Proposal Fast Tracks Oil Development In National Forests, Enviros Say
"Environmental groups fear a new proposal from the Trump administration would greenlight more oil and gas development within national forest land."
Source: The Hill, 09/01/2020
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Feds To Ship Toxic Radioactive Metal Out of SC After Years Of Disputes
"The U.S. Department of Energy, after years of legal disputes with South Carolina officials, says it will haul away tons of deadly atomic material it had shipped to the Palmetto State for use in a nuclear fuel factory that was never built."
Source: The State, 09/01/2020
"EPA: Provocative Enforcement Chief Finds 'Few Friends'"
"EPA's controversial coronavirus enforcement policy ends today as the pandemic continues to rage across the country. Critics blasted enforcement chief Susan Bodine when she issued the March 26 policy, which signaled laxer enforcement of pollution rules during the pandemic."
Source: E&E News, 09/01/2020
"Microplastics in Farm Soils: A Growing Concern"
"Researchers say that more microplastics pollution is getting into farm soil than oceans—and these tiny bits are showing up in our fruits, veggies, and bodies."
Source: EHN, 09/01/2020
"Energy Transitions: Big Oil, Meet Big Green"
"'Supermajor' has long been the term used to describe the world's largest oil companies. Increasingly, it is coming to define the globe's biggest producers of wind and solar power."
Source: E&E News, 09/01/2020
"Appeals Court Tosses Trump Bid To Roll Back Fuel Efficiency Penalties"
"A U.S. appeals court on Monday overturned the Trump administration’s July 2019 rule that sought to suspend a regulation that more than doubled penalties for automakers failing to meet fuel efficiency requirements."
Source: Reuters, 09/01/2020
"Water Pollution: EPA Eases Limits On Coal Plants' Toxic Discharges"
"EPA is relaxing Obama-era regulations for wastewater coming from coal-fired power plants, discharges that can contain high levels of toxic chemicals like mercury, arsenic, nitrogen and selenium."
Source: E&E News, 09/01/2020
Reckoning: Journalism's Limits and Possibilities
Join "Reckoning" authors Candis Callison and Mary Lynn Young, along with Navajo Times reporter Donovan Quintero, at 11:00 a.m. ET for an in-depth discussion of how journalists and educators can act to change the culture of journalism and journalism education to embrace a more situated and systemic journalism.
"Wolverines Return to Mount Rainier After 100-Year Absence"
"Conservationists at Mount Rainier National Park in Washington State have spotted a wolverine mother and her two offspring, known as kits. A reproductive female hasn’t been seen in this national park for over a century, which suggests ecological conditions in the area are improving."
Source: Earther, 08/31/2020
"Thousands Protest In Mauritius Over Dead Dolphins, Demand Resignations"
"Thousands of protesters demonstrated in the Mauritius capital Port Louis on Saturday to demand an investigation into an oil spill from a Japanese ship and the mysterious death of at least 40 dolphins that have been found near the site of the spill."
Source: Reuters, 08/31/2020
