A New Breed Of Falcons Soars Back From Brink Of Extinction In Virginia
"For nine years, a pair of peregrine falcons have made their home in an unlikely place: the smokestacks of a Virginia power plant."
Source: Washington Post, 05/31/2017
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"Maryland Joins California In Battling Antibiotic Overuse On Farms"
"Maryland has become the second U.S. state to pass a law banning the routine use of antibiotics in healthy livestock and poultry, a move aimed at battling the rise of dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria known as 'superbugs.'"
Source: Reuters, 05/31/2017
With Trump, A Full-Scale Assault on Protections for U.S. Public Lands
"With a series of actions – including proposals to de-authorize recently created national monuments and open environmentally sensitive lands to fossil-fuel development – the Trump administration is moving to overturn long-standing U.S. policies on protecting the nation’s public lands."
Source: YaleE360, 05/31/2017
"Coal: Art, Activism Mix In Airborne Crusade Against Strip Mining"
"RALEIGH COUNTY, W.Va. — Environmentalists have turned a hobbyist drone into a weapon in their long, bitter battle against strip mining."
Source: Greenwire, 05/31/2017
"U.S. Resists Plan To Link Climate Change, Ocean Health: UN Co-Chair"
"The United States is resisting plans to highlight how climate change is disrupting life in the oceans at a U.N. conference of almost 200 nations next week, Sweden's deputy prime minister, who will co-chair the talks, said on Tuesday."
Source: Reuters, 05/31/2017
"Lawsuit Alleges EPA Failed To Protect Shenandoah River"
"A federal lawsuit alleges the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency failed to protect the Shenandoah River from pollution that's caused the scenic waterway to become clogged with algae blooms."
Source: AP, 05/31/2017
"The Only Place In America Where Coal Demand Has Risen Is Nebraska"
"Looking for a rare bright spot in U.S. coal? Consider Nebraska, the only state producing more electricity from the fossil fuel than it did a decade ago, according to a Bloomberg analysis of U.S. government data."
Source: Bloomberg, 05/31/2017
"DOE: Agency Axes 'Clean Energy' From Tech Websites"
"The Department of Energy has removed the words 'clean energy' from multiple technology webpages, suggesting a greater focus on fossil fuels."
Source: Greenwire, 05/31/2017
"Three Mile Island, Site Of 1979 Nuclear Accident, To Close In 2019"
"Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island power plant will close in 2019, forty years after it was the site of the worst nuclear accident in U.S. history, as low natural gas prices make the costs of atomic energy uncompetitive, its owner said on Tuesday."
Source: Reuters, 05/31/2017
"Trump Is Pulling U.S. Out Of Paris Climate Deal"
"President Trump has made his decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the decision. Details on how the withdrawal will be executed are being worked out by a small team including EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt."
Source: Axios, 05/31/2017
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