"Planting Native Prairie Could Be a Secret Weapon for Farmers"
"In Iowa, researchers and farmers are discovering that planting strips of native prairie amidst farmland benefits soil, water, biodiversity, and more."
Source: Civil Eats, 10/16/2019
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"Trump Administration Proposes Plan To Raise U.S. Biofuels Use - EPA"
"The Trump administration, in an effort to mend fences with the powerful corn lobby, proposed a new formula on Tuesday to boost biofuels demand, but the proposal instead only provoked more consternation from the industry."
Source: Reuters, 10/16/2019
Utilities Promising Net Zero Carbon Emissions, But No Big Changes Soon
"While the utilities tout ambitious mid-century climate goals, most plan to rely heavily on coal and natural gas for decades. That's a problem for climate change."
Source: InsideClimate News, 10/16/2019
"White House Nears Infrastructure Permitting Changes"
"The White House has begun reviewing a plan to change the way it issues environmental permits for infrastructure projects. If the proposal is finalized, it could speed up National Environmental Policy Act reviews for roads, bridges, ports, pipelines, power lines, Internet trunks, and water systems."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 10/16/2019
"America’s ‘Green Economy’ Is Now Worth $1.3 Trillion"
"A new national database for clean business says U.S. industry is leading the way, but China isn’t far behind."
Source: Bloomberg, 10/16/2019
Pentagon Watchdog To Examine Military’s Use Of Toxic PFAS Chemicals
"The Pentagon’s inspector general is examining the military’s use of a dangerous but ubiquitous class of man-made chemicals that has leached into the drinking water of millions of Americans, including many living near military bases across the country."
Source: Washington Post, 10/16/2019
"Steyer Calls Climate Change 'Most Important International Problem'"
"Billionaire businessman and Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer said climate change is one of the biggest threats facing America, right up there with Russia and election tampering."
Source: The Hill, 10/16/2019
"EPA Bypassed Its West Coast Team as a Feud With California Escalated"
"When the Environmental Protection Agency administrator, Andrew Wheeler, accused California of allowing “piles of human feces” on city streets to contaminate sewer systems, leaders of the agency’s West Coast region hastily convened an all-hands meeting of the San Francisco staff."
Source: NY Times, 10/16/2019
Trump Admin Proposes Expanding Logging In Alaska’s Tongass Natl Forest
"The Trump administration Tuesday proposed allowing logging on more than half of Alaska’s 16.7 million-acre Tongass National Forest, the largest intact temperate rainforest in North America."
Source: Washington Post, 10/16/2019
Turning Whistleblowers Into Headlines Takes Skill, Patience, Luck
The latest impeachment scandal engulfing the White House demonstrates how a big story can be triggered by a whistleblower. But it’s not just in the world of politics. Whistleblowers can bring hidden stories into the spotlight in the environment and energy fields too, including one involving Energy Secretary Rick Perry (left). The latest Reporter’s Toolbox looks at how reporters can work smartly with whistleblowers, with advice and resources.
