Annapolis Bans Use Of Asphalt And Pavement Products Containing Coal Tar
"The use of coal tar sealant products is no longer allowed in Annapolis."
Source: Capital Gazette, 05/26/2016
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"US Releases Millions Of Wasps To Fight Ash Tree Borer"
"Parasite fron China attacks eggs and larvae of Asian insect pest that has wiped out tens of millions of trees and is on march to Europe and Britain".
Source: Guardian, 05/26/2016
"The Two Words That Rewrote American Water Policy"
"The strange tale of how a Supreme Court justice accidentally triggered the biggest new water rule in a decade."
Source: Politico, 05/26/2016
"University of Massachusetts to Divest From Fossil-Fuel Holdings"
"The University of Massachusetts said it will divest from direct fossil-fuel holdings in its endowment, without specifying the total amount of its investment."
Source: Bloomberg, 05/26/2016
"Spent Fuel Fire On U.S. Soil Could Dwarf Impact Of Fukushima"
"A fire from spent fuel stored at a U.S. nuclear power plant could have catastrophic consequences, according to new simulations of such an event."
Source: Science, 05/26/2016
Business Of Disaster: Insurance Firms Profited $400 Million After Sandy
"On a cold rainy day last fall, dozens of people gathered in a plaza across the street from New Jersey's state Capitol. They held press conferences and slept overnight in lawn chairs."
Source: NPR, 05/26/2016
Trump Unlikely To Be Able To Renegotiate Climate Deal: UN Climate Chief
"Donald Trump would be 'highly unlikely' to be able to renegotiate the global accord on climate change if elected U.S. president, the U.N.'s climate chief said on Wednesday, as doing so would require the agreement of 195 countries."
Source: Reuters, 05/26/2016
"Exxon Shareholders Pass Measure That May Put Climate Expert On Board"
"Voters at Exxon Mobil Corp's annual meeting on Wednesday approved a measure to let minority shareholders nominate outsiders for seats on the board, meaning a climate activist could eventually become a director at the world's largest publicly traded oil company."
Source: Reuters, 05/26/2016
Early Departure of FOIA Ombud Stirs Unresolved Concerns
Jim Holzer, head of the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS), a post often called the FOIA Ombudsman, has decided to step down after less than a year on the job. Some Freedom of Information Act advocates are seeing this as a discouraging sign.
Green Climate Fund Disclosure Policy Raises Issues
The multibillion-dollar Green Climate Fund, established after the 2009 Copenhagen climate talks to help developing countries adapt, offers many kinds of news to environmental reporters. So controversies around the fund's information disclosure policies are important.
