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TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 16 - 22 January 2021

Sad to hear of the death of a Great American hero - Hammerin' Hank Aaron. He died today, age 86. Aaron was a remarkable person and one of the greatest baseball players of all time, starring for the Milwaukee Braves, then the Atlanta Braves, and closing his 23-year major league career with two years as a Milwaukee Brewer. 

He faced unbelievable racism during his life, a lot of it as he chased Babe Ruth's home run record. Here is an account of his visit to DC as a member of the Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro American League:

We had breakfast while we were waiting for the rain to stop, and I can still envision sitting with the Clowns in a restaurant behind Griffith Stadium and hearing them break all the plates in the kitchen after we finished eating. What a horrible sound. Even as a kid, the irony of it hit me: here we were in the capital in the land of freedom and equality, and they had to destroy the plates that had touched the forks that had been in the mouths of black men. If dogs had eaten off those plates, they'd have washed them

I saw him play a game against the New York Mets in 1965. Quite a treat, as he was a well-established start by that time. Yeah, he hit a home run, one his 755.

Read about his life here.

R.I.P., Hank!

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Coronavirus and COVID-19
It's @nature Briefing- 22 January 2021. Today we explore the first real-world data from #COVID19 vaccine programs and how they might change the course of the pandemic. We hear that widespread discrimination in hiring has been laid bare by a mountain of data http://bit.ly/39R0imQ

It's @nature Briefing - 21 January 2021. Today we hear that there is still a lot to learn about how new #COVID19 variants will affect schools, discover ten computer codes that transformed science and learn why cats love catnip http://bit.ly/39Rq0aM #coronavirus

From @bbgvisualdata: More Than 39.7 Million Shots Given: #COVID19 Vaccine Tracker. The U.S. has administered 13.7 million doses; Europe’s rollout begins. http://bloom.bg/3bMemjY

It's @nature Briefing - 19 January 2021. Today we get to know the worrying B.1.1.7 #coronavirus variant, learn how chemists are trying to make the cold chain a thing of the past and discover lessons learnt from a retraction. http://bit.ly/39Ojjq4

It's @nature Briefing 18 January 2021. Today we hear about headaches with #coronavirus-variant naming conventions, learn of the scientific clout US president-elect @JoeBiden will be bringing to his administration, delve into the sticky world of honey fraud http://bit.ly/3p2PQPG

Top Twenty-Five (More or Less)
The @WaterNetwork1 Newsletter -22 January 2021. Essential Industry Trending Technology~Editor's Choice~Articles & Knowledge Exchange~Featured Jobs~Online Course~Events~More! http://bit.ly/3paNbU3

From @AGU_Eos: Taíno Stilt Houses May Have Been an Adaptation to Climate Change http://bit.ly/3sOcoWr #globalwater

CRS InFocus Report: 'Role of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Environmental Justice' https://bit.ly/3p62rkU

From @TxWRI: New administration signals changes for toxic “forever chemicals” in drinking water. http://bit.ly/3iKrfNa #txwater

From @TxWRI: The sinking situation of subsidence. http://bit.ly/3o8K3H0 #txwater #globalwater

In @csmonitor: The next climate change challenge: Matching words with action http://bit.ly/3c0XIgT

From @KUNC: Upper Colorado River Drought Plan Triggered For First Time. http://bit.ly/2KCv629

From @USATODAY: Climate Point - 21 January 2021. Biden takes office with ambitious climate plans but few details; Trump rips up conservation plans on his way out the door; More! http://bit.ly/3iAmZQ1 #cdnwater #globalwater

ICYMI (2011) - Groundwater: The 'Rodney Dangerfield' of the Hydrologic Cycle http://bit.ly/3iw77OB

A @USGAO Report: 'Chemical Assessments - Annual @EPA Survey Inconsistent with Leading Practices in Program Management' https://bit.ly/35WWz5Y

CRS InFocus Report: 'A Brief Comparison of Two Climate Change Mitigation Approaches: Cap-and-Trade and Carbon Tax (or Fee)' https://bit.ly/3p1yd2D

Great CO River piece @ByIanJames in @azcentral: Climate change is hitting the Colorado River 'incredibly fast and incredibly hard' http://bit.ly/387BnMg

 

In @YahooNews: A river used to run through it: how New Mexico handles a dwindling Rio Grande. http://yhoo.it/3qybqf3 #SWUSwater

 

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 18 January 2021 https://bit.ly/39HSgg6

 

In @capitalpress: Oregon water allocation may complicate 'live flows' irrigation. http://bit.ly/2XUAz7A

 

From @AP: Analysis: Mississippi pump fight unresolved as Trump departs. http://bit.ly/38XGyyN

 

From @UCDavisHydro: By Y. Yao & @JayLund113 'Managing Groundwater Overdraft – Combining Crop and Water Decisions (without salinity) http://bit.ly/3imAgvr

 

From @bbgvisualdata: More Than 39.7 Million Shots Given: #COVID19 Vaccine Tracker. The U.S. has administered 13.7 million doses; Europe’s rollout begins. http://bloom.bg/3bMemjY

 

CRS Insight Report: 'Enactment of the National Landslide Preparedness Act (P.L. 116-323)' and More from the AGS! https://bit.ly/38RKUr2

 

From @csmonitor Meet the team shaking up climate models. http://bit.ly/2Y4UzUT

 

In@VailDaily Letter: Column mischaracterized demand management http://bit.ly/38SJlt4

 

CRS Insight Report: 'U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Infrastructure Financing Program (CWIFP) - Status and Issues' https://bit.ly/3oRSqHP

 

My 10 Cents: 'SDG-6 - Useful, But What About Transformative Change?' (Water Alternatives) https://bit.ly/38QqAGr

 

In@smartwatermag: Rethinking aquifer management for water, food and energy security in post #COVID19 era and beyond http://bit.ly/2XPKlYm

 

In @WFM_Journal: @radhikafox, CEO of @USWaterAlliance,
appointed to lead @EPAwater http://bit.ly/3sRJnJk

 

From @AZWRRC: Weekly Wave Newssletter - 22 January 2021, Volume 9, Issue 3. In this issue: Photo Contest, Brown Bag Recap, Chris Eastoe Publication, APW, Colorado River, More! http://conta.cc/3p9xlck

Books, Reviews and Related
Book from @ElsevierNews: 'Global Groundwater: Source, Scarcity, Sustainability, Security, and Solutions' http://bit.ly/3seTGH7

Bottled Water, Beer, Drinking Water/TapWater
From @TxWRI: New administration signals changes for toxic “forever chemicals” in drinking water. http://bit.ly/3iKrfNa #txwater

From @ABC12WJRT: #FlintWaterCrisis timeline: How we got to second round of criminal charges http://bit.ly/2XN8grr #NEWater

Bullshit and Crap Detection
From @CBSDenver: Pipeline Dream: Aaron Million's Ambitious Proposal To Bring Utah Water To Colorado. http://cbsloc.al/2KwYCX6 

