Water & Oceans

"New Hampshire House Passes Tough Drinking Water Standards"

"The New Hampshire House passed a bill Tuesday that would put into law some of country’s toughest drinking water standards for a group of toxic chemicals and provides tens of millions of dollars to help communities in the state meet the rules."

Source: AP, 07/01/2020

"White House Threatens Veto On Dems' $1.5 Trillion Infrastructure Plan"

"President Trump threatened to veto House Democrats' $1.5 trillion green infrastructure plan on Monday, arguing it should eliminate or reduce environmental reviews and doesn't route enough money to rural America."

Source: The Hill, 06/30/2020

"Uncertain Summer in Alaska’s Fish Basket"

"Last summer, across southwest Alaska’s Bristol Bay region—home to the largest sockeye salmon fishery in the world—tens of thousands of fish washed up dead along riverbanks. Rivers running at temperatures above the threshold for salmon health were killing the fish even as record numbers of them were returning from the ocean to reproduce."

Source: High Country News, 06/26/2020

How A Box Full Of Plastic Got Two La. Women Arrested For "Terrorizing"

"Anne Rolfes and Kate McIntosh, environmental activists with the Louisiana Bucket Brigade, turned themselves into the Baton Rouge Police Department Thursday to be booked on counts stemming from a plastic pollution awareness event that took place more than seven months ago."

Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 06/26/2020

"US Moves To Exempt Companies From Reporting Harmful Chemical Releases"

"Federal regulators are crafting an exemption for polluters releasing harmful perfluorinated chemicals (PFAS) into the environment in a way that environmental advocates say circumvents a new law meant to address widespread contamination."

Source: Guardian, 06/25/2020

"Coastal Lawmakers Lick Their Wounds, Prepare For Next Fight"

"The prevailing narrative behind the Senate's passage of the "Great American Outdoors Act" last week was a feel-good tale of bipartisan unity in the interest of advancing the most expansive conservation legislation in decades. But debate on the sweeping public lands bill was also marked by a strong undercurrent of anger and resentment from some lawmakers in both parties who felt their urgent calls for coastal restoration resources were being ignored."

Source: E&E Daily, 06/24/2020

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