"The Bid For Bears Ears"
"The tribal push for a Bears Ears monument raises thorny questions of homeland and sovereignty."
Source: High Country News, 10/18/2016
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"GAO: Other Cities Face Problems That Led To Flint Crisis"
"Numerous cities face financial problems similar to the ones that led to the Flint, Mich., drinking water crisis, a government watchdog report found."
Source: The Hill, 10/18/2016
"U.S. Senate Could Block Landmark HFC Climate Treaty"
"The jubilation and relief that flowed from United Nations climate talks in Rwanda over the weekend may be short-lived in the U.S., where legal experts say the agreement risks being blocked by Republican senators."
Source: Climate Central, 10/18/2016
"Exxon Now Seeks to Block New York Attorney General's Climate Probe"
"After cooperating for nearly a year with the New York attorney general's office, ExxonMobil is now suing to block the state's sweeping subpoena that seeks records dealing with the company's climate research going back nearly 40 years."
Source: InsideClimate News, 10/18/2016
"At Least Two Dead In Explosion At German BASF Chemical Plant"
"At least two people died and six were severely injured on Monday in an explosion and fire at chemicals maker BASF's biggest production site in Germany, the company said."
Source: Reuters, 10/18/2016
"Greenland Is Melting"
"The shrinking of the country’s ice sheet is triggering feedback loops that accelerate the global crisis. The floodgates may already be open." "Just in the past four years, more than a trillion tons of ice have been lost."
Source: New Yorker, 10/18/2016
Judge Tosses Riot Charge Against Journalist Covering Dakota Protest
"A North Dakota judge threw out a charge against journalist Amy Goodman for 'participating in a riot' while covering a Sept. 3 protest against the Dakota Access pipeline for the independent news show Democracy Now! District judge John Grinsteiner rejected the charge filed by a state prosecutor Monday afternoon in Mandan, N.D."
Source: InsideClimate News, 10/18/2016
"Wildfires Spark Where Growth Is Sprawling"
"Wildfires, long considered a problem exclusive to the West, now threaten many other parts of the country as extreme weather becomes more commonplace and more people live in areas at risk for wildfire."
Source: Reveal, 10/17/2016
"Bear Hunt Ends Days After Officials Advance Plan To Ban It"
"New Jersey's first expanded black bear hunt in more than three decades ended Saturday, just days after lawmakers advanced a measure that would remove the animals from a list of game species."
Source: AP, 10/17/2016
"New Zoning Restrictions Address Issues From Larger Chicken Houses"
"Chicken farms, once tucked into fields and in mostly rural areas, have come to roost near schools, daycare centers and subdivisions on the Delmarva Peninsula. The change — in both location and density — is prompting local politicians to enact some of their first zoning restrictions on poultry growers."
Source: Bay Journal, 10/17/2016
