"GOP 'Betraying Mascot' Elephant, Animal Activists Say"
"GOP lawmakers are 'betraying the party's mascot' with legislation that would roll back protections for endangered African elephants, animal rights activists say."
Source: The Hill, 08/01/2014
Environmental Politics
"Deal Still Not Reached on NC Coal Ash Bill"
North Carolina lawmakers said Thursday they still haven't reached agreement on legislation requiring Duke Energy to limit pollution leaking from its coal ash dumps across the state, nearly six months after a spill coated 70 miles of the Dan River with gray sludge."
Source: AP, 08/01/2014
"DOE Approves Second Gas Export Terminal in Oregon"
"The Department of Energy (DOE) gave conditional approval to a second Oregon facility to export liquefied natural gas to countries that don't have a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the U.S."
Source: The Hill, 08/01/2014
"Green Groups Too White And Too Male Compared To Other Sectors: Report"
"Survey of 300 US environmental groups show lower percentage of jobs held by ethnic minorities than in science and engineering"
Source: Guardian, 07/31/2014
"EPA: Proliferation of Top-Job Vacancies And No End in Sight"
"U.S. EPA is on the verge of having more vacancies than Senate-confirmed officials in its top jobs."
Source: Greenwire, 07/31/2014
"Religious Conservatives Embrace Pollution Fight"
"WASHINGTON — The Rev. Lennox Yearwood punched his fist in the air as he rhythmically boomed into the microphone: 'This is a moment for great leadership. This is a moment for our country to stand up. This is our moment.'"
Source: NY Times, 07/31/2014
EPA Press Office Obfuscation Keeps Complaints Boiling
If you want to interview an EPA official about a drinking water pollution catastrophe or a controversy about air pollution from fracking, the press office may do its best to stop you. Examples abound. But, there are ways for journalists to push back. Read about them here.
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What the Public Isn't Allowed To Know Could Kill You
The federal government has not only done very little to protect the public from the mass-casualty threats chemical facilities present to neighboring communities, they've focused efforts on keeping the public from knowing about those threats or the government's own failures to keep them safe. Now the U.S. EPA has signaled that it is about to revise a key rule governing chemical facility safety and security.
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Canada: "Emails Show Secrecy on Federal Oilsands Probe"
"Proposed answers from Environment Canada to questions about a 2013 oilsands leak triggered emails suggesting the ministry 'limit information' given to media."
Source: Toronto Star, 07/30/2014
Lawmakers, Corporations Gather For Secret Meeting Against Clean Energy
"Going into their annual meeting in Dallas, Texas on Wednesday, ALEC — the secretive organization that brings together conservative politicians and major corporate interests — is looking to recalibrate their approach to repealing or obstructing a range of clean energy initiatives after a year of state-level defeats."
Source: Climate Progress, 07/30/2014
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