"New Study Says Ancient Humans Hunted Big Mammals To Extinction"
"Over the past 125,000 years, the average size of mammals on the Earth has shrunk. And humans are to blame."
Source: NPR, 04/20/2018
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"State Parks, Aquariums And Art Museums Observe Earth Day"
"There are many ways to show appreciation and conservation of planet Earth, and a variety of “preserve the planet” experiences are planned at venues within the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. There are opportunities to participate all across the state, from Friday-Sunday, April 20-22."
Source: Ashboro Courier-Tribune, 04/20/2018
"Internal Emails Show EPA Working To Limit Agency's Use Of Science"
"Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) political staffers have been working to internally replicate through agency action a bill that would restrict the kind of science that the EPA can use when writing regulations, internal emails show."
Source: The Hill, 04/20/2018
EPA To Conduct 'Full Review' Of Information Requests For Pruitt Records
"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Thursday that it would conduct a 'full review' of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests regarding Administrator Scott Pruitt's multiple email accounts, after concerns from a Republican senator that some requested information was not being made available to the public. "
Source: The Hill, 04/20/2018
4 States Get Over 30 Percent of Power from Wind — All Lean Republican
"A new report underscores that even as Republican leaders remain resistant or even hostile to action on climate change, their states and districts are adopting renewable energy at some of the fastest rates in the country."
Source: InsideClimate News, 04/20/2018
"EPA Chief's Aides, Security Agents Made $45,000 Trip To Australia"
"U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt, under fire from lawmakers for travel and security expenses, spent about $45,000 in government money to fly five people to Australia to prepare for a planned trip that was later canceled."
Source: Reuters, 04/20/2018
"Scott Pruitt’s Ethics Inquiries Widen, and GOP Support Shows Cracks"
"Some of the most reliable conservatives in Congress are starting to speak out against Scott Pruitt, the chief of the Environmental Protection Agency who is now facing a barrage of ethics and spending questions."
Source: NY Times, 04/20/2018
"Arctic: Interior Launches ANWR Leasing Review"
"Interior Department officials today mapped out their first steps toward allowing drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge."
Source: Greenwire, 04/20/2018
Trump NASA Nominee Bridenstine Confirmed by Senate on Party-Line Vote
"Seven and a half months after being nominated to lead NASA, Jim Bridenstine finally gets to start his new job."
Source: NY Times, 04/20/2018
Calif.: "Destructive Swamp Rodents Are Knocking On The Delta's Door"
"The destructive invasive swamp rodents known as nutria are officially on the doorstep of one of the state's most critically important waterways."
Source: Sacramento Bee, 04/19/2018
