"Several nuclear power reactors in North and South Carolina and Virginia on Tuesday started to prepare for Hurricane Florence, which is expected to hit the coast as a major hurricane on Friday."
"The League of Conservation Voters is planning to spend $60 million to help Democrats win back Congress and statehouses nationwide, breaking a record the environmental organization set in two years ago when it spent $45 million."
"Scott Pruitt, the former head of the Environmental Protection Agency who championed deregulation of the fossil fuel industry, is in discussions to work as a consultant to the Kentucky coal mining tycoon Joseph W. Craft III."
"Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler has met with at least two former clients who he promised to avoid directly interacting with, according to his personal calendar and meeting attendees."
"An electric utility didn't violate the Clean Water Act when arsenic linked to its Virginia power plant wound up in waterways, a federal court ruled today."
"Across the southeastern United States, masses of residents fled the approach of Hurricane Florence yesterday, with officials in a half-dozen states echoing the warning of National Hurricane Center Director Ken Graham: 'It's a catastrophic event.'"
You're invited to New York University (or online), 6:00-8:00 p.m., to explore the global trade in endangered wildlife and the challenges for science journalists on the battle lines of conservation. Join science journalist Rachel Nuwer, author of "Poached," and Timothy Tear, ED of the Wildlife Conservation Society's Africa Program, moderated by Robert Lee Hotz, science writer for The Wall Street Journal.
The Miss America pageant didn’t feature any swimsuits on Sunday, but thanks to one contestant, it did contain a moment of revealing activism. Instead of giving the usual upbeat bio during her introduction, Miss Michigan Emily Sioma talked about the Flint water crisis."
"The Trump administration transferred nearly $10 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency earlier this year to fund immigrant detention and deportation efforts, according to a document released Tuesday by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore)."
"Former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt and onetime White House strategist Steve Bannon instigated President Trump's decision to leave the Paris climate accord."