California
From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History - 21 January. 2015: End of “Chinatown” Water Feud; 1915: Passaic Valley Sewer http://bit.ly/3sIAcuN #TDIWH #cawater

From @UCDavisHydro: By Y. Yao & @JayLund113 'Managing Groundwater Overdraft – Combining Crop and Water Decisions (without salinity) http://bit.ly/3imAgvr

Canada
From @CanadianWater: 'The Droplet' Newsletter - 18 January 2021. Building the Business Case for Natural Infrastructure; PFAS: The Real Cost of Inaction; Funding Announced to Improve Water Quality; More! http://bit.ly/2M0w7RS

Climate, Climate Change, and Meteorology
From @AGU_Eos: Taíno Stilt Houses May Have Been an Adaptation to Climate Change http://bit.ly/3sOcoWr #globalwater

Great CO River piece @ByIanJames in @azcentral: Climate change is hitting the Colorado River 'incredibly fast and incredibly hard' http://bit.ly/387BnMg

In @csmonitor: The next climate change challenge: Matching words with action http://bit.ly/3c0XIgT

From @USATODAY: Climate Point - 21 January 2021. Biden takes office with ambitious climate plans but few details; Trump rips up conservation plans on his way out the door; More! http://bit.ly/3iAmZQ1 #cdnwater #globalwater

CRS InFocus Report: 'A Brief Comparison of Two Climate Change Mitigation Approaches: Cap-and-Trade and Carbon Tax (or Fee)' https://bit.ly/3p1yd2D

From @csmonitor Meet the team shaking up climate models. http://bit.ly/2Y4UzUT

Conferences,Webinars, Workshops and Calls for Abstracts/Paper
Webinar from @INTERA_Inc: 'Subsidence – What Groundwater Users and Managers Need to Know', 26 January, 10 - 11 AM PST. https://bit.ly/2MhtUS3 #cdnwater #globalwater

Webinar 20 January 10 AM - 11 AM PST: 'Part 3 of Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations Series: Engineering Aspects of a FIRO Program'. Free to @AWRAHQ & @aihydrology members. http://bit.ly/3qwzhvQ

Conflict, Cooperation, and Security
People are capable of doing horrible things to each other. What they seem reluctant to do is turn off each other’s water.”- Dr. Aaron T. Wolf, @oregonstategeog

Disasters: Droughts, Floods, Wildfires and More
From @KUNC: Upper Colorado River Drought Plan Triggered For First Time. http://bit.ly/2KCv629

Great CO River piece @ByIanJames in @azcentral: Climate change is hitting the Colorado River 'incredibly fast and incredibly hard' http://bit.ly/387BnMg

CRS Insight Report: 'Enactment of the National Landslide Preparedness Act (P.L. 116-323)' and More from the AGS! https://bit.ly/38RKUr2

In @siskiyou_daily: If Klamath River dams are removed, will there be water for firefighting? KRRC says yes, with new plan https://bit.ly/35Ogsw6

Daily Water Newsletters
California Water Daily
California Water Daily - 22 January 2021 http://bit.ly/2LNwHms #cawater 

California Water Daily - 21 January 2021 http://bit.ly/3pbhrOG #cawater

California Water Daily - 20 January 2021 http://bit.ly/2NnPFAo #cawater

California Water Daily - 19 January 2021 http://bit.ly/3nZ4fuL #cawater

California Water Daily - 18 January 2021. http://bit.ly/3bQ9RoF #cawater

California Water Daily - 17 January 2021. http://bit.ly/3nSiKAo #cawater

California Water Daily - 16 January 2021. http://bit.ly/35Ng6WG #cawater

Colorado Water Daily
Colorado Water Daily - 22 January 2021. http://bit.ly/360MFQH #cowater

Colorado Water Daily - 21 January 2021. http://bit.ly/2KAKv2P #cowater

Colorado Water Daily - 20 January 2021. http://bit.ly/3peDWC0 #cowater

Colorado Water Daily - 19 January 2021 http://bit.ly/3qBz5v2 #cowater

Colorado Water Daily - 18 January 2021. http://bit.ly/3sw49hL #cowater

Colorado Water Daily - 17 January 2021. http://bit.ly/38RCU9k #cowater

Colorado Water Daily - 16 Janauary 2021. http://bit.ly/39DDAi3 #cowate

Florida Water Daily
Florida Water Daily - 22 January 2021. http://bit.ly/39atDtr #FLwater

Florida Water Daily - 21 January 2021. http://bit.ly/39OjCkE #FLwater

Florida Water Daily - 20 January 2021. http://bit.ly/2KCQpkc #FLwater

Florida Water Daily - 19 January 2021. http://bit.ly/3ireIxX #FLwater

Florida Water Daily - 18 January 2021. http://bit.ly/38RHbK6 #FLwater

Florida Water dasily - 17 January 2021 http://bit.ly/3nZyXEc #FLwater

Florida Water Daily - 16 January 2021. http://bit.ly/3nTErjD #FLwater

Northeast US Water Daily
Northeast US Water Daily - 22 January 2021. https://bit.ly/2Y4so8G #NEWater

Northeast US Water Daily - 21 January 2021. https://bit.ly/3c2iMDp #NEWater

Northeast US Water Daily - 20 January 2021. https://bit.ly/39MYuLy #NEWater

Northeast US Water Daily - 19 January 2021. https://bit.ly/39JqTSU #NEWater

Northeast US Water Daily - 18 January 2021. https://bit.ly/3qv2BCL #NEWater

Northeast US Water - 17 January 2021. http://bit.ly/3qs7vAr #NEWater

Northeast US Water Daily - 16 January 2021. https://bit.ly/39IDZj2 #NEWater

Pacific Northwest Water Daily
Pacific Northwest Water Daily - 22 January 2021. https://bit.ly/3paGGAD #PNWater

Pacific Northwest Water Daily - 21 January 2021. https://bit.ly/39XxYPA #PNWater

Pacific Northwest Water Daily - 20 January 2021. https://bit.ly/3qCd8Mr #PNWater

Pacific Northwest Water Daily - 19 January 2021. https://bit.ly/3o3oTKa #PNWater

Pacific Northwest Water Daily - 18 January 2021. http://bit.ly/3bPXj0p #PNWater

Eugene Water Weekly - 18 January 2021. https://bit.ly/3sEICTV #EUGwater #PNWater

Pacific Northwest Water Daily - 17 January 2021. https://bit.ly/38QvNy0 #PNWater

Pacific Northwest Water Daily - 16 January 2021. https://bit.ly/2LvtNm9 #PNWater

Southwest US Water Daily
Southwest US Water Daily - 22 January 2021. http://bit.ly/3966oQY #SWUSwater

