"Toxic Thaw Syndrome"
"Melting permafrost carries unknown dangers for Arctic marine life."
Source: Hakai, 01/12/2018
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"Judge Rejects Change To Minnesota’s Wild Rice Water Standard"
"An administrative law judge has rejected an attempt by regulators to change Minnesota’s water quality standard for protecting wild rice, saying the proposal violates federal and state law and puts an unfair burden on Native Americans who harvest wild rice for food."
Source: AP, 01/12/2018
"EPA Inspector General Further Expands Probe Into Pruitt Travel"
"The Environmental Protection Agency’s internal inspector general is again expanding its investigation into the travel habits of agency head Scott Pruitt."
Source: The Hill, 01/12/2018
Calif. Regulators OK Closure of Diablo Canyon, State's Last Nuke
"In a landmark decision, the California Public Utilities Commission has decided PG&E can close Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant in 2025 — and San Luis Obispo County still won’t get its much-desired $85 million mitigation settlement to support the community through the shutdown."
Source: San Luis Obispo Tribune, 01/12/2018
Oil Giants See a Future in Offshore Wind Power; Suppliers Too
"Analysts forecast a sixfold increase in offshore wind power capacity by 2030, but while Europe's market booms, U.S. growth has been slow. That may be changing."
Source: InsideClimate News, 01/12/2018
"Canada Lynx No Longer Threatened By Extinction: U.S. Wildlife Agency
"The Canada lynx, a wild cat found in just a handful of mostly western U.S. states as well as Canada, no longer needs federal protection from extinction in the Lower 48 states, U.S. wildlife officials said on Thursday, sparking an outcry from conservationists."
Source: Reuters, 01/12/2018
"Climate Change Is Altering Lakes and Streams, Study Suggests"
"By burning fossil fuels, we have already raised the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by 40 percent, and we’re on track to increase it by much more. Some of that gas may mix into the world’s inland waters, and recent studies hint that this may have profound effects on the species that live in them."
Source: NY Times, 01/12/2018
"Feds: Carmakers Averaged Nearly 25 Mpg In 2016"
"Automakers achieved an average of 24.7 miles per gallon for vehicles made during the 2016 model year, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency."
Source: Detroit News, 01/12/2018
"Shrinking EPA Workforce Has Already Reached Reagan-Era Levels"
"Retirements and departures from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have shrunk its workforce to levels not seen since the Reagan administration."
Source: AP, 01/12/2018
Govt Scientists Say Controversial Pesticide Killing Endangered Salmon
"The federal government's top fisheries experts say that three widely used pesticides — including the controversial insecticide chlorpyrifos — are jeopardizing the survival of many species of salmon, as well as orcas that feed on those salmon."
Source: NPR, 01/12/2018
