"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
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Trump Signs Green Water Infrastructure Bill
"The president signed U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown’s and Rob Portman’s Water Infrastructure Flexibility Act into law that would provide local communities with increased flexibility when complying with Clean Water Act requirements for updates to sewer systems."
Source: Youngstown Vindicator, 01/16/2019
"New Congress, New House Push for Environmental Civil Rights"
"The new 116th Congress may spend more time examining the intersection of race and the environment, and specifically look at how poor and minority communities are affected by climate change."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 01/16/2019
Some of Biggest Green Groups Have Cold Feet Over the “Green New Deal”
"More than 600 organizations signed a letter supporting the ambitious proposal, but eight of the largest ones did not."
Source: New Republic, 01/16/2019
"French Court Cancels Monsanto Weedkiller Permit On Safety Grounds"
"A French court canceled the license for one of Monsanto’s glyphosate-based weedkillers on Tuesday over safety concerns, placing an immediate ban on Roundup Pro 360 in the latest legal blow to the Bayer-owned business."
Source: Reuters, 01/16/2019
How the Shutdown Is Delaying Climate Data and Undercutting Scientists
"If you want official numbers on how 2018 ranks in the annals of recent record-breaking temperatures, you’ll have to wait."
Source: NY Times, 01/16/2019
"U.S. Lettuce Industry, Wary Of E. Coli, Wants FDA Back On The Job"
"It’s the peak of the leafy greens growing season in Yuma, Ariz., where irrigated valleys are lush and verdant amid cactus-covered mountains. .... But these are anxious times for the leafy greens industry, and the partial federal government shutdown and furloughing of many Food and Drug Administration officials has deepened the distress."
Source: Washington Post, 01/16/2019
"Senators Consider Former Lobbyist As EPA’s Permanent Chief"
"Acting Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler’s past lobbying work for coal companies and other industries regulated by the agency is expected to draw scrutiny Wednesday when a Senate committee considers his nomination to the position."
Source: AP, 01/16/2019
"Detroit Show Has SUVs, Horsepower, But Electric Cars Are Few"
"Automakers have promised to start selling hordes of electric cars in the next few years, but only two will be unveiled at the big Detroit auto show that kicks off this week — and those aren’t even ready for production."
Source: AP, 01/15/2019
"Too Much Salt: Water Desalination Plants Harm Environment: U.N."
"Almost 16,000 desalination plants worldwide produce bigger-than-expected flows of highly salty waste water and toxic chemicals that are damaging the environment, a U.N.-backed study said on Monday."
Source: Reuters, 01/15/2019
