"US Lawmaker Opposes Drilling Permit Work During Shutdown"
"The oil and gas industry should not be spared the pain of the partial government shutdown, according to the chairman of the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee."
Source: AP, 01/17/2019
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"Glaciers Are Retreating. Millions Rely on Their Water."
"On a summer day in the mountains high above Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city, the Tuyuksu glacier is melting like mad. Rivulets of water stream down the glacier’s thin leading edge."
Source: NY Times, 01/17/2019
"Tribes Face Food And Medicine Crisis As Shutdown Continues"
"As the partial government shutdown drags on, Native American tribes in urban and rural areas are facing food shortages and a health care crisis because federal funds that stock pantries and provide medicine for diabetes and opioid addiction have been cut off, witnesses told a House committee Tuesday."
Source: Washington Post, 01/17/2019
"Many Coffee Species Threatened With Extinction, Scientists Warn"
"Climate change and deforestation are putting more than half the world’s wild coffee species at risk of extinction, including the popular commercial coffees Arabica and Robusta, scientists warned on Wednesday."
Source: Reuters, 01/17/2019
"Less Beef, More Beans. Experts Say World Needs A New Diet"
"A hamburger a week, but no more — that’s about as much red meat people should eat to do what’s best for their health and the planet, according to a report seeking to overhaul the world’s diet."
Source: AP, 01/17/2019
"Government Shutdown Taking Toll On Wildfire Preparations"
"Just two months after a wildfire wiped out Paradise, California, officials are gearing up for this year’s fire season and fear the government shutdown could make it even more difficult than one of the worst in history."
Source: Washington Post, 01/17/2019
Wheeler, at EPA Confirmation Hearing, Walks Fine Line on Climate Change
"When Andrew Wheeler, president Trump’s nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, testified before Senators on Wednesday at his confirmation hearing, he found himself walking a tightrope on the issue of climate change."
Source: NY Times, 01/17/2019
"2nd North Atlantic Right Whale Calf Spotted Off Florida"
"Another North Atlantic right whale calf and its mother have been spotted - the critically endangered species’ second confirmed newborn of the winter birthing season."
Source: Cape Cod Times, 01/16/2019
Trump Admin To Bring Back Offshore Drilling Staff During Shutdown
"The Trump administration is bringing dozens of federal employees back to work to carry out the administration’s plan to expand offshore oil and natural gas drilling."
Source: The Hill, 01/16/2019
"Interior: Republican Governors Turn On Zinke Plan"
"Western Republican governors are pushing back against the Trump administration's decision to ax mitigation rules for energy developers."
Source: EnergyWire, 01/16/2019
