"E.P.A. Blocks Obama-Era Clean Water Rule"
"The Trump administration has formally suspended a major Obama-era clean water regulation ahead of plans to issue its own version of the rule later this year."
Source: NY Times, 02/01/2018
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"White House Seeks 72 Percent Cut To Clean Energy Research"
"The Trump administration is poised to ask Congress for deep budget cuts to the Energy Department’s renewable energy and energy efficiency programs, slashing them by 72 percent overall in fiscal 2019, according to draft budget documents obtained by The Washington Post."
Source: Washington Post, 02/01/2018
C.D.C. Director Fitzgerald Resigns Over Tobacco and Other Investments
"The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention resigned on Wednesday, in the middle of the nation’s worst flu epidemic in nearly a decade, because of her troubling financial investments in tobacco and health care companies that posed potential conflicts of interest."
Source: NY Times, 02/01/2018
North American Congress for Conservation Biology
This biennial conference, hosted by the Society for Conservation Biology North America, takes place this year in Denver, Colo. The theme is Crossing Boundaries: Innovative Approaches to Conservation. Travel fellowships for journalists are available from COMPASS; Mar 16 deadline.
"Lawsuit Tries To Block Roundup Of Nearly 10,000 Wild Mustangs"
"Animal rights activists are suing to block what they say is an unprecedented federal plan to capture thousands of wild horses over 10 years in Nevada without the legally required environmental reviews intended to protect the mustangs and U.S. rangeland."
Source: AP, 01/31/2018
"Hong Kong Drowning In Waste As China Rubbish Ban Takes Toll"
"Hong Kong boasts glittering skyscrapers, seamless transportation and billion dollar infrastructure projects, but it is struggling with a much more mundane problem: disposing of its trash."
Source: Reuters, 01/31/2018
Why Low Snowfall In Rockies Is Concerning For Western Water Managers
"Record-low snowfall in some parts of the Rocky Mountains this winter isn't just bad for the ski industry. It's also a real problem for water managers throughout the western United States."
Source: NPR, 01/31/2018
Alaska Becomes Latest State To Request Limits On U.S. Offshore Drilling
"Alaska Governor Bill Walker said on Tuesday he has asked U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to pare back a Trump administration plan for oil and gas leasing off the state’s coast."
Source: Reuters, 01/31/2018
"Pruitt: National Fuel Standard Should Be 'Unified'"
"Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt says he supports a unified national vehicle fuel standard, stoking state fears that the agency may do away with waivers allowing states to implement stronger standards."
Source: The Hill, 01/31/2018
"Judge Rejects Bid To Suspend Louisiana Pipeline Construction"
"A federal judge refused Tuesday to order a temporary halt to construction of a crude oil pipeline through a river swamp in south Louisiana, a setback for environmental groups challenging the project."
Source: AP, 01/31/2018
