"Skin Deep: Feeding the Global Lust for Leather"
"Leather processing is big business in Bangladesh, India, and other parts of the developing world, where regulations are lax and poisons run freely."
Source: Undark, 02/21/2017
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"Holy Sea Cow! Florida Survey Spots Record Number Of Manatees"
"Florida wildlife officials say their annual manatee survey counted 6,620 of the sea cows — the most since the state began the census in 1991."
Source: AP, 02/21/2017
"Trump Administration Halts $674M Caltrain Improvement Grant"
"Late Friday the Trump administration announced it's delaying grant money that would electrify the train line between San Francisco and San Jose."
Source: KGO, 02/21/2017
"Everglades Restoration Alliance Teeters As Fla. Plans Refuge Takeover"
"LOXAHATCHEE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, Fla. — Florida water managers are preparing to evict the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service this summer from a swath of Everglades that it's managed for 66 years."
Source: Greenwire, 02/21/2017
"Trump Energizes The Anti-Vaccine Movement In Texas"
"The group of 40 people gathered at a popular burger and fish taco restaurant in San Antonio listened eagerly to the latest news about the anti-vaccine fight taking place in the Texas legislature."
Source: Washington Post, 02/21/2017
"Expect To See More Emergencies Like Oroville Dam In A Hotter World"
"Scientists predicted decades ago that climate change would add stress to water management systems like Oroville Dam".
Source: Guardian, 02/21/2017
As Standing Rock Construction Restarts, Pipeline Fights Flare Across US
"In at least four states, encampments built as bases for pipeline resistance have emerged." They include the Trans-Pecos Pipeline, the Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline, the Sabal Trail Pipeline, and the Pilgrim Pipeline.
Source: The Intercept, 02/21/2017
Trump To Roll Back Obama Climate, Water Rules Through Executive Action
"President Trump is preparing executive orders aimed at curtailing Obama-era policies on climate and water pollution, according to individuals briefed on the measures."
Source: Washington Post, 02/21/2017
"EPA Questions Pruitt’s Link To Oil, Gas"
"Scott Pruitt will take the helm at the Environmental Protection Agency this week facing questions about his relationship with fossil fuels companies and a workforce that, at least in part, seems skeptical about his plans for the agency."
Source: Washington Times, 02/21/2017
"EPA: Pruitt Wants 24/7 Bodyguards"
"U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt — one of President Trump’s most controversial Cabinet-level picks — was expected to request an around-the-clock security detail from his agency, according to an internal agency email obtained by E&E News."
Source: Greenwire, 02/21/2017
