"Oregon House Approves 10-Year Ban On ‘Fracking’"
"The Oregon House approved a 10-year ban on fracking to explore for oil and natural gas."
Source: AP, 03/20/2019
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EPA Seeks Expanded Coal Ash Program As Greens Pursue Litigation
"As part of its proposed budget for next year, the Trump administration wants to expand an EPA program that gives states regulatory authority for coal ash disposal."
Source: Greenwire, 03/20/2019
"Supreme Court: Justices Side With Tribal Firm Over State Fuel Tax"
"A treaty more than 150 years old shields tribal businesses from Washington state's gas tax, the Supreme Court ruled today."
Source: Greenwire, 03/20/2019
Not Trusting FEMA Flood Maps, More Hurricane-Hit Cities Set Own Rules
"A growing number of cities are looking beyond the usual 100-year floodplain and requiring more homes to be built higher for their own protection. "
Source: InsideClimate News, 03/20/2019
Deer Park Chemical Blaze Extinguished
Source: Houston Chronicle, 03/20/2019
Western States Finalize Landmark Drought Plan For Colorado River Water
"Faced with reservoirs less than half full along the Colorado River, federal authorities and negotiators for Colorado and six other Western states on Tuesday finalized a landmark plan to share the burden of voluntarily using less water as growing cities and warming temperatures deplete the supply for 40 million people."
Source: Denver Post, 03/20/2019
Jury Finds Monsanto’s Roundup Likely Cause Of Cancer In 2nd Bay Area Man
"A jury in the first federal court trial of thousands of lawsuits by cancer victims against the manufacturer of the world’s most widely used herbicide found Tuesday that Monsanto’s Roundup was a likely cause of a Sonoma County man’s non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma."
Source: San Francisco Chronicle, 03/20/2019
DEADLINE: Murray Fromson Journalism Fellowship
The 2019 Fromson Journalism Fellowship, May 31-Jun 7 in Israel, is for journalists who cover environment, renewable energy, water research and innovation. Theme is "AgTech in the Negev". Applications are due by May 1; however, selections will be made on an ongoing basis up to the deadline.
DEADLINE: Orion Environmental Writers' Workshop
This annual workshop, hosted by Orion Magazine and the Omega Center for Sustainable Living, connects you with leading writers/editors. Learn more about environmental writing and deepen your relationship with place. Apply by Mar 15 (earlybird); May 1 (final) for the June 15-20, 2025 workshop in Rhinebeck, NY.
Fungi and MIC Management
This one-day seminar in Houston, Texas, presented by NACE International, will feature thought leaders from the energy sector, coatings, chemical applications, scientists, and more who will share insights into fungi corrosion management, the use of protective coatings in MIC mitigation and prevention methods, and Molecular Microbiological Methods (MMM): actionable data for MIC diagnosis and mitigation.
