Indictment Claims Kansas Man Tampered With Ellsworth County Water System
"WICHITA, Kan. — An indictment made public today claims an Ellsworth County man tampered with a public water system."
Source: KSNW, 04/07/2021
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Gulf Coast Fish Farm Permit Will Get A Second Look Under Biden Admin
"Under direction from the Biden administration, the Environmental Protection Agency is revisiting a permit granted to a proposed industrial fish farm off the coast of Sarasota."
Source: WUSF, 04/07/2021
"Left-Wing Party Opposed To Big Mining Project Wins Greenland Election"
"A left-wing party that opposes a large rare earth mining project has become the biggest in parliament after securing more than a third of votes in a snap election."
Source: Reuters, 04/07/2021
"EPA Chief Vows Tougher Tailpipe Rules by July, Unwinding Trump’s"
"The Biden administration is on track to propose by the end of July new limits on the emission of greenhouse gases from automobiles that are strong enough to meet “the urgency of the climate crisis,” according to EPA Administrator Michael Regan."
Source: Bloomberg, 04/07/2021
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Meet SEJ member Alix Underwood! Alix is the managing editor for the Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy. She contributes articles regularly to the Steady State Herald, CASSE’s weekly blog with journalistic depth. Alix’s work covers a spectrum of timely topics related to limits to growth, with emphasis on international equity and justice and the trophic theory of money. Want SEJ to promote your work to our social media followers? Here's how.
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#SEJSpotlight: Anne N. Connor, Freelance Science Writer
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Meet SEJ member Anne N. Connor! She is a Vermont-based science writer with a focus on climate resilience and environmental solutions. Her stories have been published in Undark, Vox, Knowable, Flyway and The Scientist. She holds a master’s degree in science writing from Johns Hopkins University.
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"How To Heal A River"
"After more than a century of logging, agriculture and development, Vancouver Island's Koksilah River watershed and its salmon are in serious decline. A groundbreaking water sustainability plan that brings together diverse interests could not only restore the river, but point a new way forward for watersheds across B.C."
Source: The Narwhal, 04/06/2021
"Our Last, Best Chance to Save Atlantic Salmon"
"Atlantic salmon are perilously close to extinction in the United States. Taking down a few dams could go a long way to aiding their recovery, experts say."
Source: The Revelator, 04/06/2021
"More U.S. Coal Power Retired Under Trump Than in Obama's Second Term"
"Remember all of Donald Trump’s promises to put coal miners back to work? Turns out, his repeated attacks on the environment to try and bail out dirty fuels were all for naught. More coal-fired power was taken off the grid under Trump’s presidency than under former President Barack Obama’s second term, a new analysis from Global Energy Monitor shows."
Source: Earther, 04/06/2021
Can Biden Change America's Preference For Cars Over Trains and Buses?
"If America is dominated by car culture and the call of the open road, there is a big reason for that: Over the past 65 years, the United States has spent nearly $10 trillion in public funds on highways and roads, and just a quarter of that on subways, buses and passenger rail."
Source: NYTimes, 04/06/2021
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