly 200 countries reached a deal on Saturday to keep the Paris climate agreement alive by adopting a detailed set of rules to implement the pact."
Source: NY Times, 12/17/2018
"Washington Governor Proposes Major Steps For Orca Recovery"
"With scientists warning that the Northwest’s beloved killer whales are on the brink of extinction, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced dramatic plans Thursday to help the population recover — including $1.1 billion in spending and a partial whale-watching ban."
Source: AP, 12/14/2018
"Trump’s NOAA Nominee Won’t Get Senate Vote This Year"
"The Senate will not vote this year to confirm a new head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, lawmakers said this week. That leaves the agency responsible for understanding and predicting changes in the earth’s climate without a Senate-confirmed leader for the longest period since it was created in 1970."
Source: NY Times, 12/14/2018
E. Coli Outbreak Traced To Calif. Farm; Some Romaine Safe To Eat
"The strain of E. coli causing the current outbreak in romaine lettuce has been found in a reservoir on a farm in Santa Barbara County, California, the US Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday."
Source: CNN, 12/14/2018
Decade of New Evidence Supports EPA Greenhouse ‘Endangerment Finding’
"Scientific understanding of the risks greenhouse gases pose to public health and welfare has strengthened and broadened in the decade since the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency made its landmark 'endangerment finding,' according to a new review of the latest science published Thursday."
Source: InsideClimate News, 12/14/2018
Snyder Signs Line 5 Tunnel Bill, Makes Appointments, With Record Speed
"LANSING – Gov. Rick Snyder signed legislation Wednesday to create a new authority to oversee a proposed Line 5 tunnel in the Straits of Mackinac and named a top aide, an academic and a labor leader as its three members."
Source: Detroit Free Press, 12/14/2018
"Clean Water Act: Still More Wetlands, Streams Could Lose Protection"
"The Trump administration's proposal for limiting Clean Water Act oversight of some wetlands and waterways is open for edits."
Source: Greenwire, 12/14/2018
