"Forests: Feds Embrace Controlled Burns As Weapon Against Wildfires"
"The Forest Service plans to step up its use of prescribed fire — and it's counting on the South to help promote the idea."
Source: Greenwire, 08/28/2018
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Houston: "Harris County Voters Pass $2.5 Billion Flood Bond"
"A year to the day after Hurricane Harvey dumped 27 trillion gallons of water on southeast Texas, swamped 204,000 Harris County homes and apartments and killed more than 50 residents in the region, voters overwhelmingly approved a $2.5 billion flood infrastructure bond designed to protect the area in future storms."
Source: Houston Chronicle, 08/28/2018
Arizona Clean-Energy Ballot Measure Can Go On Nov. Ballot, Judge Rules
"A Maricopa County Superior Court judge on Monday allowed a clean-energy initiative to go on the November ballot despite a challenge from opponents who argued the initiative did not gather enough legal signatures.?
Source: Arizona Republic, 08/28/2018
"Dire Climate Report Raises Fears For California's Future"
"California’s summer of deadly wildfires and dangerous heatwaves will soon be the new normal if nothing is done to stop climate change, a report released on Monday warns."
Source: Guardian, 08/28/2018
NJ Gov. Murphy Vetoes Plastic Bag Tax, Tells Lawmakers To Try Again
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced Monday morning he vetoed a bill which would have placed a five-cent fee on single-use plastic and paper bags handed out by retailers statewide.
Source: Newark Star-Ledger, 08/28/2018
DuPont Spinoff Chemours Lobbied EPA to Stave Off Greener Coolants
"Chemours asks in letter to the EPA for help promoting its HFO refrigerants, to stave off natural coolants that cause far less global warming."
Source: The Intercept, 08/28/2018
"French Environment Minister Quits In New Body Blow To Macron"
"French Environment Minister Nicolas Hulot resigned on Tuesday in frustration over sluggish progress on climate goals and nuclear energy policy, dealing a major blow to President Emmanuel Macron’s already tarnished green credentials."
Source: Reuters, 08/28/2018
Army Forms Plan To Test 40,000 Homes For Lead Following Reuters Report
"The U.S. Army has drafted a plan to test for toxic lead hazards in 40,000 homes on its bases, military documents show, in a sweeping response to a Reuters report that found children at risk of lead poisoning in military housing."
Source: Reuters, 08/28/2018
"Ebola Outbreak Now At 105 Cases, And Bordering Countries Are On Alert"
"MPONDWE, Uganda — On Tuesdays and Fridays, an estimated 19,000 people stream down the hill from Congo’s North Kivu province to cross the border into this small town, many of them headed to a sprawling open-air market."
Source: Washington Post, 08/27/2018
"TVA Considering Shuttering 2 Coal Plants"
"The Tennessee Valley Authority could retire two of its six remaining coal plants, as the federally owned power supplier undertakes a study of its entire generation fleet just one day after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said it is seeking to replace Obama-era emissions controls."
Source: S&P Global, 08/27/2018
