"Shrinking EPA Workforce Has Already Reached Reagan-Era Levels"
"Retirements and departures from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have shrunk its workforce to levels not seen since the Reagan administration."
Source: AP, 01/12/2018
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Govt Scientists Say Controversial Pesticide Killing Endangered Salmon
"The federal government's top fisheries experts say that three widely used pesticides — including the controversial insecticide chlorpyrifos — are jeopardizing the survival of many species of salmon, as well as orcas that feed on those salmon."
Source: NPR, 01/12/2018
World Bio Markets
The 13th annual World Bio Markets event, taking place in Amsterdam, offers the latest updates on biobased supply chain players. The agenda includes three streams of content: bio-based chemicals, sustainable products and bio-fuels.
Climate Change Threatens Montana Barley Farmers, and Possibly Your Beer
"Warmer and more unpredictable weather has made it ever more challenging to grow malt barley, a crop that must meet exacting standards before it can be brewed into beer."
Source: FERN/Weather Channel, 01/11/2018
"Chemicals: In Reversal, EPA Limits Information On Safety Reviews"
"U.S. EPA appears to no longer be releasing preliminary assessments of potentially hazardous new chemicals or new uses of existing chemicals, according to documents reviewed by E&E News."
Source: Greenwire, 01/11/2018
"Ford Sued By Truck Owners Alleging Diesel Emissions Cheating"
"Ford Motor Co installed software that enabled its F-250 and F-350 Super Duty trucks to cheat at passing federal emissions tests, according to a lawsuit by truck owners filed on Wednesday, a claim the No. 2 U.S. automaker described as “baseless.”"
Source: Reuters, 01/11/2018
"More Female Sea Turtles Born as Temperatures Rise"
"Male sea turtles are disappearing from Australia’s Great Barrier Reef."
Source: NY Times, 01/11/2018
"Death Toll Rises To 17 In California Mudslides, 17 Missing"
"The death toll from devastating mudslides in affluent communities along a stretch of Southern California coastline rose to 17 on Wednesday after two more bodies were recovered, the local sheriff said, and the number of people missing also climbed to 17."
Source: Reuters, 01/11/2018
Trump’s EPA Could Allow Teenage Workers To Handle Dangerous Pesticides
"If the Environmental Protection Agency follows through with a reform now under consideration, teenage farmworkers and other working minors would once again be allowed to handle dangerous pesticides while on the job."
Source: HuffPost, 01/11/2018
"Sea Level Rise Is Unlocking Decades-Old Pollution"
"Salt water creeping upland could release legacy fertilizer into the Chesapeake Bay."
Source: Hakai, 01/11/2018