Southwest US Water Daily - 21 January 2021. https://bit.ly/3sLCR6W #SWUSwater

Southwest US Water Daily - 20 January 2021. https://bit.ly/2NotcDl #SWUSwater

Southwest US Water Daily - 19 January 2021. http://bit.ly/2XSpHHa #SWUSwater 

Southwest US Water Daily - 18 January 2021. https://bit.ly/3sB57Jo #SWUSwater

Southwest US Water Daily - 17 January 2021. https://bit.ly/2Ku0Why #SWUSwater

Southwest US Water Daily - 16 January 2021. https://bit.ly/3swEWUa #SWUSwater

Texas Water Daily
Texas Water Daily - 22 January 2021. http://bit.ly/3qJsM8V #txwater

Texas Water Daily - 21 January 2021. http://bit.ly/3sFUmWi #txwater

Texas Water Daily - 20 January 2021. http://bit.ly/3p3wMRh #txwater

Texas Water Daily - 19 January 2021. http://bit.ly/2XSc3nz #txwater

Texas Water Daily - 18 January 2021. http://bit.ly/3p8Ne2o #txwater cc:

Texas Water Daily - 17 January 2021. http://bit.ly/3syUW8l #txwater

 

Texas Water Daily - 16 January 2021. http://bit.ly/2XKbBrr #txwater cc

Education, Events, and Opportunities
From @OSUCEOAS 'On the Horizon' Newsletter - 22 January 2021. http://bit.ly/2LNHqxf #PNWater

From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History - 22 January. 2001: Arsenic Rule Final. http://bit.ly/2NoU7yJ #TDIWH

 

From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History - 21 January. 2015: End of “Chinatown” Water Feud; 1915: Passaic Valley Sewer http://bit.ly/3sIAcuN #TDIWH #cawater

 

From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History - 19 January. 1918: Canton, Mississippi Well and Syracuse, NY Sewage Disposal. http://bit.ly/2KAvcY8 #TDIWH

 

From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History - 18 January. 1825: Birth of Sir Edward Frankland; 1911: Sewer Explosion, Spitters and Sanitary Sewers http://bit.ly/3inFg30 #TDIWH

 

From @CaptDocMike This Day inWater History 17 January. 1896: Drought Cartoon; 1994: Northridge Earthquake Damages Los Angeles Infrastructure; 1900: Missouri v Illinois over Chicago Sewage; 1856: Charles V. Chapin Born; 1859: Death of Lemuel Shattuck http://bit.ly/2XNjBIf #TDIWH

 

From @CaptDocMike This Day in Water History - 16 January. 1806: Death of Nicolas Leblanc; 1913: Chicago Drainage Canal Decision http://bit.ly/2NefMJZ #TDIWH

 

E-Newsletters and E-Newspapers
The @WaterNetwork1 Newsletter -22 January 2021. Essential Industry Trending Technology~Editor's Choice~Articles & Knowledge Exchange~Featured Jobs~Online Course~Events~More! http://bit.ly/3paNbU3

From @AZWRRC: Weekly Wave Newssletter - 22 January 2021, Volume 9, Issue 3. In this issue: Photo Contest, Brown Bag Recap, Chris Eastoe Publication, APW, Colorado River, More! http://conta.cc/3p9xlck

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 18 January 2021 https://bit.ly/39HSgg6

From @OSUCEOAS 'On the Horizon' Newsletter - 22 January 2021. http://bit.ly/2LNHqxf #PNWater

From @CASTagScience 'Friday Notes' - 22 January 2021. 'Science in the Spotlight' and More! http://conta.cc/2Y6drmE #globalwater

From @TxWRI & @TAMU_NRI 'Conservation Matters' - January 2021. New administration signals changes for toxic “forever chemicals” in DW; Financial, ecological benefits of conservation easements on working lands; The sinking situation of subsidence http://bit.ly/364AjHr #txwater

From @USATODAY: Climate Point - 21 January 2021. Biden takes office with ambitious climate plans but few details; Trump rips up conservation plans on his way out the door; More! http://bit.ly/3iAmZQ1 #cdnwater #globalwater

It's @nature Briefing- 22 January 2021. Today we explore the first real-world data from #COVID19 vaccine programs and how they might change the course of the pandemic. We hear that widespread discrimination in hiring has been laid bare by a mountain of data http://bit.ly/39R0imQ

It's @nature Briefing - 21 January 2021. Today we hear that there is still a lot to learn about how new #COVID19 variants will affect schools, discover ten computer codes that transformed science and learn why cats love catnip http://bit.ly/39Rq0aM #coronavirus

It's @nature Briefing - 19 January 2021. Today we get to know the worrying B.1.1.7 #coronavirus variant, learn how chemists are trying to make the cold chain a thing of the past and discover lessons learnt from a retraction. http://bit.ly/39Ojjq4

It's @nature Briefing 18 January 2021. Today we hear about headaches with #coronavirus-variant naming conventions, learn of the scientific clout US president-elect @JoeBiden will be bringing to his administration, delve into the sticky world of honey fraud http://bit.ly/3p2PQPG

Ethics, Gender, Indigenous People, Rights
CRS InFocus Report: 'Role of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Environmental Justice' https://bit.ly/3p62rkU

My 10 Cents: 'SDG-6 - Useful, But What About Transformative Change?' (Water Alternatives) https://bit.ly/38QqAGr

In @WFM_Journal: @radhikafox, CEO of @USWaterAlliance,
appointed to lead @EPAwater http://bit.ly/3sRJnJk

From @AGU_Eos Contamination of Medicinal Plants: Implications for Indigenous Health http://bit.ly/38zdwnI #SWUSwater

In @abqjournal: Universities to treat water on Navajo reservation https://bit.ly/30m2Oh7

Support Women in Water Scholarship Fund-Donate Now! https://bit.ly/2S63TVr

 

Florida Water

In @SunSentinel: Environmentalists challenge

@EPA change that allows Florida to control wetlands development http://bit.ly/3qsapFf

Global Water
The @WaterNetwork1 Newsletter -22 January 2021. Essential Industry Trending Technology~Editor's Choice~Articles & Knowledge Exchange~Featured Jobs~Online Course~Events~More! http://bit.ly/3paNbU3

From @USATODAY: Climate Point - 21 January 2021. Biden takes office with ambitious climate plans but few details; Trump rips up conservation plans on his way out the door; More! http://bit.ly/3iAmZQ1 #cdnwater #globalwater

Webinar from @INTERA_Inc: 'Subsidence – What Groundwater Users and Managers Need to Know', 26 January, 10 - 11 AM PST. https://bit.ly/2MhtUS3 #cdnwater #globalwater

From @TxWRI: The sinking situation of subsidence. http://bit.ly/3o8K3H0 #txwater #globalwater

From @AGU_Eos Freshened Groundwater in the Sub-seafloor http://bit.ly/3qvl5Tt

Groundwater and Hydrogeology
Webinar from @INTERA_Inc: 'Subsidence – What Groundwater Users and Managers Need to Know', 26 January, 10 - 11 AM PST. https://bit.ly/2MhtUS3 #cdnwater #globalwater

From @TxWRI: The sinking situation of subsidence. http://bit.ly/3o8K3H0 #txwater #globalwater

ICYMI (2011) - Groundwater: The 'Rodney Dangerfield' of the Hydrologic Cycle http://bit.ly/3iw77OB

