"Public Lands: Sage Grouse, Climate Lawsuits Loom Over BLM Lease Sale"
"Over the next week and a half, the federal government will make its quarterly offering of public lands for sale to oil and gas developers."
Source: EnergyWire, 12/06/2018
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"Air Pollution: White House Signs Off On Final Ozone Rule"
"The White House's regulatory shop has completed its assessment of a hot-button ozone rule, putting EPA on track to issue the final version by tomorrow's [Thursday's] court-ordered deadline."
Source: Greenwire, 12/06/2018
Greenhouse Emissions Accelerate Like a ‘Speeding Freight Train’ in 2018
"Greenhouse gas emissions worldwide are growing at an accelerating pace this year, researchers said Wednesday, putting the world on track to face some of the most severe consequences of global warming sooner than expected."
Source: NY Times, 12/06/2018
"The Re-beavering of the American West"
"An industrious but finicky pest could be the key to restoring Washington State’s wetlands and salmon populations."
Source: bioGraphic, 12/05/2018
"Nuclear: Downtime At 'Aging' Grand Gulf Attracts Increased Scrutiny"
Nuclear power is being hyped as a reliable baseload source for the grid. But the massive Grand Gulf plant in Mississippi is only putting out full power 52 percent of the time.
Source: EnergyWire, 12/05/2018
"Can We Grow More Food on Less Land? We’ll Have To, a New Study Finds"
"If the world hopes to make meaningful progress on climate change, it won’t be enough for cars and factories to get cleaner. Our cows and wheat fields will have to become radically more efficient, too."
Source: NY Times, 12/05/2018
"US Coal Consumption Drops To Lowest Level Since 1979"
"Americans are consuming less coal in 2018 than at any time since Jimmy Carter’s presidency, a federal report said Tuesday, as cheap natural gas and other rival sources of energy frustrate the Trump administration’s pledges to revive the U.S. coal industry."
Source: AP, 12/05/2018
Bloomberg, Focusing on Climate, Says He Would Battle Coal Industry
"CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — On a wintry day, Michael R. Bloomberg stood in black tassel loafers in melting snow while he inspected solar panels on a rooftop, then said he would make climate change “the issue” of the 2020 presidential race."
Source: NY Times, 12/05/2018
Supreme Court: Groundwater's Muddy Legal History Under Clean Water Act
"The Supreme Court has signaled its interest in a potentially game-changing debate over the scope of the Clean Water Act. The justices yesterday invited the Trump administration to weigh in on whether the law applies to pollutants that travel through groundwater before reaching surface water."
Source: Greenwire, 12/05/2018
"Carbon Emissions From Rich Nations Set To Rise in 2018: IEA"
"Carbon dioxide emissions from the world’s advanced economies are set to rise slightly in 2018, breaking a five-year decline, mainly due to higher oil and natural gas use, the International Energy Agency (IEA) says."
Source: Reuters, 12/05/2018
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