"Supreme Court: Justices Decline Mine Spill, Air Pollution Cases"
"The Supreme Court [Monday] declined to add two environmental cases to its docket for the fall term."
Source: Greenwire, 06/27/2017
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"Utah Wildfire Grows As 2 Powerful California Blazes Spread"
"The nation's largest wildfire has forced more than 1,500 people from their homes and cabins in a southern Utah mountain area home to a ski town and popular fishing lake."
Source: AP, 06/27/2017
"EPA" Agency Seeks Applicants For Hot-Button Science Panels"
"U.S. EPA is putting the word out that the agency is in the market for science advisers."
Source: Greenwire, 06/27/2017
"California To List Glyphosate As Cancer-Causing; Monsanto Vows Fight"
"Glyphosate, an herbicide and the active ingredient in Monsanto Co's popular Roundup weed killer, will be added to California's list of chemicals known to cause cancer effective July 7, the state's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) said on Monday."
Source: Reuters, 06/27/2017
EPA Official Pressured Scientist on Congressional Testimony: Emails
"The Environmental Protection Agency’s chief of staff pressured the top scientist on the agency’s scientific review board to alter her congressional testimony and play down the dismissal of expert advisers, his emails show."
Source: NY Times, 06/27/2017
"Trump and Modi Wrap Climate Change Differences in Shroud of Silence"
"India sees its future in renewable energy and supports the Paris Agreement. Trump promotes fossil fuels. Neither leader mentioned climate in their public appearance."
Source: InsideClimate News, 06/27/2017
Interior Appropriations — Dead on Arrival and Live at Five
Even though big proposed budget cuts may be DOA for the Interior Department, it doesn't mean there aren't a wide range of land and resource-related stories emerging from the debates. The latest TipSheet sets the scene and offers a half-dozen ways to localize the Interior Department funding story.
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SEJ Has Strong Presence at This Year’s IRE Conference
This year’s Investigative Reporters and Editors conference in Phoenix, June 22-25, featured a sizable contingent of SEJ members, including three panels with environmental themes and another successful SEJ meet-up to introduce our organization to journalists who don’t yet know about us. Read more and see photos here.
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"Tribal Nations Fight Removal Of Grizzly Protections"
"Leaders worry delisting could invite energy exploration in historic areas."
Source: High Country News, 06/21/2017
"More U.S. Counties Are Finding Zika-Carrying Mosquitoes"
"With the summer mosquito season in full swing in many U.S. states, a new report shows a significant increase in counties across the South that have reported mosquitoes capable of spreading Zika and related viruses."
Source: Washington Post, 06/21/2017
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