EPA Moves To Ban Toxic Paint-Stripper For Some — But Not All — Uses
"Big-box retailers such as Lowe’s and Home Depot have already dropped it amid a public outcry over fatalities".
Source: Washington Post, 01/10/2019
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"Trump Nominates Andrew Wheeler As Permanent EPA Administrator"
"President Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated Andrew Wheeler as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, setting him up to permanently fill a position the former coal lobbyist has held in an acting role since July."
Source: HuffPost, 01/10/2019
"Shutdown Means E.P.A. Pollution Inspectors Aren’t on the Job"
"The two-week-old shutdown has halted one of the federal government’s most important public health activities, the inspections of chemical factories, power plants, oil refineries, water treatment plants, and thousands of other industrial sites for pollution violations."
Source: NY Times, 01/10/2019
Water for Humanity
Journalists: Interested in covering a developing story on water contamination? Denmark (S.C.) Citizens for Safe Water is organizing an event including mass water distribution to the citizens of Denmark, free food trucks and celebrity speakers.
"George, Reclusive Hawaiian Snail And Last Of His Kind, Dies At 14"
"George, the last of his species of Hawaiian land snail, died on New Year's Day. He was approximately 14 years old."
Source: NPR, 01/09/2019
"Dems Deliver Trash From National Parks To White House"
"Two Democratic representatives from the San Francisco Bay Area on Tuesday delivered to the White House trash they picked up from national parks as they urged President Trump to end the partial government shutdown."
Source: The Hill, 01/09/2019
Trump's Izembek Swap More About Seafood Transport Than Lifesaving?
"At the spot where a rugged chain of islands breaks away from the Alaska Peninsula, a secluded national refuge protects millions of seabirds, grizzly bears and caribou."
Source: Reveal, 01/09/2019
"Booker's Green New Deal: Racial Justice And 2 Climate Bills"
"Sen. Cory Booker has a green new way for dealing with his critics. Booker (D-N.J.), a potential candidate for president, is betting that a heavy emphasis on environmental justice will resonate with primary voters."
Source: ClimateWire, 01/09/2019
"House: How New Chairmen Will Shape Energy And Environment Policy"
"The last time Democrats were in charge of the House, the first iPad had just been released and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill was fresh on everyone's minds.
Since then, there has been significant turnover, not the least of which was the 40-seat blue wave that propelled Democrats into the majority this Congress.
New chairmen and chairwomen are taking the gavels controlling the legislative and oversight agendas for the next two years, at least."
Source: E&E Daily, 01/09/2019
Scientists Have 'Hacked Photosynthesis' For More Productive Crops
"There's a big molecule, a protein, inside the leaves of most plants. It's called Rubisco, which is short for an actual chemical name that's very long and hard to remember."
Source: NPR, 01/09/2019
