https://e360.yale.edu/digest/us-states-have-eliminated-thousands-of-environmental-protection-jobs-since-2008Over the past decade, U.S. states eliminated 4,400 jobs at agencies responsible for protecting the environment, according to a new report from the Environmental Integrity Project, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit. From 2008 to 2018, 30 […]
https://www.eenews.net/energywire/stories/1061726111/feedIn EPA’s current five-year plan, one of the agency’s three main goals is to “rebalance the power between Washington and the states to create tangible environmental results for the American people.” Original Title: REGULATIONS: States […]
https://phys.org/news/2019-12-faster-seas-south-florida.htmlNew scientific projections released Wednesday predict that ocean levels will rise even faster than previously forecast over the next four decades in low-lying southeastern Florida, which is already prone to frequent flooding even on sunny […]
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/new-trump-administration-plan-could-boost-oil-drilling-on-remote-alaska-reserve/2019/11/21/532883e2-0ae1-11ea-97ac-a7ccc8dd1ebc_story.htmlOne scenario would allow development on lake that shelters tens of thousands of migrating caribou and birds. Original Title: New Trump administration plan could boost oil drilling on remote Alaska reserve Full Text of the […]
https://www.hcn.org/articles/climate-change-alaska-three-decades-after-the-exxon-valdez-oil-spill-alaskas-coast-faces-an-even-bigger-threatSubscribe to The High Country News. Climate change is damaging ecosystems that never had the chance to recover. Original Title: Three decades after the Exxon Valdez oil spill, Alaska’s coast faces an even bigger threat […]
http://www.washingtonnature.org/fieldnotes/climate-bills-on-the-move-olympia-legislature-policy-clean-energy-environmental-justice-advocacyIt’s not just this week’s sunny weather that’s got us feeling optimistic. There’s some good news for people and nature coming out of Olympia this legislative session, in the form of real potential for action […]
http://www.washingtonnature.org/fieldnotes/2019/3/13/z0red0e0bfl5mbf9q7kwvky8mthswoCommunities of the Yakima Basin are intimately bound to the river. Flowing like life-giving arteries through the arid landscape, the Yakima River and tributaries provide the majority of water for this vital valley known for […]
https://www.hcn.org/articles/public-lands-commercial-honeybees-threaten-to-displace-utahs-native-beesSubscribe to The High Country News. Federal lands could offer hives a respite from pesticides. Original Title: Commercial honeybees threaten to displace Utah’s native bees Full Text of the Original Article: https://www.hcn.org/articles/public-lands-commercial-honeybees-threaten-to-displace-utahs-native-bees
https://www.eenews.net/greenwire/stories/1060122809/feedSouth Carolina today asked a federal court to immediately block the Trump administration’s plan to spur oil and gas exploration off the Eastern Seaboard. Original Title: S.C. asks court to block Trump admin’s Atlantic plan […]
https://www.eenews.net/energywire/stories/1060122769/feedA sprawling energy and jobs bill introduced in Illinois yesterday envisions a steep ramp-up for wind and solar energy — one that supporters say would produce a variety of social, economic and environmental benefits. Original […]
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