From @UCDavisHydro: By Y. Yao & @JayLund113 'Managing Groundwater Overdraft – Combining Crop and Water Decisions (without salinity) http://bit.ly/3imAgvr

From @AGU_Eos Freshened Groundwater in the Sub-seafloor http://bit.ly/3qvl5Tt

Hydrofracking, Shale Gas, and Energy
In@smartwatermag: Rethinking aquifer management for water, food and energy security in post #COVID19 era and beyond http://bit.ly/2XPKlYm

NE Water #NEWater
From @ABC12WJRT: #FlintWaterCrisis timeline: How we got to second round of criminal charges http://bit.ly/2XN8grr #NEWater

In @WFM_Journal: @radhikafox, CEO of @USWaterAlliance,
appointed to lead @EPAwater http://bit.ly/3sRJnJk

Personal, People, Interviews, and Quotes
"A + B + C = Success if, A = Hard Work, B = Hard Play, C = Keeping Your Mouth Shut." - Albert Einstein

"True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice."- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Remember your humanity; forget the rest." - Bertrand Russell

“We learn nothing from history except that we learn nothing from history.” – Cicero

"The US does have a water policy and vision; it’s to have no water policy or water vision." – Gerry Galloway, Past President, @AWRAHQ

"Progress moves at the speed of trust." - Unknown

“Managers do not solve problems; they manage messes...effective management of messes requires a particular type of planning, not problem solving.” - Russell Ackoff (tnx @LISABEUTLER)

“Water is the Rubik’s Cube of public policy.” – John Laird, former Secretary, California Natural Resources Agency

People are capable of doing horrible things to each other. What they seem reluctant to do is turn off each other’s water.”- Dr. Aaron T. Wolf,@oregonstategeog

“I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being ridiculous - everyone hasn't met me yet.” - Rodney Dangerfield

"It's funny. All you have to do is say something nobody understands and they'll do practically anything you want them to." - J.D. Salinger (quoted in @willistonherald via @TheWeek)

"We understand. You are for social justice just so long as it doesn’t come out of your research budget." - @ass_deans

"The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side."- Hunter S. Thompson

Slugger Hammerin' Hank Aaron dies at 86. https://es.pn/394IHIW

PNW Water
In @capitalpress: Oregon water allocation may complicate 'live flows' irrigation. http://bit.ly/2XUAz7A

In @siskiyou_daily: If Klamath River dams are removed, will there be water for firefighting? KRRC says yes, with new plan https://bit.ly/35Ogsw6

Policy, Planning, Law, Governance, Economics, IWRM, and Management
In@VailDaily Letter: Column mischaracterized demand management http://bit.ly/38SJlt4

By Martin Doyle of @DukeEnvironment: 'A Water Policy for the American People – Revisited' 26 January, 1-2 PM EST. Free from @theNASEM http://bit.ly/3qimnBj

Positions Open  #JobWaWi
Josh's Water Jobs and More! 12 January 2021 https://bit.ly/2LNahB2

Positions (11): @GWFutures (Saskatoon, SK) - 2 Research Scientists, 6 Postdoctoral Fellows and 3 PhD students. Application reviews: 31 January 2021. https://bit.ly/3oD75Xr

Position: @OregonState (Aurora, OR) - Director, North Willamette Research & Extension Center. Full consideration: 31 January; Closes: 15 February. http://bit.ly/35WX5AT

Position: @OregonDEQ (Portland, OR) - Environmental Cleanup Program Coordinator (Natural Resource Specialist 4). Closes: 21 February http://bit.ly/3phbUpS #JobWaWi

Position: @BerkeleyLawCLEE (Berkeley, CA) - Water Policy Fellow. Full consideration date: 24 January. Final date: 19 February http://bit.ly/2Y63pC5

Positions (4): @DRIScience (Las Vegas, NV) - Postdoctoral Fellowships - Hydrologic Sciences. App review begins immediately and OUF. https://bit.ly/3o6iCh2 #JobWaWi

Check out jobs @ @OregonState's Water Resources Graduate Program https://oregonstate.edu/gradwater/jobs #JobWaWi

Check out @WaterDistJobs! https://waterdistrictjobs.com  #JobWaWi

For the latest @TVAjobs Employment opportunities visit https://tva.me/4mRN6k  #JobWaWi

Amazing resource! Follow @joshswaterjobs and visit his website: https://www.joshswaterjobs.com  #JobWaWi

Check out @FLWaterDaily #FLwater jobs! https://tinyurl.com/jpffgoh  #JobWaWi

Positions: @CA_DWR - Various locations and types: enviro science, geology, engineering, restoration, etc.https://bit.ly/1XaG4sw  #JobWaWi

Positions: @SeaGrant - Various positions across the USA. Updated regularly. https://1.usa.gov/1SYL5RQ  #JobWaWi

 @BCWaterNews Jobs Click 'View Jobs' at https://bcwaterjobs.com 

@EcologyWA - Current Openings - Updated every few days https://1.usa.gov/1evxlPd

Current Positions: @NYCDEP (New York City & environs) - Various. https://tinyurl.com/zoq6jqc

Positions (many): @nature_org - Various locations and duties. https://jobs.nature.org/jobs/  #JobWaWi

Previous Weeks' Positions Open    #JobWaWi
Josh's Water Jobs and More! 22 December 2020 http://bitly.com/3h9fn6z

Previous Weekly Water Summaries - Go To #WaWiNews
TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 16 - 22 January 2021. https://bit.ly/3abL8ZJ

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 9 - 15 January 2021 https://bit.ly/3oM17Ud

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 2 - 8 January 2021 https://bit.ly/39fZ58f

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 26 December 2020 - 1 January 2021 https://bit.ly/38Riv31

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 19 - 25 December 2020 https://bit.ly/3aEzFDH

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 12 - 18 December 2020 https://bit.ly/38iqVjN

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 5 - 11 December 2020 https://bit.ly/37V8XDV

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 28 November - 4 December 2020 https://bit.ly/2VGwD98

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 21-27 November 2020 https://bit.ly/2JkTeFy

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 14 - 20 November 2020 https://bit.ly/36TF3zo

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 7-13 Nov 2020 http://bitly.com/3kvwBLh

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 31 October - 6 November 2020 https://bit.ly/3l1BRaC

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 24 - 30 October 2020. https://bit.ly/3mGVTYz

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 17 - 23 October 2020 https://bit.ly/3olOTls

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 10 - 16 October 2020 https://bit.ly/3o9H6qS

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 26 September - 2 October 2020 https://bit.ly/33pXwD9

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 19 - 25 September 2020 https://bit.ly/2GdhoQt

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 12 - 18 September 2020 https://bit.ly/3kvS9rM

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 5 - 11 September 2020 https://bit.ly/2RfQBp6

TGIF! Weekly Water News Summary 29 August - 4 September 2020  https://bit.ly/3lLfGWW

