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"Oyster Wars: Volunteers, Watermen, Vie Over Sanctuaries"
"St. Mary’s watershed group, harvesters debate value of leaving bivalves untouched in ‘mother lode’ of reproduction".
Source: Bay Journal, 03/08/2017
"How Administration Regs Could Affect The Future Of The Electric Car"
"President Trump promised to roll back fuel economy rules put in place by the Obama administration. It could take years to play out. What's at stake in the near term: the future of the electric car."
Source: NPR, 03/08/2017
DAPL Court Challenge Denied, Oil Could Flow As Soon As Next Week
"A federal judge has denied a request by the Standing Rock Sioux and Cheyenne River tribes to halt construction of the final piece of the Dakota Access Pipeline."
Source: NPR, 03/08/2017
Clean Water Rule: Trump WOTUS Rewrite 'Could Get To Be Very, Very Messy'
"If President Trump tries to overhaul the contentious Clean Water Rule, he may find himself in much the same legal quagmire as his predecessor."
Source: Greenwire, 03/08/2017
"Democrats Urge EPA Not To Reopen Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Rules"
"U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and 11 other Democrats said on Tuesday it was "critical" that the Trump administration leave in place new vehicle fuel efficiency rules, saying the higher standards were achievable."
Source: Reuters, 03/08/2017
"Warming May Disrupt Four-Fifths Of World's Oceans By 2050: Study"
"Global warming will disrupt four-fifths of the world's oceans by 2050 if greenhouse gas emissions keep rising, threatening fish that are the main source of food for a billion people, scientists said on Tuesday."
Source: Reuters, 03/08/2017
"Wildfires Burn More Than 1 Million Acres, Taking 7 Lives"
"Wildfires across the country had consumed more than 1 million acres by Tuesday night, taking at least 7 lives."
Source: CNN, 03/08/2017
"Pipeline Owner Reaches Milestone In Iowa: 28 Spills Since 2000"
"The company whose pipeline dumped more than 46,000 gallons of diesel on northern Iowa farmland in January has had more spills than any other pipeline operator in the state over the past 16 years, according to a Des Moines Register analysis."
Source: Des Moines Register, 03/08/2017
