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://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/432717-murkowski-warns-climate-change-directly-impacting-alaskaSen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) on Tuesday said climate change is “directly impacting” her home state’s way of life.“It’s impacting subsistence. It’s impacting food security. It’s certainly impacting our economy with our fisheries,” Murkowski, the… Original […]
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 […]
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/431695-environmental-groups-challenge-plans-to-let-company-build-pipelineConservationists are planning a legal challenge to the Trump administration’s decision to allow a company to build transmission lines and pipelines on federal lands in Utah.The Center for Biological Diversity, Natural Resources Defense Council,… Original […]
https://www.npr.org/2019/02/20/696172491/conservations-in-new-mexico-are-concerned-about-a-border-walls-impact?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=nationalThe Department of Homeland Security is able to waive environmental regulations for national security reasons. Environmentalists worry about the impact on flood plains and wildlife migration patterns.
https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2019/02/fracking-projects-derail-new-jersey-clean-energy-goals/A new report documents the devastating climate impacts if 12 new frack gas projects in New Jersey move forward with one completed in 2018, in stark contrast to Governor Murphy’s stated commitment and legal requirements to combat global […]
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WindpowerEngineering/~3/0LEAKlx5jr4/New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) released a report detailing the progress made toward the state’s offshore wind goals in the year and since Governor Murphy signed Executive Order No. 8. The order directed the NJBPU to fully […]
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