"EPA Watchdog Gets Some Budget Love"
"Congress is providing a little more budgetary heft to EPA's inspector general, which has been fighting with the agency's leadership over access to staff and information."
Source: Greenwire, 12/18/2019
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Coal Baron Funded Climate Denial as His Company Spiraled Into Bankruptcy
"As his coal mining company hurtled into bankruptcy, Robert E. Murray, the former chief executive, paid himself $14 million, handed his successor a $4 million bonus and earmarked nearly $1 million for casting doubt on man-made climate change, new court filings show."
Source: NY Times, 12/18/2019
Earth's Hottest Decade on Record Capped by Years of Storms and Wildfires
"Deadly heat waves, wildfires and widespread flooding in 2019 punctuated a decade of climate extremes that, by many scientific accounts, show global warming kicking into overdrive."
Source: InsideClimate News, 12/18/2019
"Eastern States Introduce a Plan to Cap Tailpipe Pollution"
"A coalition of twelve mid-Atlantic and Northeastern states and the District of Columbia on Tuesday released a draft plan for an ambitious cap-and-trade program to curb tailpipe emissions from cars, trucks and other forms of transportation, tackling what has fast become the largest source of planet-warming gases."
Source: NY Times, 12/18/2019
The 2020 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment
SEJournal looks ahead to key issues in the coming year with the launch of its annual "Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment." Check out year-ahead Backgrounders, TipSheets and a WatchDog, and stay tuned as we add to the special report in early 2020. Plus, watch for the guide's formal presentation Jan. 24 at an annual roundtable organized by the Society of Environmental Journalists and hosted by National Geographic Society in Washington, D.C.
Conflict Over EPA, Interior FOIA Policies May Come to Head in 2020
FOIA is under fire. And for journalists who rely on open records to do their work, the coming year may prove a crucial test of policies at key federal agencies on the beat. This special WatchDog TipSheet takes a deep dive on looming FOIA controversies at Interior and EPA, flagging potential flashpoints for 2020.
"Feral Pigs Roam the South. Now Even Northern States Aren’t Safe."
"HELENA, Mont. — Ranchers and government officials here are keeping watch on an enemy army gathering to the north, along the border with Canada. The invaders are big, testy, tenacious — and they’ll eat absolutely anything. Feral pigs are widely considered to be the most destructive invasive species in the United States."
Source: NY Times, 12/17/2019
'That's Genocide': Ancient Tribal Graves Threatened By Trump Border Wall
"A historic graveyard in Texas lies within the barrier’s 150ft ‘enforcement zone’ the government has said it plans to raze".
Source: Guardian, 12/17/2019
Australian Firefighters Warn Of Uncontrollable Blazes As Conditions Worsen
"Firefighters in Australia warned on Tuesday they would not be able to contain some of the 100 fires still ablaze in the country before conditions are expected to deteriorate later this week."
Source: Reuters, 12/17/2019
"A Methane Leak, Seen From Space, Proves to Be Far Larger Than Thought"
"The first satellite designed to continuously monitor the planet for methane leaks made a startling discovery last year: A little known gas-well accident at an Ohio fracking site was in fact one of the largest methane leaks ever recorded in the United States."
Source: NY Times, 12/17/2019
