"Trump Rolls Back Worker Safety Rules"
"'We want to protect our workers,' Trump said in 2017. But his administration has weakened measures designed to keep them safe."
Source: Politico, 09/04/2018
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Low-Head Dams On Fox River Concern Safety Advocates And Enviros
"The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is investigating the removal of the Carpentersville Dam and has fielded inquiries about eliminating other Fox River dams in North Aurora and Montgomery for public safety and environmental reasons."
Source: Aurora Beacon-News, 09/04/2018
"Trump's Rollback Of Pollution Rules To Hit Coal Country Hard"
"Northern West Virginia coal country will be ground zero for increased deaths and illnesses from the rollback on regulation of harmful emission from the nation's coal power plants."
Source: AP, 09/04/2018
Researchers Say USFWS Pressed Them To Bury Risk To Endangered Beetle
"When the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service invited Wyatt Hoback and Douglas Leasure late last year to help it assess the threat farming posed to an endangered beetle they spent years studying, the two biologists jumped at the opportunity. But the job did not turn out as they expected."
Source: Washington Post, 09/04/2018
"Governments 'Not Ready' For Poland Climate Change Talks: Fiji PM
"Governments are unprepared for a crucial climate change meeting in Poland later this year aimed at ensuring the full implementation of the 2015 Paris Agreement, Fiji Prime Minister Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama said on Tuesday at the opening of climate talks in Bangkok."
Source: Reuters, 09/04/2018
"Tropical Storm Gordon Moving Quickly Across Eastern Gulf Of Mexico"
"Tropical Storm Gordon is moving quickly across the eastern Gulf of Mexico with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph, according to a 10 p.m. update from the National Hurricane Center."
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 09/04/2018
Ditching Plastic Straws — A Strawman for the Real Problem of Marine Litter?
Plastic straws might have quickly become this summer’s bogeyman, with bans by Starbucks, hotel chains, resorts and some big cities. But as this week’s TipSheet points out, straws are only a part of the massive marine litter problem facing the world’s oceans. Here’s how to put recent straw bans into broader perspective.
Too Late To Wait for Covering Infrastructure Vulnerability, Resilience
Could U.S. infrastructure go from being a saver of lives to a bringer of disaster? Yes, warns our latest Issue Backgrounder, which looks at vulnerabilities for our drinking water supply, sewage systems, flood control, power grids, pipelines, refineries and even hospitals. Are environmental reporters paying enough attention? Here’s why they should, with suggestions on how to go about it.
New Leadership, Old Business and Future Challenges
A call to confront anti-press sentiment with a crusade for the value of journalism, plus a welcome for the new executive director for the Society of Environmental Journalists, and important housekeeping on voting rights for SEJ’s academic and associate members — all in the new report from SEJ President Bobby Magill.
"Helping Solve The Wildest Crimes"
"The young golden eagle on the operating table showed no outward signs of trauma. An X-ray had revealed no fractures."
Source: Washington Post, 09/03/2018
