In Mountains and Deserts of Utah, Spotted Frogs Signal Climate Change
"Mormon pioneers saw the frogs as messengers of clean water. Now, their survival is jeopardized by habitat loss, drought and soaring heat."
Source: InsideClimate News, 04/02/2020
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"Builder Of Controversial Keystone XL Pipeline Says It's Moving Forward"
"After a decade of protests and political reversals in the U.S., the Canadian company behind the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline says it has made a final decision to build the long-delayed project. Once completed, it would deliver more than 830,000 barrels per day of crude oil from Alberta's oil sands, or 'tar sands,' region to the United States."
Source: NPR, 04/02/2020
Challengers Rev Their Engines To Fight Trump's Auto Emissions Weakening
Blue states and environmental groups are eagerly preparing to sue the Trump Environmental Protection Agency over its rollback of climate-protecting vehicle emission standards.
Source: Reuters, 04/02/2020
Warm Gulf Of Mexico Could Intensify Upcoming Tornado, Hurricane Seasons
"Water temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico are running more than three degrees above average, increasing the prospects for severe thunderstorms and tornadoes this spring and potentially stronger hurricane activity in the summer and fall."
Source: Washington Post, 04/02/2020
EPA Finds Asbestos Poses Cancer Risks For Workers, Raising Calls For Ban
"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has determined that asbestos poses an unreasonable risk of cancer to both workers and consumers who inhale it, ramping up pressure on the agency to ban the substance."
Source: The Hill, 04/02/2020
Grand Canyon National Park Closes After Resident Tests Positive For Virus
"The Grand Canyon National Park announced in a press release on Wednesday that it would close to the public after receiving a request to do so from Coconino County health officials."
Source: Arizona Republic, 04/02/2020
"Coronavirus Delays Key Global Climate Talks"
"This year’s United Nations-sponsored climate talks, widely regarded as the most important climate meeting of the past four years, were postponed on Wednesday because of the coronavirus pandemic."
Source: NY Times, 04/02/2020
"Wheeler to IG: Take Back Report Critical Of Agency"
"In a highly unusual move, EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler is calling on the agency's inspector general to scrap a new report that faults a lack of outreach to communities potentially exposed to a cancer-causing chemical."
Source: Greenwire, 04/02/2020
Court: EPA Must Hand Over Auto Emissions Data After Trump Rollback
"Environmental groups today [Wednesday] scored a courtroom victory in their quest to obtain information relevant to EPA's rollback of Obama-era vehicle emissions standards."
Source: Greenwire, 04/02/2020
"Pandemic: EPA Enforcement Move Meets API Wish List — And Then Some"
"Three days before EPA issued a policy signaling to industry it would not penalize companies for failing to comply with environmental laws during the novel coronavirus pandemic, the American Petroleum Institute sent the agency a wish list. The oil and gas lobby got more than it had hoped for."
Source: Greenwire, 04/02/2020
