"High Lead Levels Found in Sampling of Vermont Schools’ Water"
"High lead levels have been found in drinking water of all five Vermont schools tested so far in a new state program."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 08/15/2019
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Oil And Gas: EPA May Roll Back Methane Rules. Will States Fill The Gap?
"A Trump administration plan to replace Obama-era methane standards for the oil and gas industry could leave behind a patchwork of state regulations and voluntary goals to rein in emissions from one of the most potent greenhouses gases."
Source: EnergyWire, 08/15/2019
"Heavy Metals Found In Groundwater Near Coal Plants"
"Environmental officials say heavy metals from coal ash have seeped into groundwater at a Duke Energy complex along Florida’s Gulf Coast."
Source: AP, 08/15/2019
Microscopic Plastic Fibers Rain From The Sky In Rocky Mountains
"Plastic was the furthest thing from Gregory Wetherbee’s mind when he began analyzing rainwater samples collected from the Rocky Mountains. “I guess I expected to see mostly soil and mineral particles,” said the US Geological Survey researcher. Instead, he found multicolored microscopic plastic fibers."
Source: Guardian, 08/15/2019
"'Coal Is Over': The Miners Rooting For The Green New Deal"
"Appalachia’s main industry is dying and some workers are looking to a new economic promise after Trump’s proves empty".
Source: Guardian, 08/15/2019
Trump Defended Toxic Chlorpyrifos Pesticide. California Will Ban It.
"California regulators on Wednesday took formal legal steps to ban a widely used pesticide that had been rescued from elimination by the Trump administration."
Source: LA Times, 08/15/2019
"EPA: Enviros Sue Over ACE, Calling It An Assault On Public Health"
"Ten environmental groups today filed a long-anticipated lawsuit against the Trump administration for its rollout of the Affordable Clean Energy rule, a regulation they say skirts EPA's duty to address climate change under the Clean Air Act."
Source: Greenwire, 08/15/2019
"India Floods Kill More Than 270, Displace One Million"
"Floods and landslides have killed more than 270 people in India this month, displaced one million and inundated thousands of homes across six states, authorities said on Wednesday after two weeks of heavy monsoon rains."
Source: Reuters, 08/15/2019
"Interior's In-House Watchdog Clamps Down On Interactions With Press"
"A new policy rolled out by the Interior Department’s inspector general puts strict limits on the office’s interactions with reporters."
Source: The Hill, 08/15/2019
"The Rat Spill"
"A tiny Alaskan island faces a threat as deadly as an oil spill — rats."
Source: Hakai, 08/14/2019
