House Committee Approves Far-Reaching PFAS Package
"The House Energy and Commerce Committee forwarded on Wednesday major legislation that would target a cancer-linked chemical that is leaching into the water supply."
Source: The Hill, 11/21/2019
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"House Panel Advances Bill to Curb Pesticides on Wildlife Refuges"
"A bill that would reinstate a regulation banning certain pesticides from wildlife refuges was approved by the House Committee on Natural Resources on Nov. 20."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 11/21/2019
"Appeals Court Judges Question Mercury Exemptions in EPA Rule"
"A panel of three appellate judges grilled attorneys for the Environmental Protection Agency and the Natural Resources Defense Council in a suit about the exemptions to the agency’s mercury inventory reporting rule."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 11/21/2019
"Sondland: Rick Perry 'In The Loop' On Ukraine 'Quid Pro Quo'"
"Energy Secretary Rick Perry was linked far more closely this morning [Wednesday] to a push for an investigation connecting Ukraine energy giant Burisma Holdings Ltd. and the Biden family that had been sought by President Trump and is central to the ongoing impeachment inquiry."
Source: Greenwire, 11/21/2019
"71 Republicans Help Pass A Climate Adaptation Bill"
"A bill approved by the House of Representatives could improve the nation's disaster-resilience by requiring communities to use stronger building codes when they spend federal funds to restore damaged structures."
Source: ClimateWire, 11/21/2019
Candidates Back Bill To Test Whether Banks Can Withstand Climate Risk
"The Great Recession put millions of homeowners underwater on their mortgages. Since then, the Congress has required periodic “stress tests” on large financial institutions to see whether they could withstand another economic blow."
Source: Washington Post, 11/21/2019
"China Ramps Up Coal Power Again, Despite Pressure to Cut Emissions"
"China is set to add new coal-fired power plants equivalent to the European Union's entire capacity in a bid to boost its slowing economy, despite global pressure on the world's biggest energy consumer to rein in carbon emissions."
Source: Financial Times, 11/21/2019
Study Links Tens Of Thousands Of Deaths To Weak US Air Pollution Rules
"US air pollution rules could be hugely insufficient in preventing deaths, experts are concluding from a new study of the likely causes of death of 4.5 million veterans."
Source: Guardian, 11/21/2019
"EasyJet To Offset Carbon Emissions From All Its Flights"
"EasyJet is set to become the world’s first major airline to operate net-zero carbon flights across its entire network, after announcing it would offset all jet fuel emissions."
Source: Guardian, 11/20/2019
"Offshore Wind Companies Team Up To Appease Fishing Industry"
"Five offshore wind developers released a joint plan this morning to coordinate turbine placement in the shallow waters off New England, in a bid to ease fishermen's concerns and win over federal regulators."
Source: ClimateWire, 11/20/2019
