"EPA: Wheeler Kept Up Industry Meetings After Taking Reins"
"Andrew Wheeler met with a range of companies and trade groups with interests before EPA after he took charge at the agency."
Source: Greenwire, 12/05/2018
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In 2019, PFAS Chemicals Will Show Up in Drinking Water … and Headlines
The vast and widely used PFAS family of chemicals is causing serious worries across the country, as it turns up in more and more drinking water systems. Pressure to regulate it is also growing, but with mixed results. This week’s TipSheet offers a detailed look-ahead on this big, developing story, with a walk-through of the context, what the EPA is (and isn’t) doing, and why states are stepping up.
“Diet for a Changing Climate: Food for Thought”
As our BookShelf column moves to a monthly schedule, we take a look at an imaginative take on how to deal with the spread of invasive species — eating them! A pair of children’s book authors offers insight into the problem for young adult readers (and the rest of us), along with recipes. Read our review.
DEADLINE: The Victor K. McElheny Award
This award, sponsored by the Knight Science Journalism program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, honors local and regional reporting from the US on science, public health, technology or the environment. Winner receives $10,000 and a ceremony hosted by KSJ. No entry fee. Deadline: Jan 31, 2026.
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Environmental journalists are needed more than ever. Outlets are struggling and staffs are shrinking, while our planet’s problems continue to deepen. Naveena Sadasivam (pictured), winner of SEJ's 2017 Award for Outstanding Beat Reporting, Small Market — and others like her — are empowered by your support to persevere in telling the greatest stories on Earth. Hear more from Neena and please give now.
"Clean Air Act Revamp, Climate Part of George H.W. Bush’s Legacy"
"George H.W. Bush was the first president to sign the U.S. onto a global climate deal, a modest effort recognizing the threat of climate change, and possibly the last to successfully take on a wholesale revision of the Clean Air Act."
Source: HuffPost, 12/04/2018
Senate GOPers Sounding More And More Like Trump On Climate Change
"In both subtle and obvious ways, President Trump has reshaped the Republican party in his image ever since taking office. Following a major government climate report delineating the danger facing the United States from rising temperatures, it is clear the rest of the GOP is striking an increasingly Trump-like tone on the issue of climate change ...."
Source: Washington Post, 12/04/2018
"Environmental Groups Sue State To Block Approval of PolyMet"
"Environmental groups have gone to court to challenge the state's decision last month to grant two key permits for the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine near the Iron Range in northeastern Minnesota."
Source: MPR, 12/04/2018
"U.S. Top Court Snubs Environmental Challenge To Trump's Border Wall"
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rebuffed a challenge by three conservation groups to the authority of President Donald Trump’s administration to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, a victory for Trump who has made the wall a centerpiece of his hardline immigration policies."
Source: Reuters, 12/04/2018
"Why Peatlands Matter In The Battle Against Climate Change"
"Living peatlands sequester carbon-dioxide, drawing it down from the atmosphere through plants and trapping it underground as carbon".
Source: Irish Times, 12/04/2018
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