"Save the Reindeer, Save the Arctic"
"Grazing may slow Arctic climate change, a new study finds -- but we’re gonna need more reindeer."
Source: Pacific Standard, 01/06/2017
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"Washington State Denies Sublease For Coal Export Terminal"
"Washington's outgoing public lands commissioner said Tuesday he is refusing to allow the state's aquatic lands to be used for a major coal-export terminal along the Columbia River. But the company behind the proposal insisted the decision would have no effect on its plans."
Source: AP, 01/06/2017
"Greens Launch Six-Figure Campaign Against EPA Nominee"
"An environmental group is launching a new advertising campaign against the confirmation of President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)."
Source: The Hill, 01/06/2017
"Company Stands By Plan To Bury Nuke Waste Near Lake Huron"
"A Canadian company that wants to bury waste from nuclear power plants near Lake Huron said Tuesday a study of alternative sites had found none better than a location already targeted, which has drawn strong opposition on both sides of the border."
Source: AP, 01/06/2017
Radon A Health Hazard In 40% Of Minnesota Homes, But Few Test For It
"Not enough Minnesotans are testing their homes for radon, despite the state having some of the highest average levels of the dangerous gas in the country, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) warned last week."
Source: MinnPost, 01/06/2017
Does Environment Worsen Diseases That Affect The Immune System?
"The rise in recent decades of diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease and rheumatoid arthritis suggests that factors in the environment are contributing."
Source: Ensia, 01/06/2017
"Republicans Act To Curb U.S. Regulation; Democrats Poised For Fight"
"Republicans lawmakers on Thursday pressed ahead in trying to strip down U.S. regulations, with the House of Representatives passing a bill that requires Congressional approval of major rulemakings that could affect areas ranging from the environment to education."
Source: Reuters, 01/06/2017
Obama Administration Moves To Protect Some Remote Areas Of Alaska
The Interior Department's Bureau of Land Management issued four plans for management of 6.5 million publicly owned acres of Alaska’s eastern interior.
Source: Wash Post, 01/06/2017
"Zinke Scares Greens By Backing Rule To Ease Land Transfers"
"President-elect Donald Trump once rejected the idea of selling public lands to states because he wanted 'to keep the lands great.'"
Source: Greenwire, 01/06/2017
"Louisiana History Washes Away As Sea Levels Rise, Land Sinks"
"Louisiana is losing its coast at a rapid rate because of rising sea levels, development and sinking marshland. Officials are trying to rebuild those marshes and the wetlands, but much of the coast can't be saved."
Source: NPR, 01/06/2017
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