"Endangered Species Act: Get Ready For Big Changes, Says GOP"
"The Endangered Species Act may soon be, well, endangered."
Source: Christian Science Monitor, 01/19/2017
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"Cabinet: Trump Will Tap Former Gov. Perdue For Top Agriculture Post"
"President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue (R) as Agriculture secretary, with an ann"ouncement planned for tomorrow morning."
Source: Greenwire, 01/19/2017
"Goldman Prize-Winning Activist Slain In Northern Mexico"
"A Mexican indigenous leader who was awarded the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize in 2005 for his fight against illegal logging has been shot dead, less than a year after another winner of the award was slain in Honduras."
Source: AP, 01/19/2017
Trump EPA Pick Voices Doubts On Climate, Defends Oil Industry Funding
"President-elect Donald Trump's choice to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency expressed doubt about the science behind global climate change during a contentious Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday, but added he would be obliged for now to uphold the EPA's finding carbon dioxide poses a public danger."
Source: Reuters, 01/19/2017
Agriculture: "Trump's Last Vacant Cabinet Post"
"Three days before Donald Trump is to be inaugurated as America’s new president, just one Cabinet agency lacks a nominee to lead it: the Department of Agriculture."
Source: Atlantic, 01/18/2017
Canada vows action on mercury contamination in Grassy Narrows
"The Chief of Grassy Narrows First Nation is asking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to commit in writing to cleaning up the mercury that has contaminated the river near his community. Late Monday, a spokesperson for Trudeau said the federal government will take action to deal with the Grassy Narrows mercury contamination 'once and for all.'"
Source: Toronto Star, 01/18/2017
"EPA cranks out toxics rules during Obama’s last days in office"
"Chemical regulation: EPA cranks out toxics rules during Obama’s last days in office"
Source: C&EN, 01/18/2017
"The twilight of Tokyo's legendary fish market"
As tuna stocks continue to decline, a key Japanese fish market works to stay current.
Source: BBC News, 01/18/2017
"Will Better Science Help Protect Us from Chemical Exposures?"
"A new National Academy of Sciences' risk assessment could accelerate public health protection from pesticides."
Source: Civil Eats, 01/18/2017
"Dakota Access company files motion to halt environmental study"
"Energy Transfer Partners has filed a motion to bar the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from initiating an environmental study for its controversial Dakota Access pipeline crossing at Lake Oahe in North Dakota."
Source: Reuters, 01/18/2017
