"It Could Cost Oakland Schools $38 Million To Fix Lead Contamination"
"Oakland Unified [school district] estimates it will cost $38 million to address high lead levels in water taps at its schools."
Source: East Bay Times, 02/09/2018
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"Feds Want Bundy Case Reinstated, Say BLM Officers At Risk"
"Federal prosecutors yesterday filed an appeal that seeks to reinstate a criminal indictment against Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy and two of his sons, arguing the case's dismissal last month "increases the risk of danger to federal officers executing their duties" on public lands."
Source: Greenwire, 02/09/2018
California’s Wildfire Risk Is Rising. Congress Missed A Chance To Help.
"Forestry experts have a dire warning for California: the conditions are ripe for more catastrophic fire seasons like the one last fall. And an arcane federal funding arrangement is making it a lot harder for forestry officials to do something about it. Instead of fixing the problem, however, Congress just punted — again."
Source: McClatchy, 02/09/2018
"Budget Deal Envisions Largest Oil Stockpile Sale In History"
"The two-year budget deal reached by congressional leaders would set up the biggest sale in history from the nation’s emergency oil stockpile."
Source: The Hill, 02/09/2018
"Budget Deal Renews Expired Tax Breaks"
"The budget deal that [passed early Friday morning] includes the one-year, retroactive renewal of a host of expired tax breaks." They included extension of tax breaks for renewable energy.
Source: The Hill, 02/09/2018
"Dems Call For $1 Trillion Federal Investment In Infrastructure"
"House Democrats on Thursday called for $1 trillion in federal dollars for an infrastructure overhaul, a proposal that comes just days ahead of the announcement of President Trump’s long-awaited infrastructure proposal."
Source: The Hill, 02/09/2018
EPA Brings In Billions In Enforcement Fines — Most Stem From Obama Era
"The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday released annual data about how it is enforcing the nation’s environmental laws, saying it had racked up nearly $5 billion in criminal fines and civil penalties, as well as significant commitments from companies to clean up contaminated sites around the country."
Source: Washington Post, 02/09/2018
"Governors Say Interior Department Shift Didn’t Include Them"
"A bipartisan group of 19 Western governors said Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke did not consult with them about major plans for reorganizing the agency, and have asked him to delay implementing the proposal until he speaks with them."
Source: AP, 02/09/2018
As Climate Threatens California Redwoods, Salvation May Lie Within
Genetics may be the key to saving California's ancient coastal redwoods from the climate change that threatens them.
Source: Washington Post, 02/08/2018
"This Mutant Crayfish Clones Itself, and It’s Taking Over Europe"
"Frank Lyko, a biologist at the German Cancer Research Center, studies the six-inch-long marbled crayfish. Finding specimens is easy: Dr. Lyko can buy the crayfish at pet stores in Germany, or he can head with colleagues to a nearby lake."
Source: NY Times, 02/08/2018
