"Senate Hope For Permit Deal Alive After DOA House Energy Bill"
"Senate Democrats are still holding out hope for a deal on permitting reform, but a House Republican energy bill is not going to do the trick."
Source: E&E News, 03/16/2023
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Science Talk ’23
The Association of Science Communicators' SCIENCE TALK '23 is a hybrid conference taking place Apr 6-7 both in-person in Portland, Oregon, and with real-time online participation for speakers and attendees. This year's theme is "Giving Science a Voice."
"Arctic Ice Has Seen An ‘Irreversible’ Thinning Since 2007, Study Says"
"Arctic sea ice declined dramatically in 2007 and has never recovered. New research suggests the loss was a fundamental change unlikely to be reversed this century, if ever — perhaps proof of the sort of climate tipping point that scientists have warned the planet could pass as it warms."
Source: Washington Post, 03/16/2023
"Texas Officials Target Climate Science In Textbooks"
"The Texas State Board of Education altered its internal guidance to schools last month to emphasize the “positive” aspects of fossil fuels in science textbooks."
Source: E&E News, 03/16/2023
"California Salmon Season Is Canceled For The First Time Since 2009"
"Federal regulators overseeing West Coast fisheries have effectively called off California’s entire 2023 ocean salmon fishing season, in an effort to protect fish populations that have dwindled during the ongoing drought."
Source: Sacramento Bee, 03/16/2023
Water Restrictions Lifted For Millions in SoCal, But Conservation Urged
"Mandatory water restrictions are being lifted for nearly 7 million people across Southern California following winter storms that have boosted reservoirs and eased the severe shortage that emerged during the state’s driest three-year period on record."
Source: LA Times, 03/16/2023
"Is A Common Industrial Chemical Fueling The Spread Of Parkinson’s Disease?"
"A cancer-causing chemical that is widely used to degrease aviation components and heavy machinery could also be linked to Parkinson’s disease, according to a new research paper that recommends increased scrutiny of areas long contaminated by the compound."
Source: LA Times, 03/16/2023
"E.P.A. Tells Dozens of States to Clean Up Their Smokestacks"
"The Biden administration on Wednesday finalized a rule forcing factories and power plants in 23 Western and Midwestern states to sharply cut smog-causing pollution that is released from their smokestacks and fouls the air in Eastern states."
Source: NYTimes, 03/16/2023
“Take a Number:” SEJ’s Report on Growing FOIA Backlogs
March 15, 2023 — If justice delayed is justice denied, can the same be said of information? The Freedom of Information Act requires federal agencies to respond to requests for documents within 20 business days, barring “unusual circumstances.” But an SEJ review finds that key federal environmental agencies are taking months and even years to respond to records requests.
"Brown Widows Are Winning the Fight for Your Attic and Garage"
"Few spiders in the United States have a more fearsome reputation than black widows. But throughout the South, the bulbous arachnids with red hourglasses on their bellies are engaged in a lethal competition with the brown widow, a relative from abroad — and they’re losing."
Source: NYTimes, 03/15/2023
