"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
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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
"Fisheries: NOAA Will Let Gulf Coast States Manage Red Snapper"
"Marking another victory for sports anglers, NOAA Fisheries says it will allow five Gulf Coast states to set their own fishing seasons for red snapper in federal waters in 2018 and 2019."
Source: Greenwire, 04/19/2018
U.S. Food Waste Has Staggering Environmental Footprint
"The mass quantities of food Americans waste every year has staggering environmental consequences, according to a study published Wednesday."
Source: Washington Post, 04/19/2018
Senate Blocks Great Lakes Ballast Water Bill -- For Now
"The U.S. Senate today blocked a procedural vote that would have removed Clean Water Act protection and U.S. EPA oversight of ballast water brought into the Great Lakes aboard ocean-going ships."
Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer, 04/19/2018
Judge Nixes Greens' Suit Over EPA Delay Of Power Plant Toxics Rule
"A federal judge today tossed out litigation challenging EPA's decision to delay an Obama-era rule curbing toxic wastewater discharges from power plants."
Source: E&E News PM, 04/19/2018
"Second Death Reported With Wildfires, Threat 'Historic' On Tuesday"
"A second person has died as the result of the wildfires that scorched across western Oklahoma, with the threat of more blazes Tuesday."
Source: Oklahoman, 04/19/2018
"Climate Lawsuits, Once Limited to the Coasts, Jump Inland"
"Until recently, communities suing fossil fuel companies over the costs of climate change have been located on the coasts: cities and counties in California, and New York City. But now, the litigation has jumped inland."
Source: NY Times, 04/19/2018
"EPA's Pruitt Under Spending Probe; Senators Urge His Ouster"
"The White House budget office said on Wednesday it was probing whether a $43,000 soundproof phone booth installed for Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt violated the law, while dozens of Democratic senators called for him to resign over allegations of ethics lapses."
Source: Reuters, 04/19/2018
