"Interior: Who's On The Short List To Replace Zinke?"
"At least half a dozen names are already circulating as President Trump prepares to name a successor for outgoing Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke."
Source: Greenwire, 12/18/2018
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"Groups Sue To Block Oil Production In Alaska's Beaufort Sea"
"ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Five conservation groups filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to block oil production from a proposed artificial gravel island in federal Arctic waters."
Source: AP, 12/18/2018
"Appropriations: Interior and EPA Furloughs Loom"
"Congress doesn't have a deal for averting a federal shutdown later this week that could send thousands of Interior Department and EPA workers home early for the holidays."
Source: E&E Daily, 12/18/2018
"On A Bat’s Wing And A Prayer"
"Scientists’ plan to track deadly Marburg virus is literally held together with glue".
Source: Washington Post, 12/17/2018
"Regulators Say PG&E Falsified Gas Safety Records"
"The California Public Utilities Commission opened a formal investigation into Pacific Gas & Electric Co. on Thursday, alleging that the utility may have violated safety standards and falsified gas records."
Source: San Francisco Chronicle, 12/17/2018
"These 15 Trends Have Big Implications For Biodiversity In 2019"
"More than two dozen futurists, environmental scientists and others from around the world recently put their heads together to do a “horizon scan” of emerging trends that are getting relatively little attention but have the potential to have substantial impact on biodiversity conservation in the future."
Source: Ensia, 12/17/2018
"The Smoke Readers Who Keep Tabs on Air Pollution"
"The parking lot at the Settlers Ridge Wave Pool just outside of Pittsburgh is dotted with camping chairs. The people sitting in them are looking up at the sky, as if they’re waiting for a fireworks show to begin. But it’s 8:00 a.m., and this group is here for the ‘visible emissions observer certification and training program.’"
Source: Allegheny Front, 12/17/2018
Newark Said Its Water Was Safe, But It Was Warned Of Problems Months Ago
"City officials in Newark said they learned in October that lead water contamination wasn’t just affecting a dozen homes, but was a “widespread problem,” potentially impacting as many as 40,000 residents. But, a newly-released email shows officials were warned at least seven months earlier — months they spent insisting the water was “absolutely safe to drink,” and assuring residents that the issue was confined to a small number of homes."
Source: Newark Star-Ledger, 12/17/2018
"McKibben Calls FBI Tracking Of Environmental Activists “Contemptible”"
"As the result of a Freedom of Information suit brought by The Guardian, the FBI has revealed it maintained an open investigation of 350.org — the climate activism group founded by Bill McKibben — and its members as part of an ongoing anti-terrorism campaign."
Source: CleanTechnica, 12/17/2018
"Black Lung Disease Is Still Killing Miners."
"Today’s black lung rates are higher than 50 years ago, affecting men as young as their 30s, and in Kentucky their right to decent healthcare is being curtailed".
Source: Guardian, 12/17/2018
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