Reports, Publications, and Journals
CRS InFocus Report: 'Role of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Environmental Justice' https://bit.ly/3p62rkU

A @USGAO Report: 'Chemical Assessments - Annual @EPA Survey Inconsistent with Leading Practices in Program Management' https://bit.ly/35WWz5Y

CRS InFocus Report: 'A Brief Comparison of Two Climate Change Mitigation Approaches: Cap-and-Trade and Carbon Tax (or Fee)' https://bit.ly/3p1yd2D

CRS Insight Report: 'Enactment of the National Landslide Preparedness Act (P.L. 116-323)' and More from the AGS! https://bit.ly/38RKUr2

CRS Insight Report: 'U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Infrastructure Financing Program (CWIFP) - Status and Issues' https://bit.ly/3oRSqHP

Science, Medicine, Health, and Technology
From @CASTagScience 'Friday Notes' - 22 January 2021. 'Science in the Spotlight' and More! http://conta.cc/2Y6drmE #globalwater

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 18 January 2021 https://bit.ly/39HSgg6

CRS Insight Report: 'Enactment of the National Landslide Preparedness Act (P.L. 116-323)' and More from the AGS! https://bit.ly/38RKUr2

Southwest Water  #SWUSwater
From @KUNC: Upper Colorado River Drought Plan Triggered For First Time . http://bit.ly/2KCv629

Great CO River piece @ByIanJames in @azcentral: Climate change is hitting the Colorado River 'incredibly fast and incredibly hard' http://bit.ly/387BnMg

Got this from @AZWRRC. Bucket graphic from @CAPArizona - January 2021. #SWUSwater

In @YahooNews: A river used to run through it: how New Mexico handles a dwindling Rio Grande. http://yhoo.it/3qybqf3 #SWUSwater

In @capitalpress: Oregon water allocation may complicate 'live flows' irrigation. http://bit.ly/2XUAz7A

From @CBSDenver: Pipeline Dream: Aaron Million's Ambitious Proposal To Bring Utah Water To Colorado. http://cbsloc.al/2KwYCX6 

In @SpectrumNews: The Water Tap: The complicated picture of southwestern Utah's tenuous water future http://bit.ly/38QYZFf #SWUSwater cc: @usbr @Interior

From @AZWRRC: Weekly Wave Newssletter - 22 January 2021, Volume 9, Issue 3. In this issue: Photo Contest, Brown Bag Recap, Chris Eastoe Publication, APW, Colorado River, More! http://conta.cc/3p9xlck

Streams, Wetlands, Dams, Lakes, and Ecosystems
In @YahooNews: A river used to run through it: how New Mexico handles a dwindling Rio Grande. http://yhoo.it/3qybqf3 #SWUSwater

In @capitalpress: Oregon water allocation may complicate 'live flows' irrigation. http://bit.ly/2XUAz7A

From @AP: Analysis: Mississippi pump fight unresolved as Trump departs. http://bit.ly/38XGyyN

Texas   #txwater
From @TxWRI & @TAMU_NRI 'Conservation Matters' - January 2021. New administration signals changes for toxic “forever chemicals” in DW; Financial, ecological benefits of conservation easements on working lands; The sinking situation of subsidence http://bit.ly/364AjHr #txwater

From @TxWRI: New administration signals changes for toxic “forever chemicals” in drinking water. http://bit.ly/3iKrfNa #txwater

From @TxWRI: The sinking situation of subsidence. http://bit.ly/3o8K3H0 #txwater #globalwater

Visuals, Audios, Podcasts and Infographics
On @NPR's @TEDRadioHour: 'Our Relationship With Water' https://n.pr/31Ekp3o

Water/Land Quality and Contamination
A @USGAO Report: 'Chemical Assessments - Annual @EPA Survey Inconsistent with Leading Practices in Program Management' https://bit.ly/35WWz5Y

Water Supply, Quantity, Reuse, Conservation, Infrastructure
From @CBSDenver: Pipeline Dream: Aaron Million's Ambitious Proposal To Bring Utah Water To Colorado. http://cbsloc.al/2KwYCX6 

In @SpectrumNews: The Water Tap: The complicated picture of southwestern Utah's tenuous water future http://bit.ly/38QYZFf #SWUSwater cc: @usbr @Interior

CRS Insight Report: 'U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Infrastructure Financing Program (CWIFP) - Status and Issues' https://bit.ly/3oRSqHP

WTF?
"The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side."- Hunter S. Thompson

 

CRS InFocus Report: 'Role of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Environmental Justice'

Great to see this important topic updated by CRS staffers David M. Bearden and Angela C. Jones (21 January 2021): 'Role of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Environmental Justice'.

Download CRS_InFocus_Report_Role_EPA_Env_Justice_21Jan2021

Below I have pasted the entire first page of two pages.

Executive Order 12898
The role of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in environmental justice is rooted in Executive Order (E.O.) 12898, Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations, signed by President Bill Clinton on February 11, 1994. E.O. 12898 directs each executive department, EPA, and certain other agencies to “make achieving environmental justice part of its mission.”

The consideration of environmental justice across federal programs and activities is not mandated in statute. E.O. 12898 more generally directs executive departments and agencies to integrate environmental justice into their respective missions to “the greatest extent practicable and permitted by law.” Some departments and agencies have incorporated the consideration of environmental justice into their respective regulations to carry out E.O. 12898.

E.O. 12898 itself does not establish federal law but is a presidential directive for the management of executive departments and agencies that instructs the implementation of existing law. (See CRS Report RS20846, Executive Orders: Issuance, Modification, and Revocation, by Todd Garvey.) E.O. 12898 is not judicially enforceable and explicitly precludes “any right of judicial review involving the compliance or noncompliance of the United States, its agencies, officers, or any other person with this order.” E.O. 12898 also states that it is intended to supplement E.O. 12250 for implementing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that generally prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in federally funded programs or activities. Although amended by E.O. 12948 in 1995 to alter time frames for certain actions, E.O. 12898 has not been revoked and has continued to apply to executive departments and agencies.

Under E.O. 12898, executive departments and agencies are responsible for interpreting the statutes that authorize their respective programs and activities to determine the extent to which environmental justice may be incorporated as a facet of their mission. Some agency programs or activities may not incorporate environmental justice or may incorporate it in a more limited capacity. Although the authorizing statutes do not explicitly preclude consideration of environmental justice, some implementation criteria may be inconsistent with such considerations. For example, federal environmental laws that authorize the permitting of industrial facilities do not allow the denial of a permit solely because of proximity to a particular community based on its demographics, although, during permitting actions, certain communities may cite proximity as an environmental justice concern. From a scientific standpoint, potential health risks in such situations would depend on exposure to pollutants, not proximity alone.

What Is Environmental Justice?
What constitutes environmental justice has been an ongoing issue for many years. There is no definition of environmental justice in federal law. Some have interpreted the terms “environmental justice (or injustice)” and “environmental equity (or inequity)” broadly to describe the perceived disproportionate impacts of pollution across populations that possess different demographic characteristics (e.g., age, gender, race, national origin, occupation, income, or language). Some have also raised concerns about environmental justice in terms of access to natural resources and recreational opportunities as part of a broader focus on the environment than just pollution from anthropogenic sources.

