"Japanese Proposal To Reinstate Commercial Whaling Defeated"
"Members of the International Whaling Commission defeated a Japanese proposal to reinstate commercial whaling at a meeting in Brazil on Friday."
Source: AP, 09/17/2018
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"Rains From Florence Cause Collapse at NC Coal Ash Landfill"
"Duke Energy said Saturday night that heavy rains from Florence caused a slope to collapse at a coal-ash landfill at a closed power station near the North Carolina coast."
Source: AP, 09/17/2018
Ragtag Group of Oregon Locals Took On Big Chemical Companies — and Won
"The people who wrote an ordinance banning the aerial spraying of pesticides in western Oregon last year aren’t professional environmental advocates."
Source: The Intercept, 09/17/2018
Conference Shows Divide Among Democrats Over How To Counter Warming
"SAN FRANCISCO — The organizers of a climate-change conference here in California wanted their three-day summit to be a repudiation of President Trump. And during many speeches, and commitments from cities and companies to reduce their impact on the environment, it was."
Source: Washington Post, 09/17/2018
100s Still Trapped In Florence's Flooding; Worst Is Still Yet To Come
"Florence's merciless deluge has already killed 18, trapped hundreds and made parts of North and South Carolina impassable -- and authorities say the worst flooding is yet to come."
Source: CNN, 09/17/2018
"Alaska: Salmon 'In The Trees.' But In The Rivers? 'Not As Much'"
"SOLDOTNA, Alaska — A dozen sockeye salmon thrashed against the rope clipped to Darrel Williams' coveralls last month as he waded along a 60-foot fishing net in the Kenai River."
Source: Greenwire, 09/14/2018
Teachers Group Confronts Climate Denial: Politics Out of Science Class
"In response to what it sees as increasing efforts to undermine the teaching of climate science, the nation's largest science teachers association took the unusual step Thursday of issuing a formal position statement in support of climate science education."
Source: InsideClimate News, 09/14/2018
"Supreme Court: Murkowski To Mull Kavanaugh's Record On Tribes"
"Sen. Lisa Murkowski is scrutinizing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's record on tribal issues, as pressure grows from Alaska Natives to oppose President Trump's latest pick for the high court."
Source: Greenwire, 09/14/2018
"House Panel Approves Bill To Boost Park Funding"
"A House committee voted Thursday to advance a landmark bipartisan bill to boost funding for national parks and public lands, using money from oil drilling and other energy production."
Source: The Hill, 09/14/2018
Idle Wells Threaten Tribes While Energy Companies, Regulators Do Little
"Someone from Orlinda Benally’s family has come to the Chuska Mountains to graze their sheep in the shade provided by the aspen and pine trees every summer for longer than she can remember."
Source: Investigate West, 09/14/2018
