"An electric utility didn't violate the Clean Water Act when arsenic linked to its Virginia power plant wound up in waterways, a federal court ruled today."
"Across the southeastern United States, masses of residents fled the approach of Hurricane Florence yesterday, with officials in a half-dozen states echoing the warning of National Hurricane Center Director Ken Graham: 'It's a catastrophic event.'"
You're invited to New York University (or online), 6:00-8:00 p.m., to explore the global trade in endangered wildlife and the challenges for science journalists on the battle lines of conservation. Join science journalist Rachel Nuwer, author of "Poached," and Timothy Tear, ED of the Wildlife Conservation Society's Africa Program, moderated by Robert Lee Hotz, science writer for The Wall Street Journal.
The Miss America pageant didn’t feature any swimsuits on Sunday, but thanks to one contestant, it did contain a moment of revealing activism. Instead of giving the usual upbeat bio during her introduction, Miss Michigan Emily Sioma talked about the Flint water crisis."
"The Trump administration transferred nearly $10 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency earlier this year to fund immigrant detention and deportation efforts, according to a document released Tuesday by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore)."
"Former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt and onetime White House strategist Steve Bannon instigated President Trump's decision to leave the Paris climate accord."
"A proposal to send used nuclear fuel to West Texas didn't end last year, but it did stall during a trip to corporate purgatory."
"For decades, since a local company dumped untold amounts of industrial chemicals nearby, residents of Minden, W.Va., have been searching for answers."
"People from around the world gathered in San Francisco Tuesday a day before the start of the Global Climate Action Summit as the international community looks to California for solutions to climate change."
"A key EPA program that helps state and local governments boost drinking water quality would be extended by three years under a broad water infrastructure deal agreed to by House and Senate negotiators this week, which also takes aim at the permitting process for hydropower projects."
