Minnesota Readies Fight Against 3M In Water Pollution Trial
Minnesota's $5 billion lawsuit against 3M for polluting natural resources is finally going to trial after yers of delay.
Source: MPR News, 02/20/2018
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As Fire Risk Explodes Across the West, an Oregon City Finds a Solution
"Using selective logging and controlled burns, Ashland has reduced fire risk on thousands of acres in the forested watershed that provides the city’s drinking water. The partnership that made it happen could be a model for other fire-prone communities."
Source: Water Deeply, 02/20/2018
"FERC Gives Markets Green Light To Deploy Energy Storage"
"Energy storage and distributed energy resources such as small-scale solar received a resounding vote of confidence from federal regulators on Wednesday."
Source: EnergyWire, 02/20/2018
"Seismic Surveys Planned Off U.S. Coast Pose Risk To Marine Life"
"Animals that live in the ocean communicate with sound — humpback whales, for example. But these voices could soon be drowned out by powerful sonic booms from vessels searching for oil and gas."
Source: NPR, 02/20/2018
"Chemicals: EPA Flouted Law By Delaying Formaldehyde Rule — Judge"
"Greens notched a court victory Friday as a California judge ruled that U.S. EPA unlawfully delayed an Obama-era rule aiming at limiting formaldehyde emissions from wood products."
Source: Greenwire, 02/20/2018
"Monsanto Loses Bid To Stop Arkansas Ban On Farm Chemical"
"An Arkansas judge on Friday dismissed a Monsanto Co lawsuit aiming to stop Arkansas from blocking the use of a controversial farm chemical the company makes, dealing a blow to its attempts to increase sales of genetically engineered seeds."
Source: Reuters, 02/20/2018
"Gone With The Wind: Storms Deepen Florida's Beach Sand Crunch"
"Down the palm tree-lined roads of northeast Florida’s Flagler County, a half-dozen dump trucks are shuttling back and forth along the Atlantic coast pouring thousands of tons of sand onto the local beach."
Source: Reuters, 02/20/2018
"Exxon Mobil Claims Its Foes Are Conspiring Against It"
"As climate-change lawsuits against the oil industry mount, Exxon Mobil Corp. is taking a bare-knuckle approach rarely seen in legal disputes: It's going after the lawyers who are suing it."
Source: Bloomberg, 02/20/2018
DEADLINE: IWMF Courage in Journalism Awards
The International Women's Media Foundation celebrates the achievements of women or non-binary journalists worldwide, who put themselves at risk to give us a window into critical global issues. Nomination deadline: Mar 30, 2025.
Trump Interior Dept. Wants to Charge More to Access Public Records
A recently unearthed report reveals Bureau of Land Management plans to limit how many FOIA requests a single person or group can submit and to make government records more expensive to acquire.
Source: Gizmodo, 02/19/2018
