"Bipartisan Bill Might Seed the Future of Organic Farming"
"Advocates on both sides of the aisle say doubling funding for the USDA’s organic research program will help farmers meet demand and remain competitive."
Source: Civil Eats, 12/12/2017
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"Clean Water Act May Offer 'Magic Key' For Dam Removal"
"When environmentalists press for the removal of river-choking old dams, George Howard can smell the money."
Source: Greenwire, 12/12/2017
"Interior Department’s Climate Science Centers Persevere"
"Will Badlands National Park have enough forage in the future for its bison herds? Can the Wind River Reservation manage tribal water storage to account for the fact that snow now melts earlier? Could flash droughts be predicted more accurately, such as the one that Montana experienced last summer that led to one of the worst ever wildfire seasons in the state?"
Source: High Country News, 12/12/2017
"EPA: Texas Official, Former Hill Aide To Helm Dallas Office"
"U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has picked Anne Idsal, a well-connected Texas state official, to lead the agency's Region 6 office."
Source: Greenwire, 12/12/2017
Trump’s Budget Will Slash Climate Change–Related NASA Missions
"The administration wants to NASA to reprioritize the moon and Mars, and forget 'Earth-centric research'".
Source: Salon, 12/12/2017
"US Petroleum Reserve Lease Sale In Alaska Draws Just 7 Bids"
"President Donald Trump’s efforts to make the United States 'energy dominant' with help from Alaska got off to modest results Wednesday."
Source: AP, 12/12/2017
"Mining: Trump's Chosen Regulator An Unabashed Coal Booster"
"The man President Trump picked to regulate coal believes that mining is simply 'accelerated erosion.'"
Source: Greenwire, 12/12/2017
Judges Skeptical Of Govt Request To Dismiss Kids' Climate Lawsuit
"A panel of federal appeals court judges on Monday expressed skepticism over the Trump administration’s request to halt a high-profile climate change lawsuit brought by 21 children, which had been scheduled to begin early next year."
Source: Washington Post, 12/12/2017
"DOE: Senior Officials Ordered Removal Of 'Climate Change' — Emails"
"A DOE official's controversial request this summer for scientists to remove 'climate change' from research abstracts was ordered by senior national lab managers and was intended to satisfy President Trump's budget request, according to emails obtained by E&E News and confirmed by a lab aide."
Source: Greenwire, 12/12/2017
"World Leaders, High Security At Paris Climate Summit"
"More than 50 world leaders are joining bankers, energy magnates and others Tuesday in Paris for a summit that President Emmanuel Macron hopes will give new momentum to the fight against global warming — despite U.S. President Donald Trump's rejection of the Paris climate accord."
Source: AP, 12/12/2017
