"Sunscreen Chemicals Pose Threat To Horseshoe Crabs"
"Scientists say the sunscreen we slather on when we head to the beach may be deadly for horseshoe crabs."
Source: Cape Gazette, 04/07/2017
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Review Of Dominion Power's Chesapeake Site Leaves Out Most Of Coal Ash
"State lawmakers this week agreed to stretch out a regulatory review of Dominion Virginia Power’s plan to permanently store coal ash at four sites, including in Chesapeake. ... But assessments planned by Dominion to help state regulators decide next year if the cap-in-place proposals are still sound may not include most of the ash stored at the Chesapeake site, the company has indicated."
Source: Norfolk Virginian-Pilot, 04/07/2017
"Interior: Rumored Top Pick Draws Fire For Role In Water Project"
"An ongoing fight over a controversial pipeline project to pump water out of California's Mojave Desert has sparked allegations that the project is being pushed by the rumored pick for a top Interior post who could gain financially if the project is approved."
Source: Greenwire, 04/07/2017
"Kids Poisoned By Lead in CHA Housing; Landlords Still Got Paid"
"As private landlords increasingly take over the government's role of housing low-income families, dozens of children have been poisoned by brain-damaging lead while living in homes and apartments declared safe by the Chicago Housing Authority. Taxpayers often still paid the rent."
Source: Chicago Tribune, 04/07/2017
"Appeals Court Upholds California's Anti-Greenhouse Gas Program"
"A state appeals court on Thursday ruled California's high profile market system for reducing greenhouse gas emissions does not amount to an illegal tax, a decision that could lift a pall over the so-called cap-and-trade program's marketplace for buying and selling pollution allowances."
Source: Reuters, 04/07/2017
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"India's Ganges Clean-Up In A Shambles, Modi Intervenes"
"India's $3 billion plan to clean the holy Ganges river is badly behind schedule with large stretches contaminated by toxic waste and sewage, forcing Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene, according to government officials and documents seen by Reuters."
Source: Reuters, 04/06/2017
"Chesapeake Cleanup Cuts Blasted By Region's Lawmakers"
"Lawmakers from states surrounding the Chesapeake Bay on Wednesday expressed bipartisan criticism of President Donald Trump’s proposal to end federal support for cleaning up Chesapeake Bay."
Source: Capital News Service, 04/06/2017
"Lawmakers Advance Bills To Revive Solar Industry In Nevada"
"Nevada lawmakers pressed forward Wednesday with a package of bills they say will make homemade solar energy an affordable option once again for state residents."
Source: AP, 04/06/2017
Coal Is on the Way Out at Electric Utilities, No Matter What Trump Says
"In Page, Ariz., the operators of the Navajo Generating Station, the largest coal-fired power plant in the West, have announced plans to close it by 2019. The electric utility Dayton Power & Light will shut two coal plants in southern Ohio by next year. Across the country, at least six other coal-fired power plants have shut since November, and nearly 40 more are to close in the next four years."
Source: NY Times, 04/06/2017
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