"Interior: Investigation Highlights Challenges For 'Ethics Weenies'"
"Interior Department ethics honcho Scott de la Vega knows some senior staffers grimace at the medicine he prescribes."
Source: Greenwire, 05/22/2020
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Urban Tree Deaths Are Linked to Leaks from Gas Pipes Below Streets
"Natural gas leaks from underground pipelines are killing trees in densely populated urban environments, a new study suggests, adding to concerns over such leaks fueling climate change and explosion hazards."
Source: InsideClimate News, 05/21/2020
Virus Is Changing Public Transportation From Goody-Two-Shoes To Pariah
"Cities that have spent years trying to lure people out of their cars and convincing them to ride buses and trains are now begging them to do the opposite."
Source: Politico, 05/21/2020
"Trump Admin Slaps Solar, Wind Operators With Retroactive Rent Bills"
"The Trump administration has ended a two-year rent holiday for solar and wind projects operating on federal lands, handing them whopping retroactive bills at a time the industry is struggling with the fallout of the coronavirus outbreak, according to company officials."
Source: Reuters, 05/21/2020
"U.S. Cuts Royalty Payments for Drillers on Utah Federal Land"
"The Trump administration has granted at least 76 petitions to cut royalty payments for oil and natural gas produced on public land in Utah -- a move condemned by critics as encouraging production the market doesn’t need."
Source: Bloomberg, 05/21/2020
"PFAS-Free Firefighting Foams: Are They Safer?"
"A small-scale certification effort could offer a path forward."
Source: EHN, 05/20/2020
EPA Staff Warned Mileage Rollbacks Had Flaws. Trumpites Ignored Them.
"In its rush to roll back the most significant climate policy enacted by Barack Obama — mileage standards designed to reduce pollution from cars — the Trump administration ignored warnings that its new rule has serious flaws, according to documents shared with The Washington Post."
Source: Washington Post, 05/20/2020
"Thinking of Buying a Bike? Get Ready for a Very Long Wait"
"Some bicycle shops in Brooklyn are selling twice as many bikes as usual and drawing blocklong lines of customers. A chain of shops in Phoenix is selling three times the number of bikes it typically does. A retailer in Washington, D.C., sold all its entry-level bikes by the end of April and has fielded more preorders than ever in its 50-year history."
Source: NYTimes, 05/19/2020
"Companies Worth $2 Trillion Are Calling for a Green Recovery"
"A group of companies worth a combined $2.4 trillion have added their voice to a growing chorus calling for the economic recovery from the coronavirus to be green."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 05/19/2020
EPA Settlements: Will Coronavirus Get Polluters Off The Hook?"
"Over the years, Phillips 66 and Cenovus Energy, the companies that own the Wood River Refinery in Roxana, Illinois, have been sued by both the state and federal government for polluting the air and discharging toxic wastewater into the Mississippi River."
Source: Grist, 05/19/2020
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