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
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"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
"NOAA Releases Plan For Alaska Endangered Beluga Whales"
"A federal plan for the recovery of an endangered Alaska beluga whale calls for a reduction in threats of high concern while scientists try to pinpoint what has kept the population from growing."
Source: AP, 01/05/2017
"Mapping the Urban Tree Canopy in Major Cities"
"Which cities have the greenest streets? MIT’s Senseable City Lab is pushing toward an answer to this question with a new project called Treepedia."
Source: CityLab, 01/05/2017
"US Workers Making BPA Have Enormous Loads Of It In Them"
"Some workers who make or work with the endocrine-disrupting chemical have levels 1,000 times higher than the general public, a federal study found."
Source: EHN, 01/05/2017
Kasich Signs Law Recognizing Firefighter Cancer As On-The-Job Illness
"Ohio Gov. John Kasich on Wednesday signed a law inspired by a Beachwood fire captain, which will make it easier for firefighters to get worker's compensation and pension benefits when they are diagnosed with cancer."
Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer, 01/05/2017
"Court Delays Appeal Over Obama’s Fracking Rule"
A federal court on Wednesday delayed oral arguments in the Obama administration’s appeal to reinstate its hydraulic fracturing regulation for federal lands for two months."
Source: The Hill, 01/05/2017
"CDC Keeps Secret Its Mishaps With Deadly Germs"
"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which has faced congressional hearings and secret government sanctions over its sloppy lab safety practices, is keeping secret large swaths of information about dozens of recent incidents involving some of the world’s most dangerous bacteria and viruses."
Source: USA TODAY, 01/05/2017
"China To Plow $361 Billion Into Renewable Fuel By 2020"
"China will plow 2.5 trillion yuan ($361 billion) into renewable power generation by 2020, the country's energy agency said on Thursday, as the world's largest energy market continues to shift away from dirty coal power towards cleaner fuels."
Source: Reuters, 01/05/2017
