"Environmentalists and community members in Vermilion County [Illinois] have expressed deep concern over the pollution from toxic chemicals seeping from large coal ash ponds into the Middle Fork River in Vermilion County."
"The BBC, one of the world’s largest and most respected news organisations, has issued formal guidance to its journalists on how to report climate change."
"A California jury on Friday found the Houston-based Plains All American Pipeline company guilty on criminal charges of fouling state waters and harming wildlife in a major oil spill three years ago along the Pacific shoreline near Santa Barbara."
"On the campaign trail, Donald Trump vowed to dismantle the Environmental Protection Agency “in almost every form. We’re going to have little tidbits left, but we’re going to take a tremendous amount out.” As president, he is making headway on that promise."
"California Gov. Jerry Brown on Saturday signed two bills ... to block new offshore oil drilling off the state by barring the construction of pipelines, piers, wharves or other infrastructure necessary to transport the oil and gas from federal waters to state land."
"EPA's internal watchdog plans to review the agency's Superfund task force — a top priority of former Administrator Scott Pruitt."
"Climate negotiators in Bangkok made progress on several issues to set a framework for implementing the landmark 2015 Paris accord, but hit a stumbling block over details behind a plan for developed countries to spend $100 billion a year to finance projects in the developing world."
When writing environmental rules, one of the most important calculations involves weighing the financial costs against any gains in human life and health. ... Last week the Trump administration took a crucial step toward de-emphasizing the life and health benefits in this calculus when the Environmental Protection Agency said it would rethink a major regulation that restricts mercury emissions by coal-burning power plants."
"Hurricane Florence is on track to hit the East Coast as a major storm later this week."
"One of the most precious rituals for a student in the Northeast is to peer out the window on a winter morning, witness a flurry of snow, and realize that there’s no need to cram for that test — snow day! But “heat days” might soon become just as regular an occurrence."
