Florida Environmental Crisis Takes Center Stage In Tight Senate Race
"Bill Nelson, Rick Scott tangle over blame for the state’s toxic algae blooms and other water quality problems".
Source: Washington Post, 08/10/2018
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"Poll: Nearly Half Of Voters Oppose Trump's Vehicle Emissions Plan"
"A large number of voters are opposed to the Trump administration's plan to weaken vehicle emissions standards, a new poll released Thursday found."
Source: The Hill, 08/10/2018
Trump Moves To Open 1.6 Million Acres To Fracking, Drilling In Calif.
"Ending a five-year moratorium, the Trump administration Wednesday took a first step toward opening 1.6 million acres of California public land to fracking and conventional oil drilling, triggering alarm bells among environmentalists."
Source: Sacramento Bee, 08/10/2018
"Trump Officials Helped Edit ‘Bomb Cyclone’ Report to Boost Coal"
"Trump administration officials pushed to highlight the value of coal-fired power plants in a government report on the “bomb cyclone” that plunged the Eastern U.S. into single-digit temperatures last January."
Source: Bloomberg, 08/10/2018
Court Orders EPA to Ban Chlorpyrifos, Pesticide Hazard to Kids's Health
"A federal appeals court ordered the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday to bar within 60 days a widely used pesticide associated with developmental disabilities and other health problems in children, dealing the industry a major blow after it had successfully lobbied the Trump administration to reject a ban."
Source: NY Times, 08/10/2018
"Dimming Sunlight To Slow Global Warming May Harm Crop Yields: Study"
"Spraying a veil of sun-dimming chemicals high above the Earth to slow global warming could harm crop yields in an unintended side-effect of turning down the heat, U.S. scientists said on Wednesday."
Source: Reuters, 08/09/2018
Wildfire Smoke: Experts Warn Of 'Serious Health Effects' Across West
"Smoke from fires has been linked to asthma attacks and heart problems and has contributed to a decline in air quality".
"As climate change helps push up the number of wildfires in the western US, communities face losing lives and properties to the flames. But another threat also looms large – dangerous exposure to wildfire smoke.
Source: Guardian, 08/09/2018
"Calif. Company Reaches $119.5 Million Settlement Over Massive Gas Leak"
"The Southern California Gas Co., or SoCalGas, has agreed to pay $119.5 million in a settlement with several government entities over the company's massive methane natural gas leak in 2015 and 2016."
Source: NPR, 08/09/2018
"Ex-EPA Officials Urge Wheeler To Change Direction Of Agency"
"A group of former officials with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are urging acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler to turn the agency around following a number of decisions they are calling reckless."
Source: The Hill, 08/09/2018
"Interior Department Picks 'Acting' Chief For Fish, Wildlife And Parks"
"The Interior Department is improvising again to temporarily fill a long-standing vacancy, with the move of Andrea Travnicek to oversee the Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Park Service."
Source: Greenwire, 08/09/2018
