"The Monsanto Papers: Getting Dirty, Part 1"
"The tale of Lee Johnson, a California groundskeeper who was diagnosed with terminal cancer he alleged was caused by his exposure to Monsanto's Roundup herbicides."
Source: EHN, 03/12/2021
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"Senate Confirms Michael Regan To Lead EPA"
"The Senate confirmed Michael Regan to lead the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, putting the North Carolina regulator in charge of restoring the climate and water pollution regulations that the Trump administration had weakened."
Source: Politico, 03/11/2021"Biden Delays Trump Changes To Lead And Copper Drinking Water Rule"
"The Biden administration announced on Wednesday that it is delaying the implementation of a Trump administration update to a rule governing lead and copper in drinking water."
Source: The Hill, 03/11/2021"Fish And Wildlife Service Under Trump Faulted For Lack Of Opinions"
"The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) did not provide an opinion on the majority of consultation requests reviewed by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), despite a requirement in the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA), according to a report released Wednesday by the GAO."
Source: The Hill, 03/11/2021"In New Oversight Role, Katie Porter Targets Oil Industry"
"Rep. Katie Porter spent the last two years drawing out some of the most revealing, and damning, admissions from executives of major banks and pharmaceutical companies. She could now be poised to do the same with leaders of the oil and gas industry."
Source: E&E News, 03/11/2021"‘There’s No Town Left’: Fukushima’s Eerie Landscapes"
"Ten years after a devastating earthquake and tsunami led to a nuclear meltdown in northern Japan, residents are readjusting to places that feel familiar and hostile at once."
Source: NYTimes, 03/11/2021Oil’s Fight to Roll Back Tribal Sovereignty After Supreme Court Decision
"Gov. Kevin Stitt’s commission to sort out Oklahoma’s future is stacked with oil and gas insiders — and has no Indigenous voices."
Source: The Intercept, 03/11/2021Arizona Legislature Resists Attempts To Protect Groundwater And Rivers
"The Arizona Legislature has taken up a range of water-related measures this year, but some bills that would strengthen the state’s water rules to protect declining groundwater and desert streams have run into opposition and have failed to move forward."
Source: Arizona Republic, 03/11/2021"Solar Storms Can Wreak Havoc. We Need Better Space Weather Forecasts"
"Since December 2019, the sun has been moving into a busier part of its cycle, when increasingly intense pulses of energy can shoot out in all directions. Some of these large bursts of charged particles head right toward Earth. Without a good way to anticipate these solar storms, we’re vulnerable. A big one could take out a swath of our communication systems and power grids before we even knew what hit us."
Source: Science News, 03/11/2021Can DOE Store 50 Tons Of Weapons-Grade Plutonium For 10,000 Years?
"The nuclear age is undergoing a paradigm shift. During much of the latter half of the past century, the nuclear enterprise was ascendant; now, it has entered a period of decline and uncertain long-term custodianship. This reversal of fortune is especially apparent in the United States’ efforts to rid itself of its unwanted reserves of plutonium."
Source: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 03/11/2021"Saving The West’s Most Iconic Cactus From Climate Change"
"A warming world means an invasive grass is threatening the famous saguaro
Cactuses cover a hillside in Saguaro National Park in Arizona.""TUCSON — The giant saguaro, an icon of the American West, is beloved in this state. Arms raised in a perpetual “hello there,” the saguaro covers the desert wilderness and thrives in cities. Its silhouette appears in fine art and on restaurant walls; businesses and schools carry its name. Arizona state law protects the plant, and it is revered by the native Tohono O’odham tribe.
Source: Washington Post, 03/11/2021"Schumer Moves To Break GOP Holds On Haaland"
"Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday moved to break a GOP blockade over Rep. Deb Haaland’s (D-N.M.) nomination to lead the Interior Department."
Source: The Hill, 03/10/2021'Climate Time Bomb': 370+ Groups Urge Biden to Halt Line 3 Pipeline
"A diverse coalition of more than 370 environmental and tribal rights organizations demanded Monday that President Joe Biden act immediately to halt construction of Enbridge's Line 3 pipeline, a multi-billion-dollar crude oil project that the groups called "an urgent threat" to Minnesota waters and the global climate."
Source: Common Dreams, 03/10/2021GOP Favorite Study Trashes Biden's Climate Plans – But Who's Behind It?
"Wyoming representative Liz Cheney says the study proves Biden’s policies would destroy state economies. But it has the oil and gas industry’s fingerprints all over it".
Source: Floodlight/WPM, 03/10/2021Plant Emits HFC-23 That Does More Climate Damage Than All City Cars
"LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A chemical plant here that makes a raw material for everything from Teflon to lubricants used on the International Space Station also appears to do more damage to the climate than all of this city’s passenger vehicles."
Source: Inside Climate News, 03/10/2021
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