"DEP Accepts Plan to Curb Toxic Chemical in NJ’s Drinking Water"
"Surveys have shown the presence of PFNA in New Jersey’s public water systems is much higher than the national rate".
Source: NJ Spotlight, 01/11/2017
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"The Detective of Northern Oddities"
"When a creature mysteriously turns up dead in Alaska—be it a sea otter, polar bear, or humpback whale—veterinary pathologist Kathy Burek gets the call. Her necropsies reveal cause of death and causes for concern as climate change frees up new pathogens and other dangers in a vast, thawing north."
Source: Outside, 01/11/2017
30 Years Later, Blackfoot Tribes See Environmental Win On Sacred Grounds
"U.S. officials on Tuesday announced the cancellation of the final two oil and gas leases in a wilderness area bordering Glacier National Park that's sacred to the Blackfoot tribes of Montana and Canada."
Source: AP, 01/11/2017
"A Bumblebee Gets New Protection on Obama’s Way Out"
"The Obama administration, rushing to secure its environmental legacy, has increased protection for a humble bumblebee."
Source: NY Times, 01/11/2017
Sessions Failed To Disclose Oil Interests As Required: Ethics Experts
"Attorney general nominee Jeff Sessions did not disclose his ownership of oil interests on land in Alabama as required by federal ethics rules, according to an examination of state records and independent ethics lawyers who reviewed the documents."
Source: Wash Post, 01/11/2017
Anti-Vax Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Will Chair Trump’s Vaccine Safety Panel
"Outspoken vaccine critic Robert Kennedy Jr. has accepted a position within Donald Trump’s administration as chair of a panel on vaccine safety and scientific integrity — the clearest sign yet of the president-elect’s suspicions about vaccines."
Source: STAT, 01/11/2017
"640 Companies To Trump: Stay The Course On Clean Energy"
"A total of 640 businesses and investors sent a letter to President-elect Trump and Congress on Tuesday, strongly urging continued investment in the clean energy sector. The letter, coordinated by the nonprofit group Ceres, which works with investors and companies to promote sustainability, contains big tech names like Adobe, SalesForce, eBay, HP, SolarCity, Symantec and Tesla."
Source: Mashable, 01/11/2017
New DOE Report Warns Of Changing ‘Threat Environment’ For Electric Grid
"At a time of heightened focus on U.S. cybersecurity risks, the Energy Department released a comprehensive report on the nation’s rapidly changing electrical grid Friday that calls for new action to protect against evolving threats."
Source: Wash Post, 01/11/2017
Smoking Costs World Economy $1 Trillion Per Year, WHO Says
"Smoking and its side effects cost the world's economies more than $1 trillion and kill about 6 million people each year — with deaths expected to rise by more than a third by 2030, according to a new report from the World Health Organization and the National Cancer Institute."
Source: Wash Post, 01/11/2017
"Volkswagen Set to Plead Guilty and to Pay U.S. $4.3 Billion in Deal"
"Volkswagen is on the verge of pleading guilty to criminal charges and paying $4.3 billion in fines, in a deal that would resolve a federal criminal investigation into its cheating on vehicle emissions tests, the automaker said on Tuesday."
Source: NY Times, 01/11/2017
