Bats & Tequila: A Once Boo-tiful Relationship Cursed By Growing Demands
"At a Halloween happy hour recently in Washington, D.C., a small crowd gathered to celebrate the relationship between bats and spirits."
Source: NPR, 10/30/2017
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"Court Halts EPA Rule Regulating Big Trucks’ Trailers"
"A federal appeals court Friday halted implementation of a portion of an Obama administration regulation that set emissions-reduction standards for trucks’ trailers."
Source: The Hill, 10/30/2017
"Interior: Key Obama-Era Leasing Reform To Get The Ax"
"Among the federal regulations targeted by the Interior Department for elimination is a key Obama-era leasing reform strategy designed to guide oil and natural gas development away from areas with high natural and cultural resource values."
Source: Greenwire, 10/30/2017
"Two Years After California’s Biggest Dam Removal, Fish Rebound"
"In 2015 the San Clemente Dam was demolished, in part to restore the watershed and protect endangered steelhead trout. Now scientists are studying the impacts and the findings have them optimistic about the future."
Source: Water Deeply, 10/30/2017
How Fossil Fuel Allies Are Tearing Apart Ohio's Embrace of Clean Energy
"With scare studies, policy drafts and political donations, industry groups turned Ohio lawmakers against policies they once overwhelmingly supported."
Source: InsideClimate News, 10/30/2017
"Five Years After Sandy, Are We Better Prepared?"
"While much of New York City’s battered infrastructure has been repaired and even improved, most long-term resiliency measures are still years away".
Source: NY Times, 10/30/2017
"How a 672,000-Gallon Oil Spill Was Nearly Invisible"
"Mention oil spills, and images of birds coated in black slime and a shiny slick on the ocean’s surface come to mind."
Source: NY Times, 10/30/2017
Nevada Rancher Cliven Bundy Goes On Trial For Leading 2014 Armed Standoff
"Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy goes on trial on Monday for his role in leading a 2014 armed standoff against federal agents that became a rallying point for militia groups challenging U.S. government authority in the American West."
Source: Reuters, 10/30/2017
Puerto Rico Moves To Cancel Grid Repair Contract With Whitefish Energy
"Puerto Rico’s electric company moved Sunday to cancel a $300 million contract with a small Montana firm for repairs to the territory’s hurricane-ravaged electrical grid, saying controversy surrounding the agreement was distracting from the effort to restore power."
Source: Washington Post, 10/30/2017
"Trump Plans to Shrink Two National Monuments in Utah"
"Senator Hatch, a Utah Republican, said Mr. Trump told him in a phone conversation that he had approved recommendations drawn up by Ryan Zinke, the Interior secretary, to reduce the size of Bears Ears National Monument, established by former President Barack Obama, and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, designated by former President Bill Clinton."
Source: NY Times, 10/30/2017
