Changing Electric Grid May Make Dams Expendable — And Help Save Salmon
"PASCO, Wash. -- The fate of the Northwest salmon may be decided by the way you use your heater and your air conditioner."
Source: Idaho Statesman, 08/07/2017
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"Under Trump, Coal Mining Gets New Life on U.S. Lands"
"The Trump administration is wading into one of the oldest and most contentious debates in the West by encouraging more coal mining on lands owned by the federal government. It is part of an aggressive push to both invigorate the struggling American coal industry and more broadly exploit commercial opportunities on public lands."
Source: NY Times, 08/07/2017
Infrastructure Borrowing Drops As U.S. States Await Trump Plan Details
"President Donald Trump arrived in office having promised a bold $1 trillion infrastructure investment plan over 10 years for roads, bridges, airports and transit systems crumbling by the day across the United States. But nearly seven months later the administration has produced few details on the future of federal infrastructure funding, one reason why state and municipal governments have issued fewer bonds to improve roads, water systems and other projects so far in 2017."
Source: Reuters, 08/07/2017
"Let Forest Fires Burn? What the Black-Backed Woodpecker Knows"
"A scientific debate is intensifying over whether too much money and too many lives are lost fighting forest fires."
Source: NY Times, 08/07/2017
GMO Salmon Caught In US Regulatory Net, But Canadians Have Eaten 5 Tons
"Genetically modified salmon have been approved for sale in the United States, but labeling complications have prevented them from coming to market. In Canada, however, according to a report released Friday by the company AquaBounty, five tons of genetically modified salmon filets have been sold so far."
Source: Washington Post, 08/07/2017
"Keystone XL Pipeline Fate In Balance As Nebraska Opens Hearings"
"Nebraska regulators will hear final arguments for and against TransCanada Corp’s proposed Keystone XL pipeline this week before deciding whether to approve its route later this year, the last big hurdle for the long-delayed project after President Donald Trump gave it federal approval."
Source: Reuters, 08/07/2017
US to Join Climate Talks Despite Planned Withdrawal From Paris Accord
"The White House formally notified the United Nations on Friday that it intends to abandon the Paris agreement on climate change but remains open to 're-engaging' on the accord."
Source: NY Times, 08/07/2017
Two Fatal Grizzly Bear Attacks Changed Human Link With Wildlife
"Patrol ranger Bert Gildart was driving down the highest pass in Glacier National Park just after midnight on Aug. 13, 1967, when a woman’s voice suddenly crackled over his two-way radio. It was another ranger, and she had a horrifying message: A grizzly bear had mauled someone at the popular Granite Park guest chalet."
Source: Washington Post, 08/04/2017
Undiscovered Peatlands Might Be a Critical Carbon Sink
"The fate of these carbon-hoarding habitats will play a big role in our planet’s climate future".
Source: Ensia, 08/04/2017
EPA Staff Forced to Work on Energy Industry’s Wish List: Ex-Official
"EPA staffers are spending their days addressing an industry wish list of changes to environmental law, according to Elizabeth Southerland, a former senior agency official who issued a scathing public farewell message when she ended her 30-year career there on Monday."
Source: The Intercept, 08/04/2017
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