Stakeholder concerns about the consideration of environmental justice in the implementation of EPA programs and activities have generally focused on the protection of certain populations that may be disproportionately exposed to potentially hazardous or toxic substances. Economic impacts may also be cited as an environmental justice concern, such as perceived effects of the presence of pollution sources on property values.

E.O. 12898 refers to environmental justice in terms of disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental impacts specifically on minority and low- income populations. In its role under E.O. 12898, EPA has generally defined environmental justice as the “fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income, with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies.” Other federal departments and agencies may tailor their definition of environmental justice to their respective missions.

EPA Implementation
EPA’s Office of Environmental Justice (OEJ), administered within the Office of the Administrator, coordinates the implementation of E.O. 12898 within the agency to integrate environmental justice into policies and programs across the agency’s headquarters and regional offices. OEJ also administers EPA environmental justice grants and may provide information and technical assistance to other federal departments and agencies in their implementation of E.O. 12898. Prior to early 2018, OEJ was managed within EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance.

Established prior to E.O. 12898 on September 30, 1993, the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) has also served as a federal independent advisory committee to EPA and has continued to consult with the agency in its implementation of E.O. 12898. 

Doesn't seem like a lot of money.

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"Sooner or later, wittingly or unwittingly, we must pay for every intrusion on the natural environment." - Barry Commoner

GAO Report: 'Chemical Assessments - Annual EPA Survey Inconsistent with Leading Practices in Program Management'

This recent report from GAO (released to the public on 19 January 2020): 'Chemical Assessments: Annual EPA Survey Inconsistent with Leading Practices in Program Management'

Download GAO_Chem_Assessments_Highlights Dec2020

Download GAO_Chemical_Assessments_Full_Dec2020

Fast Facts
One of EPA's chemical assessment programs maintains a database of chemicals' toxicity and effects on human health. This information contributes to the development of policies and regulations.

EPA's IRIS Program has not produced timely chemical assessments, and most of its ongoing assessments have experienced delays. Although EPA began soliciting nominations in an annual survey, starting in December 2019, EPA didn't provide sufficient guidance on how to prioritize and submit nominations to meet user needs.

We recommended issuing guidance and criteria for nominating and selecting chemicals for assessment.

What GAO Found
The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Program has not produced timely chemical assessments, and most of its 15 ongoing assessments have experienced delays. As we reported in March 2019, the IRIS Program has taken some actions to make the assessment process more transparent, such as increasing communication with EPA offices and releasing supporting documentation for review earlier in the draft development process, but the need for greater transparency in some steps of the assessment process remains. Specifically, the IRIS Program does not publicly announce when assessment drafts move to certain steps in their development process or announce reasons for delays in producing specific assessments. Without such information, stakeholders who may be able to help fill data and analytical gaps are unable to contribute. This could leave EPA without potential support that could help overcome delays.

Delays of Milestones by Quarter for a Selection of the Integrated Risk information System's Assessments in Development 2019 - 2024

In mid-2018, EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD) instituted changes to the way it solicits nominations for chemical assessments prepared by the IRIS Program but did so without providing sufficient guidance or criteria, raising questions about its ability to meet EPA user needs. For example, ORD issued a new survey to EPA program and regional offices but did not provide them with guidance for selecting chemicals for nomination, and ORD did not make explicit the criteria it was using for selecting nominations to include in the IRIS Program's list of assessments in development. Furthermore, despite a significant decline in survey participation between 2018 and 2019, EPA did not indicate whether the agency has assessed the quality of information generated by the survey. Leading program management practices state that agency management should internally communicate the necessary, quality information to achieve the entity's objectives and should monitor and evaluate program activities. Without evaluating the quality of the information produced by the survey, ORD cannot know if the survey is achieving its intended purpose and whether ORD has the information necessary to meet user needs.

Why GAO Did This Study
EPA's IRIS Program prepares chemical toxicity assessments that contain EPA's scientific position on the potential human health effects of exposure to chemicals; at present, the IRIS database contains more than 570 chemical assessments. In March 2019, GAO reported on the IRIS Program's changes to increase transparency about its processes and methodologies, including the use of systematic review. However, GAO also found that EPA decreased the number of ongoing assessments in December 2018 from 22 to 13 and continued to face challenges in producing timely assessments.

This report evaluates (1) EPA's progress in completing IRIS chemical assessments since 2018; and (2) EPA's recent actions to manage the IRIS Program, and the extent to which these actions help the Program meet EPA user needs.

GAO reviewed and analyzed EPA documents and interviewed officials from EPA; GAO also selected three standards for program management, found commonalities among them, and compared ORD's management of the IRIS Program against these leading practices.

What GAO Recommends
GAO is making five recommendations, including that EPA provide more information publicly about where chemical assessments are in the development process; and issue guidance for selecting chemicals for nomination and criteria for selecting nominations for assessment. EPA partially agreed with two of our recommendations and disagreed with the other three.

1) Recommendation: The Administrator should direct the Assistant Administrator of the Office of Research and Development to provide more information publicly about where chemical assessments are in the development process, including internal and external steps in the process, and changes to assessment milestones. (Recommendation 1)

Agency Affected: Environmental Protection Agency

Status: Open

Comments: When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

2) Recommendation: The Administrator should direct the Assistant Administrators of program offices and Regional Administrators to develop and make available guidance for chemical assessment nominations. Such guidance could include information such as how to select chemicals for IRIS assessment nomination or for high priority needs, criteria explaining how Assistant and Regional Administrators determine which nominations to support and which they may choose not to support, and how to document these decisions. (Recommendation 2)

Agency Affected: Environmental Protection Agency

Status: Open

Comments: When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

3) Recommendation: The Administrator should direct the Assistant Administrator of the Office of Research and Development to issue criteria for how chemical assessment nominations are selected for inclusion in the IRIS Program's list of assessments in development and provide quality information about such topics as defining high-priority chemicals, prioritizing assessment work, and determining the IRIS Program's capacity to undertake work. (Recommendation 3)

Agency Affected: Environmental Protection Agency

Status: Open

Comments: When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

4( Recommendation: The Administrator of EPA should direct the Office of Research and Development to continue evaluating the survey process used to solicit IRIS user needs and assess key elements, such as its purpose and timing, to facilitate the collection of quality information. (Recommendation 4)

Agency Affected: Environmental Protection Agenc

Status: Open

Comments: When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

5) Recommendation: The Administrator of EPA should include in ORD's strategic plan (or subsidiary strategic plans) identification of EPA's universe of chemical assessment needs; how the IRIS Program is being resourced to meet user needs; and specific implementation steps that indicate how IRIS will achieve the plan's objectives, such as specific metrics to define progress in meeting user needs. (Recommendation 5)

Agency Affected: Environmental Protection Agency

For more information, contact J. Alfredo Gómez at (202) 512-3841 or gomezj@gao.gov.

