"Earth Day Picked As Date For Science March On Washington"
"Just like protesters who have taken to the streets and airports -- for the Women's March and against the travel ban -- scientists are planning their own march."
Source: CNN, 02/02/2017
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"Morton County Jury Finds 8 Pipeline Protesters Guilty"
"A Morton County jury found eight pipeline protesters guilty of disorderly conduct in the second Dakota Access-related case to go to trial."
Source: Bismarck Tribune, 02/02/2017
Paint Companies Owe Oakland More Than $100 Million Over Lead
"Oakland is one of several California cities still waiting on more than $1 billion to pay for the removal of lead paint, which is threatening children’s health in neighborhoods such as Fruitvale. Even though a judge ruled in favor of Oakland more than two years ago, the money remains tied up in in the courts."
Source: East Bay Express, 02/02/2017
Rex Tillerson Is Confirmed as Secretary of State Amid Record Opposition
"Rex W. Tillerson, the former chairman and chief executive of Exxon Mobil, was confirmed by the Senate on Wednesday in a 56-to-43 vote to become the nation’s 69th secretary of state just as serious strains have emerged with important international allies."
Source: NY Times, 02/02/2017
The Surprising Link Between Air Pollution And Alzheimer’s Disease
"With environmental regulations expected to come under heavy fire from the Trump administration, new research offers powerful evidence of a link between air pollution and dementia risk."
Source: LA Times, 02/02/2017
"EPA Illegally Yanked Mercury Rule After Trump Inauguration: Lawsuit"
"As U.S. President Donald Trump takes aim at what he considers an excess of federal regulations, a new lawsuit accuses the Environmental Protection Agency of illegally rescinding a rule to reduce the discharge of mercury from dental offices, mere hours after Trump took office."
Source: Reuters, 02/02/2017
Lawmaker Wants To Ease Rules On Drilling In Natl Parks. Enviros Gripe
"It’s safe to say that Rep. Paul A. Gosar (R-Ariz.) is no friend of environmentalists. He boycotted Pope Francis’s speech to Congress in 2015 because the pontiff addressed climate change. ... But his latest move came as a surprise to many."
Source: Washington Post, 02/02/2017
"Trump's EPA Pick Vote Delayed In Boycott By Senate Democrats"
"Republican U.S. senators on Wednesday delayed a committee vote on President Donald Trump's pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency after the panel's Democrats boycotted the meeting, saying that nominee Scott Pruitt doubts the science of climate change."
Source: Reuters, 02/02/2017
Enviros Denounce Trump’s 'Radical And Dangerous' Supreme Court Pick
"The Clean Power Plan is up against the wall." "President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Neil Gorsuch would be his nominee for the vacant seat on the Supreme Court. The environmental community was quick to react."
Source: Think Progress, 02/02/2017
"House Votes To Strike Down Two Obama-Era Rules"
"Lawmakers took the first step Wednesday toward repealing environmental regulations issued late in the Obama administration."
Source: The Hill, 02/02/2017
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