"Vermont Urged To Act Swiftly To Test Water In Schools"
"Some lawmakers and environmental activists say the state of Vermont needs to act faster to test water in schools for the presence of lead."
Source: AP, 01/02/2019
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Taxpayers on the Hook for Insuring Farmers Against Growing Climate Risks
"The American Farm Bureau lobbies to protect the status quo, and its own interests".
Source: InsideClimate News, 01/02/2019
Melting Arctic Ice Pours 14,000 Tons Of Water Per Second Into The Ocean
"A new scientific survey has found that the glaciers of the Arctic are the world’s biggest contributors to rising seas, shedding ice at an accelerating rate that now adds well over a millimeter to the level of the ocean every year."
Source: Washington Post, 01/02/2019
"Trash, Toilet Odor Build At National Parks Amid Government Shutdown"
"California's Joshua Tree National Park on Wednesday will become the latest casualty of the federal government's partial shutdown, closing campgrounds amid health and safety concerns over near-capacity pit toilets."
Source: CNN, 01/02/2019
"Appropriations: House Dems End Year With Interior-EPA Spending Plan"
"House Democrats signaled their readiness for 2019 combat with President Trump with the New Year's Eve release of an omnibus spending bill aimed at reopening the government."
Source: E&E Daily, 01/02/2019
Oversight on EPA FOIA Screening, Covering Pipeline Protests, Feedlot Air Emissions, Data on Illegal Fishing
The new year will likely mean subpoenas on EPA’s FOIA response policies, as a Democrat takes the chair in the House Oversight Committee amid charges the agency is choking off politically sensitive record requests. And are new laws in a dozen states making coverage of pipeline protests a felony? That, plus air emission exemptions for animal feedlot operators and data on illegal fishing. All in the latest issue of the WatchDog.
Under Trump, Squalls over Science Will Continue in 2019
The Trump administration’s “war on science” is playing out not just at the EPA, with its controversial proposed “secret science” rule, but at federal agencies throughout the government. This special TipSheet lays out the conflict, and offers guidance on how to turn the overarching issue into a story with character and a regional or local sense of place. Plus, see more in our ongoing 2019 Journalists’ Guide to Energy & Environment.
"Climate Change Takes Toll On French Oyster Farmers"
"Gulping down oysters has long been a favourite New Year's Eve ritual for the French, but as winters get warmer and summers get drier many growers worry there will soon be fewer of the prized mollusks to go around."
Source: AFP, 12/31/2018
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Every presidential administration tries to influence the press — and sometimes can even stand in the way of reporters doing their jobs. But no previous administration has ever labeled reporters the “enemy of the people,” as President Trump has done, over and over again.
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"Right Whale Watchers Rejoice As Calf Spotted Off Jacksonville Coast"
"A critically endangered right whale calf was spotted off Jacksonville on Friday, the first calf of the species seen in nearly two years, giving local whale watchers high hopes for the coming weeks."
Source: Panama City News Herald, 12/31/2018
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