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“We learn nothing from history except that we learn nothing from history.” – Cicero

CRS InFocus Report: 'A Brief Comparison of Two Climate Change Mitigation Approaches: Cap-and-Trade and Carbon Tax (or Fee)'

From Jonathan L. Ramseur comes this CRS InFocus report (updated 12 January 2021): A Brief Comparison of Two Climate Change Mitigation Approaches: Cap-and-Trade and Carbon Tax (or Fee)'.

The graphic is from EPA.

Download CRS_InFocus_Report_Comparison_CC_Mitigation_12January2021

Overview
Almost all climate scientists agree that greenhouse gas (GHG) emission increases have contributed to observed climate change and that continued increases in GHG emissions will contribute to future climate change. Although a variety of efforts seeking to reduce GHG emissions are currently underway on the international level and in individual states or regional partnerships, federal policymakers and stakeholders have different viewpoints over what to do—if anything—about GHG emissions, future climate change, and related impacts.

For policymakers considering actions to reduce GHG emissions, various policy options are available. Over the last 15 years, many of the legislative proposals have involved market-based approaches, such as a GHG emissions cap-and-trade system or a carbon tax or emissions fee. These particular approaches may be considered in the 117th Congress and are discussed below. The information below provides an overview of two approaches while briefly addressing their similarities and differences.

Cutting to the chase....

Concluding Observations
Discussions of cap-and-trade and carbon tax approaches often center on their potential advantages in terms of emissions uncertainty and price uncertainty, respectively. The degree to which one approach has an advantage in a particular context, such as transparency or administration, would depend on the designs of the programs being assessed. In many cases, these differences may be addressed with specific design elements.

Although recent attention has largely focused on market- based mechanisms, policymakers can address emissions with other policy tools, including performance-based regulations, which currently apply to motor vehicle emissions, or promotion of mitigation technologies, such as carbon capture and sequestration. These tools could support market-based programs or function independently.

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"Progress moves at the speed of trust." - Unknown

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 18 January 2021

It's Martin Luther King, Jr. Day here in the USA.

Celebrate his life and accomplishments. 

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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 18 January 2021 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Link between Indonesian Throughflow (ITF) and Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC)

• https://eos.org/editor-highlights/what-causes-centennial-changes-in-the-indonesian-throughflow

Origins of the 1085 AD eruption of Sunset Crater

• https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-01/asu-uoo010721.php
• https://phys.org/news/2021-01-arizona-sunset-crater-eruption-years.html

Small cluster of small earthquakes in the southern Appalachians near Georgie-Tennessee border

• https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/nation-world/national/article248421620.html

Disseminated nickel sulfides found in Molopo Farms Complex

• https://www.miningweekly.com/article/nickel-sulphides-found-in-molopo-farms-complex-exploration-2021-01-11

Plan filed for 3D marine seismic survey over leases in Bass Strait, Tasmania

• https://www.offshore-energy.biz/beach-files-seismic-plan-for-prion/

Oldest ice on Earth in buried glacier in McMurdo Dry Valleys

• https://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/44950/20210109/oldest-ice-earth-hidden-glacier-mcmurdo-dry-valleys.htm

Dust deposits in peat in southwest China reveal abrupt climate variability since last deglaciation

• https://phys.org/news/2021-01-fluxes-peat-reveal-abrupt-climate.html

Stratospheric influences on extreme weather events

• https://phys.org/news/2021-01-extreme-weather-stratosphere.html
• Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-020-00060-z

Engineers will finally have to use the international foot – should make their work more precise

• https://source.asce.org/us-plans-to-retire-survey-foot-length/

Dire wolves were highly divergent lineage split from living canids about 5.7 myo with New World origin

• https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/01/legendary-dire-wolf-may-not-have-been-wolf-all
• https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/01/dire-wolves-arent-wolves-at-all-they-form-a-distinct-lineage-with-jackals/

First high-resolution 3D anisotropic P-wave velocity model of Northern Hikurangi subduction zone

• https://eos.org/editor-highlights/fault-related-anisotropy-in-the-hikurangi-subduction-zone
• Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2020JB020433

Improved understanding of cratons and the origin of cratonic mantle

• https://eos.org/articles/modeling-the-creation-of-cratons-earths-secret-keepers

High-resolution imaging & modeling of enhanced atmospheric turbulence due to gravity wave modulation of Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities

• https://eos.org/research-spotlights/newly-identified-instabilities-enhance-atmospheric-turbulence
• Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2020JD033414
• Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2020JD033412

Visualizing the dominance of China in rare earth metals

• https://www.visualcapitalist.com/chinas-dominance-in-rare-earth-metals/

Visualizing gold mining stocks versus gold in bull markets

• https://www.visualcapitalist.com/why-gold-mining-stocks-outperform-gold-bull-markets/

Steamboat Geyser is geothermal enigma

• https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2021/01/geothermal-enigma-steamboat-geyser

M6.8 earthquake struck northern Mongolia – epicenter of shallow quake under Lake Khovsgol

• https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Strong_quake_hits_Mongolia-Russia_border_USGS_999.html
• https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000d7ix/executive

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it – little need for crocodile evolution over last 200 million years

• https://scitechdaily.com/crocodiles-have-changed-very-little-since-the-age-of-the-dinosaurs-new-research-explains-why/
• Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-020-01561-5

Fossils of Quaternary vulture species found in western Cuba

• http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/cathartes-emsliei-09245.html

Soft tissue of Nemacalathus hermanestes is evolutionary link between Ediacaran & Early Cambrian multicellular metazoans

• http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/ediacaran-early-cambrian-metazoans-09242.html
• Paper: https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/7/1/eabf2933

Function and evolution of teeth in Megalodon

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/01/210113090934.htm
• Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-80323-z

On the importance of physical weathering of rock

• https://phys.org/news/2021-01-physical-weathering-breakdown-important-previously.html

“Ocean 100” – small group of transnational companies dominates ocean economy

• https://phys.org/news/2021-01-ocean-small-group-companies-dominates.html
• Paper: https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/7/3/eabc8041

Melting icebergs in the Antarctic are key to process that leads to ice age

• https://phys.org/news/2021-01-icebergs-key-sequence-ice-age.html

Company has plans to build global network of floating power stations using ocean thermal generators

• https://www.wired.com/story/the-plan-to-build-a-global-network-of-floating-power-stations/

Rube Goldberg idea to use seawater to trap billions of tons of CO2 each year

• https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/using-seawater-to-reduce-co2-in-atmosphere

Updating the World Magnetic Model

• https://eos.org/science-updates/modeling-earths-ever-shifting-magnetism

New model for estimating freshwater & dissolved organic carbon discharge to Gulf of Alaska

• https://eos.org/research-spotlights/determining-dissolved-organic-carbon-flows-into-the-gulf-of-alaska

