Infrastructure: Trump Decries 'Painful' Permitting, Big Enviro Reviews
"President Trump concluded his 'infrastructure week' today by promising to 'hold the bureaucracy accountable.'"
Source: Greenwire, 06/12/2017
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"7 Years After BP Oil Spill, Oyster Farming Takes Hold In South"
"Eight miles down a dirt road through the swamps of southwest Alabama, Lane Zirlott has 1.8 million oysters in the water at his family's farm in Sandy Bay."
Source: NPR, 06/12/2017
Federal Judge Denies Trump Admin Appeal In Youth Climate Lawsuit
"A federal judge has denied the Trump administration's appeal in a climate change lawsuit, paving the way for the unprecedented suit to go to trial."
Source: Think Progress, 06/12/2017
Transit Projects Across US at Risk As Trump Infrastructure Plan Falters
"Dozens of public transit projects around the country are in danger of stalling as the White House’s plan to boost U.S. infrastructure fails to gain momentum — with thousands of jobs at risk."
Source: Washington Post, 06/12/2017
"193 Nations Urge Action To Protect Oceans -- with US Protest"
"UNITED NATIONS — The 193 U.N. member nations issued an urgent call for action Friday to reverse the decline in the health and productivity of the world’s oceans — with the United States backing the action plan but rejecting its support for the Paris agreement to tackle climate change."
Source: AP, 06/12/2017
"Chimps Are Not People, Cannot Be Freed From Custody: New York Court"
"Chimpanzees do not deserve the same rights as people, a New York state appeals court unanimously concluded on Thursday, as it refused to order the release of two of the animals to a primate sanctuary."
Source: Reuters, 06/09/2017
"Trump Budget Risks Harm to U.S. Energy Future: 7 Former DOE Officials
"Seven former heads of the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy — from both Republican and Democratic administrations—teamed up on Thursday to warn Congress that the Trump administration's budget could do 'serious harm' to America's energy future."
Source: InsideClimate News, 06/09/2017
Exxon May Have Erased 7 Years of Tillerson's 'Wayne Tracker' Emails
"Up to seven years of emails that former ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson wrote under the alias 'Wayne Tracker' may have been erased, a company witness has told investigators for the New York attorney general."
Source: InsideClimate News, 06/09/2017
"Nine of World's Biggest Fishing Firms Sign Up To Protect Oceans"
"Nine of the world’s biggest fishing companies have signed up to protect the world’s oceans, pledging to help stamp out illegal activities, including the use of slave labour, and prevent overfishing."
Source: Guardian, 06/09/2017
"UN Chief Tackles Issue Of Global Clean Water Shortage"
"UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Tuesday that by 2050 global demand for fresh water is projected to grow by more than 40 percent and at least a quarter of the world's population will live in countries with a 'chronic or recurrent' lack of clean water."
Source: AP, 06/09/2017
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