"Alexandra Dunn Confirmed to Run EPA Chemicals Office"
"Alexandra Dunn was confirmed by the Senate Jan. 2 to lead the EPA’s chemicals office."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 01/03/2019
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"Norway's Electric Cars Zip To New Record: Almost A Third Of All Sales"
"Almost a third of new cars sold in Norway last year were pure electric, a new world record as the country strives to end sales of fossil-fueled vehicles by 2025."
Source: Reuters, 01/03/2019
A Trump County Confronts the Administration Amid a Rash of Child Cancers
"The children fell ill, one by one, with cancers that few families in this suburban Indianapolis community had ever heard of. An avid swimmer struck down by glioblastoma, which grew a tumor in her brain. Four children with Ewing’s sarcoma, a rare bone cancer. Fifteen children with acute lymphocytic leukemia, including three cases diagnosed in the past year."
Source: NY Times, 01/03/2019
Utilities Lead Midwest Clean Energy Revolution
"Xcel is leading the pack, with a pledge to go 100% zero carbon by 2050. Other major electricity providers are trading coal for wind and solar sooner than planned. "
Source: InsideClimate News, 01/03/2019
"‘Swamp Creature’ Takes Interior Department Reins From Ryan Zinke"
"David Bernhardt, the Interior Department’s No. 2 official and a former fossil fuel lobbyist, took over Wednesday as acting secretary after the resignation of scandal-plagued agency chief Ryan Zinke."
Source: HuffPost, 01/03/2019
"Jair Bolsonaro Launches Assault On Amazon Rainforest Protections"
"Hours after taking office, Brazil’s new president, Jair Bolsonaro, has launched an assault on environmental and Amazon protections with an executive order transferring the regulation and creation of new indigenous reserves to the agriculture ministry – which is controlled by the powerful agribusiness lobby."
Source: Guardian, 01/03/2019
"Jay Inslee Is Betting He Can Win the Presidency on Climate Change"
"The Washington governor believes his focus on the environment will resonate with voters. But can he persuade enough Americans to pay attention to him?"
Source: Atlantic, 01/03/2019
"Tops On House Democrats’ To-Do List: Try To End Shutdown"
"House Democrats are sweeping into power this week on a campaign promise of improving government for ordinary Americans. But first, they’ll have to get government reopened from the partial shutdown."
Source: AP, 01/03/2019
The 2019 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment
SEJournal looks ahead to key issues in the coming year with this "2019 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment" special report. Stay tuned as we continue to add elements to the report up through and beyond its formal launch Jan. 25 at an annual roundtable, organized by the Society of Environmental Journalists with the Wilson Center in Washington, D.C.
Will Anyone Take The Toxic-Laden Camp Fire Debris From Paradise?
"Disaster officials say they need to start removing millions of tons of rubble from Paradise – and soon – so the town can begin recovering from the Camp Fire. That much is certain. The question is where to put the rubble."
Source: Sacramento Bee, 01/02/2019
