"How Hamilton's Ghost Rivers Haunt City's New Development"
"'Water always wins in the end': Lost rivers slow development and capture the imagination".
Source: CBC News, 01/16/2017
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"UK Climate Scientists Raise Concerns About Trump Presidency"
"British climate scientists asked Britain's prime minister on Monday to press U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to acknowledge climate change risks and support international action to slow global warming."
Source: Reuters, 01/16/2017
Wisconsin: "DNR Purges Climate Change From Web Page"
"The state Department of Natural Resources recently scrubbed language from an agency web page on the Great Lakes that said humans and greenhouse gases are the main cause of climate change."
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 01/16/2017
Wyoming Bill Would Prevent Utilities From Using Clean Energy
"While many U.S. states have mandates and incentives to get more of their electricity from renewable energy, Republican legislators in Wyoming are proposing to cut the state off from its most abundant, clean resource—wind—and ensuring its continued dependence on coal."
Source: InsideClimate News, 01/16/2017
"A Big Test for Big Batteries"
"In Southern California in the fall of 2015, a giant natural gas leak not only caused one of the worst environmental disasters in the nation’s history, it also knocked out a critical fuel source for regional power plants. Energy regulators needed a quick fix."
Source: NY Times, 01/16/2017
"EPA Defies Automakers by Keeping Efficiency Standards Intact"
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it’s keeping vehicle efficiency standards intact through the 2025 model year, shoring up a key piece of President Barack Obama’s environmental legacy against a challenge by the incoming administration."
Source: Bloomberg, 01/16/2017
"Poison Fruit"
"Dow Chemical Wants Farmers to Keep Using a Pesticide Linked to Autism and ADHD".
Source: The Intercept, 01/16/2017
Scott Pruitt, Trump’s EPA Pick, Backed Industry Donors Over Regulators
"A legal fight to clean up tons of chicken manure fouling the waters of Oklahoma’s bucolic northeastern corner — much of it from neighboring Arkansas — was in full swing six years ago when the conservative lawyer Scott Pruitt took office as Oklahoma’s attorney general. His response: Put on the brakes."
Source: NY Times, 01/16/2017
Journalists' Guide to Energy & Environment 2017
Feb 3, 2017 3 - 5 p.m. ET #SEJ2017 The Society of Environmental Journalists launched SEJ's new report, "Journalists' Guide to Energy and Environment 2017," at the Woodrow Wilson Center introduced by SEJ Board President and Climate Central Senior Science Writer Bobby Magill (pictured). The presentation was followed by a panel discussion with leading reporters and editors, a reception and exhibit opening of the exhibit, "Climate Change in Our World," featuring the photography of SEJ member Gary Braasch.
One-Day Workshop: Media Law for Journalists
This Media Law Resource Center workshop and roundtable in Doral, Florida is for freelancers, bloggers, reporters, editors in print, digital or video spaces, podcasters — any media worker without the benefit of a legal department. Top media lawyers will give practical advice on numerous topics; editors and writers will share tips and strategies on career paths and story pitches.
