"Syrup Producers Face Climate Change"
"New Hampshire’s maple syrup producers say they are feeling the impact of climate change, as winters become warmer and frigid nights so critical to their business become fewer."
Source: AP, 02/27/2017
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Calif. Gov. Proposes Spending $437 Million On Aging Dams, Flood Control
"California Governor Jerry Brown on Friday proposed spending $437 million for flood control and emergency response and preparedness, days after damage at the country's tallest dam, located northeast of the state capital, led to the evacuation of nearly 200,000 people downstream."
Source: Reuters, 02/27/2017
"Firefighters and Cancer: Is A Risky Job Even Riskier?"
"Sitting before the D.C. Council in a crisp blue dress shirt, Lt. Preston L. Williams Jr. recounted the day he was first diagnosed with the cancer that was slowly killing him."
Source: Washington Post, 02/27/2017
Scott Pruitt Says Those Who Want To Kill EPA Are 'Justified'
"Those who want the Environmental Protection Agency to eliminate the department are 'justified' in their beliefs, the EPA head under President Donald Trump told a gathering of conservatives on Saturday."
Source: Huffington Post, 02/27/2017
"Aggressive Cuts To Obama-Era Green Rules To Start Soon: EPA Head"
"U.S. President Donald Trump's administration will begin rolling back Obama-era environmental regulations in an "aggressive way" as soon as next week, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency said on Saturday - adding he understood why some Americans want to see his agency eliminated completely."
Source: Reuters, 02/27/2017
Under Pruitt, Watch Enforcement Data
As questions arise about how thoroughly the U.S. EPA's new administrator Scott Pruitt (left) will enforce environmental regulations, reporters can get at the story through EPA’s own exhaustive enforcement database. TipSheet provides a step-by-step on how to use data resources to follow trends and find bad actors.
More Controversy in Pipeline for Pipelines
Keystone XL and Dakota Access may be the biggest pipeline stories so far, but they're far from the last, as dozens of other pipeline proposals come into play. Track this developing beat with our latest Issue Backgrounder, which provides a walkthrough of legal and regulatory challenges, and a case-by-case rundown.
Reporting Science, Side-by-Side with the Scientists
An award-winning radio series takes us along for the ride as reporter and editor work to cover the cutting edge of climate change research. Inside Story interviews the pair to explore not only how they pulled the package together, but also how you can advance your own reporting, working directly with scientists in the field.
Partisan Divide in Congress Wider Than Ever on Environmental Issues: LCV
"House Republicans cast pro-environmental votes just 5 percent of the time in 2016, while their Democratic colleagues tallied a 94 percent voting record, according to the League of Conservation Voters. That makes the 114th Congress the most politically polarized in the 46-year history of LCV's Scorecard, the new numbers released Thursday show."
Source: InsideClimate News, 02/24/2017
Calif. Lawmakers Release Environmental Bills In Attempt To Thwart Trump
"Democratic state senators in California on Thursday unveiled a series of bills designed to freeze in place Obama administration-era environmental regulations in the event the Trump administration moves to weaken them."
Source: Reuters, 02/24/2017
