"House Committee Votes To Relax Endangered Species Act"
"A House panel passed four GOP-backed bills Thursday to amend the Endangered Species Act (ESA), making compliance easier for industries, states and landowners."
Source: The Hill, 09/28/2018
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"EPA Orders Extensive Cleanup Of Radioactive Waste Site Near St. Louis"
"The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday ordered an aggressive cleanup of a long-controversial landfill contaminated with radioactive waste near St. Louis, delighting community activists who have fought for such an outcome but angering companies who argue that the agency’s own science called for a more modest cleanup."
Source: Washington Post, 09/28/2018
"E.P.A. to Eliminate Office That Advises Agency Chief on Science"
"The Environmental Protection Agency plans to dissolve its Office of the Science Advisor, a senior post that was created to counsel the E.P.A. administrator on the scientific research underpinning health and environmental regulations, according to a person familiar with the agency’s plans. The person spoke anonymously because the decision had not yet been made public."
Source: NY Times, 09/28/2018
Upon Arrival at Flint Airport
Those staying at the following hotels will call their hotel at the number listed for pick-up by the hotel shuttle:
Holiday Inn - Flint Gateway Center
5353 Gateway Centre Dr., Flint, MI 48507
(810) 232-5300
Residence Inn by Marriott - Flint
2202 West Hill Road, Flint, MI 48507
(810) 424-7000
Courtyard by Marriott - Flint
5205 Gateway Centre, Flint, MI 48507
(810) 232-3500
"In Pennsylvania, No Oversight Of Where Some Pipelines Can Be Built"
"Approval necessary for interstate pipelines, but not for those that don't cross state lines "
Source: NPR, 09/27/2018
"Big Changes About Small Fish Are In Store For Fishermen"
"Fisheries managers are adopting a host of potentially major changes for Atlantic herring, an economically important fish that serves as a key part of the ocean ecosystem in New England."
Source: AP, 09/27/2018
"EPA Agrees to Stop Grants for Non-U.S. Researchers"
"The EPA will only provide research dollars and opportunities to U.S. citizens and permanent residents and will no longer support work in its labs by foreign nationals."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 09/27/2018
EPA Urges SC Families To Leave Homes Amid Toxics In Floodwaters
" The federal government has asked four families to leave their homes in Cheraw after finding industrial poisons spread from a contaminated Superfund cleanup site during Hurricane Florence."
Source: Columbia (SC) State, 09/27/2018
"States Blast Plan To Overhaul Endangered Species Protection"
"Ten states are demanding the Trump administration abandon a proposed overhaul of the Endangered Species Act."
Source: AP, 09/27/2018
"World Leaders Gather To Breathe New Life Into Paris Accord"
"World leaders gathered in New York on Wednesday to try to breathe new life into the Paris global climate accord, amid backsliding from several nations over commitments made in the historic deal."
Source: AFP, 09/27/2018
