Parts of Hanford Nuclear Cleanup Could Be Shelved For 10 Years
"Richland, WA -- The Department of Energy appears to be backpedaling on moving highly radioactive capsules to safer storage at Hanford anytime soon."
Source: Tri-City Herald, 03/12/2020
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Minn.: "Supreme Court Upholds Winona County’s Silica Sand Mining Ban"
"The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Winona County’s ban on the mining and processing of silica sand, which is used in the oil and gas industry for hydraulic fracturing."
Source: AP, 03/12/2020
"Polar Ice Caps Melting Six Times Faster Than In 1990S"
"The polar ice caps are melting six times faster than in the 1990s, according to the most complete analysis to date."
Source: Guardian, 03/12/2020
Watchdog Probes Why Forest Service Gave Grant To Alaska For Tongass Work
"The federal Office of the Inspector General is opening an investigation into how the U.S. Forest Service granted millions of dollars to the State of Alaska to work on a Roadless Rule decision in the Tongass National Forest."
Source: KTOO, 03/12/2020
"Electricity: Grid Overseer Issues Warning On Coronavirus"
"The top U.S. grid security monitor urged power utilities to prepare for the new coronavirus in a rare alert yesterday, adding to a chorus of warnings from federal and private organizations."
Source: EnergyWire, 03/12/2020
"Senators Press Trump Deputy EPA Pick At Confirmation Hearing"
"Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle pressed President Trump’s pick for the No. 2 position at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on a range of issues during an at times contentious Senate hearing Wednesday."
Source: The Hill, 03/12/2020
Senate Environment Panel To Hear HFC Plan Stalling Energy Bill Passage
"The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee will hold a legislative hearing on a proposal that's become a major sticking point in negotiations surrounding bipartisan energy legislation."
Source: The Hill, 03/12/2020
"WHO Declares Novel Coronavirus Outbreak A Pandemic"
"The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a pandemic."
Source: CNN, 03/12/2020
NEPA: 18 States Ask Trump WH To Withdraw Major Environmental Rollback
"Attorneys general for 18 states are asking the Trump administration to withdraw a rule that would roll back a bedrock environmental law, arguing the proposal is “unlawful, unreasonable, and unjustified.”"
Source: The Hill, 03/12/2020
"Electricity: Utah Plans First-Of-A-Kind 100% Renewable Hydrogen Plant
"Utah took a step forward yesterday in switching a coal plant to 100% renewable hydrogen — a plan that would allow Los Angeles to be the first U.S. city powered by the fuel."
Source: EnergyWire, 03/11/2020
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