"Zinke Extends Mining Ban Near Yellowstone"
"Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke acted Monday to ban mining in a 30,000-acre spot near Yellowstone National Park, saying it’s not an appropriate spot for mineral extraction."
Source: The Hill, 10/09/2018
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Trump To Loosen Ethanol Rules, Aiding Anxious Farmers Before Midterms
"When President Trump visits Iowa on Tuesday he will unveil a pro-ethanol perk aimed at soothing corn and soybean farmers in the heartland made anxious by his decision to impose tariffs on China, a move that kicked off a trade dispute with a major buyer of American agricultural products."
Source: NY Times, 10/09/2018
As Storms Keep Coming, FEMA Spends Billions in Cycle of Damage, Repair
"In the exact spot where Hurricane Katrina demolished the Plaquemines Parish Detention Center, a new $105 million jail now hovers 19 feet above the marsh, perched atop towering concrete pillars. Described by a state official as the “Taj Mahal” of Louisiana corrections, it has so much space that one of every 27 parish residents could bunk there."
Source: NY Times, 10/09/2018
"Hurricane Michael: Major Storm Bears Down on Florida Panhandle"
"Hurricane Michael raced toward the Florida Panhandle on Tuesday, threatening to bring the ferocious rains and winds of a powerful tropical cyclone to the coast and hundreds of miles inland."
Source: NY Times, 10/09/2018
"Conservatives Stake Claim On New Supreme Court"
"Conservative lawyers are mapping out the next environmental battles they want to wage before the newly constituted Supreme Court."
Source: Greenwire, 10/09/2018
Between the Lines: From News to Nest, Veteran Reporter Follows Seabirds' 'Improbable Quest'
Pulitzer Prize finalist Derrick Jackson had written about everything from sports to politics. But then as his interest in the environment began to grow, he had a close encounter with some threatened puffin chicks that became a defining long-term project. Our latest “Between the Lines” author Q&A explores how this newsman and columnist came to co-author and photograph “Project Puffin: The Improbable Quest to Bring a Beloved Seabird Back to Egg Rock.”
Incinerators Offer Local Journalists Some Burning Issues
Incinerators — there may be fewer of them these days, but it’s likely there’s still one near you and it’s probably polluting the air. How a cheap method to make garbage go away now has become a problem of its own, one that often sparks debates over environmental justice. This week’s Tipsheet has a quick rundown on incinerator regulation, outlines key problem areas and offers resources for reporting your own local incinerator story.
"This Fungus Eats Polyurethane"
"To Sehroon Khan, a scientist at the Kunming Institute of Botany in the province of Yunnan, China, exploring a new garbage dump is kind of like going to the grocery store. “You know that if you go to a vegetable market, you can find all types of vegetables easily,” Khan says. “If you go to a garbage or dumping site where there are many plastic wastes, there must be a microorganism that can degrade it.”
Source: Sierra, 10/08/2018
"EPA: To Topple Climate Rules, Officials Erase Air Pollutants"
"The Trump administration might be weakening the case for future climate change policy by removing an important metric that lowers the cost of reducing carbon: simultaneous cuts to conventional air pollution."
Source: ClimateWire, 10/08/2018
Cleaning Up Urban Storm Water Could Be A Boon For Water-Stressed Cities
"3 promising new technologies could help send storm water to taps in thirsty cities".
Source: EHN, 10/08/2018
