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"Lawsuit Seeks To Protect California’s Auto Emission Rules"

"SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A coalition of 11 environmental groups has sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for revoking California’s authority to set tougher emission standards for cars and trucks than the federal government.

The federal government has allowed California to set its own emission standards since the 1970s because the state has the most cars on the road and struggles to meet air quality standards. Thirteen other states plus the District of Columbia follow California’s rules.

Source: AP, 11/25/2019

"Public Lands: Greens Sue Forest Service For Kowtowing To Grazers"

"Environmentalists this week sued the Forest Service, accusing the agency of kowtowing to 'scofflaw grazing permittees' on public lands in Utah."

Source: Greenwire, 11/25/2019

Water: EPA Proposal Lets Toxics Flow At Struggling Coal Plants

"The Tennessee Valley Authority has long argued it shouldn't be required to limit the toxic metals that its coal-fired power plant dumps into the Cumberland River."

Source: Greenwire, 11/25/2019

"Puerto Rico’s Next Big Crisis Is Water"

"Lax regulation, austerity and climate change are setting the stage for another catastrophe."

Source: HuffPost, 11/25/2019

"Bayer's Monsanto Pleads Guilty To Illegal Hawaii Pesticide Spraying"

"Monsanto pleaded guilty to spraying a banned pesticide on the Hawaiian island of Maui, and agreed to pay $10.2 million in criminal fines and other payments for the spraying and for illegally storing hazardous waste, U.S. prosecutors said."

Source: Reuters, 11/25/2019

Trump DOI Wants To Give Some Gulf Wells a Break On Royalty Payments

"The Trump administration wants offshore drillers to tap more of the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and natural gas production. And it has just figured out a way of encouraging them to do so: cutting the operators of some new wells a break on how much they have to pay the federal government."

Source: Washington Post, 11/25/2019

"Climate Change Threatens a Giant of West Virginia’s Landscapes"

"Rodney Bartgis crouched down, slowly turning over rocks in search of the elusive Cheat Mountain salamander on Central West Virginia's Gaudineer Knob."

Source: InsideClimate News, 11/25/2019

Why Aren’t Climate Activists Excited About Bloomberg's White House Run?

"Michael Bloomberg has poured his time and hundreds of millions of dollars into projects aimed at getting the world 'beyond carbon,' but can he win the presidency?"

Source: InsideClimate News, 11/25/2019

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"Religion: Pope Might Make Environmental Destruction A Sin"

"In weighing whether to add 'sins against ecology' to the Catholic Church's official teachings, Pope Francis is bolstering not only his climate credentials, said religious experts, but also his approach to environmental justice.

During a speech Friday at the Vatican, Pope Francis said it was a 'duty' to add the 'ecological sin against the common home' to the church catechism. His speech came during the 20th World Congress of the International Association of Penal Law.

Source: ClimateWire, 11/22/2019

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