"Tightened EPA Chemical Safety Regs At Risk"
"Industry is pressing Congress to ditch safety upgrades made in wake of deadly West, Texas, plant explosion".
Source: Louisville Courier-Journal, 03/01/2017
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"New Mexico Tribes Pressure Feds On Drilling In Chaco Region"
"Leaders from the nation's largest Native American reservation and pueblos throughout New Mexico are putting more pressure on federal land managers to curb oil and gas development in the northwest corner of the state."
Source: AP, 03/01/2017
Flint Residents Must Pay For Water They Still Can’t Drink Without Filter
"Residents in Flint, Mich., are about to start paying the full cost of their water again, even though what’s flowing from their taps has yet to be declared safe to drink without an approved filter."
Source: Washington Post, 03/01/2017
"Marshall Islands First To Ratify Global HFC Greenhouse Gas Pact"
"The Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean became the first nation on Tuesday to ratify a 2016 accord to cut the use of powerful factory-made greenhouse gases, saying the survival of the nation was at risk from climate change."
Source: Reuters, 03/01/2017
"Nuclear Plant’s Closing Raises New Fears for Jobs and Taxes"
"For years, many Westchester County residents and elected officials clamored for the Indian Point nuclear power plant to be shut down, citing what they said was the untenable risk it posed in an area as populated as greater New York City."
Source: NY Times, 03/01/2017
"U.S. Judge To Rule On Dakota Access Pipeline Easement In Early March"
"A U.S. judge said on Tuesday he hopes to decide by about March 7 on a request by Native American tribes for the Army Corps of Engineers to withdraw an easement on religious grounds for the final link of the Dakota Access Pipeline."
Source: Reuters, 03/01/2017
"Trump Orders Review Of Obama Waterway Regulation"
"U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order on Tuesday directing environmental regulators to review an Obama-era rule that expanded the number of federally protected waterways as the president targets regulations that conservatives consider government overreach."
Source: Reuters, 03/01/2017
"Zinke Heads Toward Confirmation As Interior Secretary"
"Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke is headed toward confirmation as President Donald Trump's Interior secretary, responsible for more than 400 million acres of public land, mostly in the West."
Source: AP, 03/01/2017
"Appropriations: Key Lawmakers Balk At Plan For Steep Cuts At EPA
"Top Republican appropriators aren't embracing a plan to slash federal spending for U.S. EPA that President Trump is due to outline [Tuesday night] in his address to Congress."
Source: E&E Daily, 03/01/2017
"‘Shell Knew’: Oil Giant's 1991 Film Warned Of Climate Change Danger"
"Public information film unseen for years shows Shell had clear grasp of global warming 26 years ago but has not acted accordingly since, say critics".
Source: Guardian, 02/28/2017
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