Washington Post By Chris Mooney Photos and video by Jonathan Newton Sept. 22, 2018 Across the Arctic, lakes are leaking dangerous greenhouse gases. And one lake is behaving very strangely. Katey Walter Anthony has studied some 300 lakes across the tundras of the Arctic. … Continued
Washington Post By Devin Powell September 22 ABOARD THE USCGC HEALY — On a ship near the top of the planet, a 120-pound steel claw dumps out mud freshly scooped from the bottom of the sea. Jackie Grebmeier gets to work with … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-09-26/rural-farming/farm-bill-could-help-or-hinder-clean-water-efforts/a64128-1 September 26, 2018 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Cover crops promote soil health and control erosion and nutrient runoff, but support for them in a new Farm Bill is uncertain. … Continued
From the Union of Concerned Scientists (http://www.ucsusa.org): Thanks to UCS supporters like you, we helped stop the Trump administration from covering up a study showing the health risks of toxic chemicals in our water. And once the report was released, … Continued
From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org): PennFuture is continuing its fight against legislation that would turn the clock back on environmental protection, and we need your help and your action TODAY. We need you to use your voices to fight a destructive bill … Continued
From PennEnvironment (http://www.pennenvironment.org): Wildlife refuges are about to become unsafe for bees. Two years ago, in a win for bees, an Obama-era ban restricted the use of neonicotinoid pesticides, or neonics, in wildlife refuges. But now the U.S. Fish and … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): You’ve probably heard that the administration wants to weaken the clean car standards that are set to nearly double our current fuel economy by 2025. It is imperative that people of faith show that … Continued
From Clean Water Action (http://www.cleanwateraction.org/): Clean Water Action released our Clean Water Scorecard today. We scored 33 votes in the House and 12 in the Senate. The scores are what you would expect. The scorecard is here: https://cleanwaterscorecard.org And our … Continued
From PA Post (https://papost.org/): In Pennsylvania, only 11 percent of pipelines are mapped and disclosed to the public: transmission lines, the larger major pipelines. Smaller lines aren’t shown in a federal database where people can access transmission line maps. The … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-09-18/climate-change-air-quality/cities-fueling-a-major-push-for-electric-vehicles/a64008-1 September 18, 2018 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Mayors from 19 cities have committed to buying more than 300 electric vehicles in the first year. (Mikes Photos/pexels.com) PITTSBURGH — Mayors … Continued