"Mining: Supreme Court Upholds Uranium Ban In 'Rubik's Cube' Ruling"
"Virginia's longtime ban on uranium mining will remain in place after the Supreme Court issued a splintered decision upholding the policy."
Source: Greenwire, 06/18/2019
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Greens Ask Interior Watchdog To Probe Agency's Public Records Policies
"A number of conservation groups are asking the Interior Department’s internal watchdog to investigate reports that political appointees are improperly interfering in the release of public records."
Source: The Hill, 06/18/2019
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"Experts Hold Climate Talks In Bonn As Pressure To Act Grows"
"Experts are meeting in Germany for U.N.-hosted talks on climate change amid growing pressure for governments to act faster against global warming."
Source: AP, 06/17/2019
"U.S. Backs G-12 Plastics Deal, But Climate Split Persists"
"The United States and Japan joined 18 other countries yesterday in backing the creation of a new international "framework" to curb ocean plastics after rejecting a stronger Canadian proposal on the same topic last year."
Source: ClimateWire, 06/17/2019
National Weather Service Launches Improved Global Forecast Model
"For the first time in nearly 40 years, the National Weather Service’s flagship computer prediction model has received a major makeover, which its leadership says will pave the way for improved forecasts."
Source: Washington Post, 06/17/2019
"As Trump Touts Ethanol, Scientists Question the Fuel's Climate Claims"
"At a crucial moment in ethanol policy, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is doubling down on its argument that ethanol is better than conventional fuel."
Source: InsideClimate News, 06/17/2019
EPA Air Chief Gave Presentation At Fringe Climate Denier Event: Emails
"A top Environmental Protection Agency official gave a presentation last year at a gathering of some of the most zealous deniers of climate science, highlighting the influence a small, fringe movement hawking crank theories now wields in Washington."
Source: HuffPost, 06/17/2019
"U.S. Escalates Online Attacks on Russia’s Power Grid"
"The United States is stepping up digital incursions into Russia’s electric power grid in a warning to President Vladimir V. Putin and a demonstration of how the Trump administration is using new authorities to deploy cybertools more aggressively, current and former government officials said."
Source: NY Times, 06/17/2019
"Environmental Journalists Know The Value Of A Climate Debate"
"Climate change has become a defining issue in the early Democratic presidential primary. But the Democratic National Committee has rebuffed calls to hold a dedicated debate on the topic, raising concerns that the issue will once more remain siloed during an election cycle."
Source: CJR, 06/17/2019
