"Clean Water Rule: Judge Blocks WOTUS In 11 States"
"A federal judge in Georgia on Friday granted 11 states' request for an order blocking implementation of the Obama administration's controversial Clean Water Rule."
Source: Greenwire, 06/12/2018
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"Loss of Investigators Slows Key Federal Chemical Safety Agency"
"The federal agency that frequently investigates chemical disasters in Houston and elsewhere is struggling to function amid an exodus of investigators and management’s push toward more lenient treatment of industry, interviews and documents show."
Source: Houston Chronicle, 06/12/2018
Veteran Photo Editor on Making Visual Storytelling a ‘Lead Actor’
Visual storytelling can serve as a primary narrative tool, especially when it comes to human impacts on the environment. That’s the case made by acclaimed former National Geographic photo editor Dennis Dimick in this feature interview, that delves into his unexpected journalistic career.
House Dem Accuses Pruitt of Delaying FOIAs by Answering Oldest Ones First
"Three former aides to Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt confirmed to congressional investigators that the EPA delayed producing emails and other government documents sought by members of the public through public-records requests by choosing instead to respond to old petitions made during the Obama administration first."
Source: Washington Post, 06/12/2018
Do Journalists Need To Come In Out of the Rain?
Tempted to step out into the middle of a storm to report its dangers? Don’t do it, at least not without reviewing some important safety tips from this week’s TipSheet. Get more than two dozen ways to stay safe while covering hurricanes, storms, floods and other extreme water events.
"In High Demand, Organic Soy and Corn Farmers Stand to Win"
"Despite challenges, organic farmers in the U.S. can make two to three times what they might make on a bushel of conventional grain."
Source: Civil Eats, 06/11/2018
"House OKs Energy-Water Bill With Carbon Language, Yucca Cash"
"The House [Friday] approved a fiscal 2019 energy and water spending bill in a largely partisan vote that reflected Democrats' frustration with some of the legislation's language."
Source: Greenwire, 06/11/2018
Will Trump's Seismic Testing Rattle Toxic Waste Buried at Sea?
"In a long-shot bid to stop seismic testing for oil and gas in the Atlantic Ocean, coastal business leaders and elected officials are raising concerns the tests could cause toxins to leak from vast amounts of conventional munitions, chemical weapons and radioactive waste that now sits undisturbed on the ocean floor."
Source: McClatchy, 06/11/2018
Pope Tells Oil Executives to Act on Climate: ‘There Is No Time to Lose’
"Three years ago, Pope Francis issued a sweeping letter that highlighted the global crisis posed by climate change and called for swift action to save the environment and the planet. On Saturday, the pope gathered money managers and titans of the world’s biggest oil companies during a closed-door conference at the Vatican and asked them if they had gotten the message."
Source: NY Times, 06/11/2018
Senate Panel Will Take up 'Bipartisan' Farm Bill This Week
"The Senate Agriculture Committee will take up the 2018 farm bill this week, amid early expectations that "bipartisan" support for the legislation may carry it across the finish line — unlike an effort that failed last month in the House."
Source: CNBC, 06/11/2018
