"Pope's Eagerly Awaited Environment Encyclical Due June 18"
"VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis' eagerly awaited environment encyclical will be published June 18."
Source: AP, 06/04/2015
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"Obama Picks Unknown Quantity to Head Pipeline Safety Agency"
"The nomination of Marie Therese Dominguez, President Obama's pick to lead the federal agency that oversees pipelines, was greeted with surprise and uncertainty by pipeline safety experts." "If confirmed, Dominguez would take over an underfunded, understaffed and beleaguered agency that has faced criticism of cozy ties with industry."
Source: InsideClimate News, 06/04/2015
"House Panel Approves Toxic Chemical Safety Bill"
"The House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced a toxic chemical safety bill on a nearly unanimous vote on Wednesday, clearing the bill to hit the House floor by the end of the month."
Source: The Hill, 06/04/2015
"Coal Miners Union To Sue Over Obama Power Plant Rules"
"The head of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) said his union will sue the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over two rules designed to cut greenhouse gas emissions at power plants once the Obama administration finalizes them."
Source: The Hill, 06/04/2015
"Latino Voters Crucial To Environmental Movement, Report Finds"
"Latino voters care deeply about green issues, and could be a crucial voting bloc in support of environmentally-friendly legislation, according to a new report."
Source: Huffington Post, 06/04/2015
Ranchers Defy US in Grazing Parched Nevada Lands, Environmentalists Say
"A Nevada ranch defied U.S. drought closure orders in grazing cattle on federally managed land, environmentalists said on Wednesday, comparing it to action by another Nevada rancher that led to an armed standoff last year with federal agents."
Source: Reuters, 06/04/2015
"How Europe’s Climate Policies Led To More U.S. Trees Being Cut Down"
"OAK CITY, N.C. — For the sake of a greener Europe, thousands of American trees are falling each month in the forests outside this cotton-country town."
Source: Wash Post, 06/04/2015
"Global CO2 Pricing Seen Unlikely To Be Big Part of Paris Climate Deal"
"A global carbon emissions pricing system pushed by top energy companies is unlikely to be a big part of any United Nations' deal to curb global warming, some experts say, because many countries have little faith in such cross-border initiatives."
Source: Reuters, 06/04/2015
"California Oil Spill Pipeline Had Been Left To Rust Paper-Thin"
"An oil pipeline that ruptured and spilled an estimated 383,000 litres (101,000 gallons) of crude near Santa Barbara in May had been allowed to corrode to a tiny fraction of its original thickness, federal regulators have said."
Source: AP, 06/04/2015
"49 States Making Plans for EPA Carbon Rule—Even the Ones That Hate It"
"The Environmental Protection Agency's plans to finalize the rules on carbon emissions from power plants are still several months away. But most states, even those challenging the agency in court, are already investigating ways to comply."
Source: InsideClimate News, 06/04/2015