Tracing the geologic origins of Gulf of Mexico “super basin” oil resources

• https://phys.org/news/2021-01-geologic-gulf-mexico-super-basin.html

Intertropical Convergence Zone (ICZ) limits predictions in tropical Atlantic

• https://phys.org/news/2021-01-intertropical-convergence-zone-limits-climate.html
• Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-20452-1

Garnet sands in eastern Papua New Guinea record geologic history

• https://phys.org/news/2021-01-geologic-history-written-garnet-sand.html

Marine sponge records 600-year of climatic conditions

• https://phys.org/news/2021-01-year-old-marine-sponge-centuries-old-climate.html

New lava dome continues to grow in La Soufrière

• https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/dome-of-st-vincents-volcano-grows-6.2.1276563.a9db17fc64

Eruption of Semeru volcano on Java

• https://www.kob.com/news/semeru-volcano-on-indonesias-java-island-spews-hot-clouds/5979774/
• https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-55689843

Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 18 January 2021 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Ethanol plant processing seed coasted with neonicotinoids & is dangerously polluting Mead, Kansas

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/red-flag-ethanol-plant-dangerously-090046676.html

USEPA denied petition to require Chemours to fund PFAS testing under TSCA at Fayetteville Works – drinking water, groundwater, soil, air, locally produced food & human health impacted

• https://www.coastalreview.org/2021/01/epa-denies-petition-to-address-pfas/

India conducted its largest ever coastal defense exercise – Sea Vigil

• https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/india-to-kick-off-largest-ever-coastal-defence-exercise-tomorrow/articleshow/80216072.cms

2020 accomplishments of North Carolina Coastal Federation

• https://www.carolinacoastonline.com/news_times/article_a028cbd0-510c-11eb-803b-df22350f6506.html

Coastal GasLink pipeline causing erosion & sediment control issues across British Columbia watersheds

• https://thetyee.ca/News/2021/01/11/Coastal-GasLink-Harming-Watersheds/

CRS In Focus:  Bureau of Reclamation – FY2021 Appropriations

• https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF11465

US Army COE proposes $2B 30.6-mile Barataria levee to protect from 100-year storm surges

• https://www.nola.com/news/business/article_4038ce56-51f1-11eb-9d04-eb2a8d16fa81.html

Another futile effort to stop “global warming” – BHE plan to cut carbon emissions 80% by 2030

• https://www.denverpost.com/2021/01/09/black-hills-energy-colorado-cut-carbon-emissions/

Plan to recycle wind turbine blades into pedestrian bridges

• https://grist.org/energy/todays-wind-turbine-blades-could-become-tomorrows-bridges/

Photographs of the volcanic ash deposits & impacts from Taal Volcano

• https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/incredible-images-show-eerie-aftermath-of-eruption-on-philippine-island/XOIM44DZDN2LN7KPPSH67HCGAE/

European invaders converted land for agriculture & significantly increased erosion rates in America

• https://eos.org/articles/european-colonists-dramatically-increased-north-american-erosion-rates
• Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-19744-3

Perspective: Geothermal energy on the verge of a big breakthrough?

• https://www.freethink.com/articles/geothermal-energy
• https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2020/10/21/21515461/renewable-energy-geothermal-egs-ags-supercritical

Mapping urban-rural catchment area may help optimize policy & planning for agriculture & development

• https://phys.org/news/2021-01-urban-rural-catchment-areas-ways-optimize.html

Oregon commits to instream environmental water flow – irrigation farmers not happy

• https://www.capitalpress.com/state/oregon/oregon-water-allocation-may-complicate-live-flows-irrigation/article_08f3f37e-51f3-11eb-acf4-7f6c4cc4c244.html

Status of drainage overhaul in Baton Rouge since 2016 floods – Stormwater Master Plan pending

• https://www.theadvocate.com/article_d0fbc478-5108-11eb-bb24-638e4a0fa8fe.html

STORM Act signed into law – creates “resilience revolving loan fund” to be led by FEMA

• https://www.infrastructurereportcard.org/asce-legislative-victory-storm-act-signed-into-law/

Potpecko Lake in Serbia is completely covered in garbage – mostly plastic – threatens hydroelectric dam

• https://globalnews.ca/news/7571077/garbage-lake-serbia-potpecko-landfills/
• Video: https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/plastic-pollution-serbia-1.5863254

The Rio Grande used to flow through New Mexico

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/river-used-run-mexico-handles-110038843.html

Group to file lawsuit against US F&WS over changing burying beetle status from endangered to threatened

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/environmentalists-fight-move-reduce-beetles-212550792.html

Santa Clara Water District to move forward with plan to build $2.5B dam near Pacheco Pass

• https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/01/12/2-5-billion-pacheco-dam-project-moves-forward-despite-cost-increase/

Oil production, oil demand, price goes up/down – the future for oil shale production

• https://finance.yahoo.com/news/uae-warns-u-shale-companies-060307123.html

Special issue – Perspectives on crisis of insect populations

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/scientists-decry-death-1-000-204526819.html
• Paper: https://www.yahoo.com/news/scientists-decry-death-1-000-204526819.html 
• Links to 13 Related Papers: https://www.pnas.org/cc/the-global-decline-of-insects-in-the-anthropocene-special-feature

Cultivation of Périgord truffle species will increase in central Europe

• https://eos.org/articles/a-culinary-silver-lining-of-climate-change-more-truffles

Here we go again – progressives clamoring for “Green New Deal” to address hyped “global warming”

• https://www.npr.org/2021/01/13/956192132/progressives-gear-up-for-broad-new-push-on-climate-action
• https://theconversation.com/biden-plans-to-fight-climate-change-in-a-way-no-u-s-president-has-done-before-152419
• https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/01/study-finds-were-already-committed-to-more-global-warming-sort-of/
• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/01/210113144456.htm
• Paper: https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/7/3/eaay1052
• https://phys.org/news/2021-01-earth-future-outlook-worse-scientists.html
• Paper: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcosc.2020.615419/full

Consumer electronics have evolved beyond management of e-waste systems

• https://theconversation.com/consumer-electronics-have-changed-a-lot-in-20-years-systems-for-managing-e-waste-arent-keeping-up-147972

Visualizing largest state-owned oil companies in the World

• https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-the-worlds-largest-state-owned-oil-companies/

Denmark produced 47% of electricity from wind

• https://www.treehugger.com/almost-half-denmarks-electricity-came-wind-last-year-4866166

Tower of skulls at 700-year-old Templo Mayor in Mexico City – cradle boards, war, debt & human sacrifice

• https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/01/mexico-citys-tower-of-skulls-could-tell-us-about-pre-columbian-life/

Florida vs Georgia over waters of the Apalachicola River basin headed to SCOTUS hearing – is it overuse or is it drought?

• https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Floridas_water_brawl_with_Georgia_nears_historic_SCOTUS_hearing_999.html

30-30 Initiative of the One Planet Summit pledging to reverse accelerating destruction of natural world

• https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/One_Planet_Summit_no_climate_fix_without_biodiversity_999.html

Mexico bans GMO corn and will phase out glyphosate

• https://www.seeddaily.com/reports/Campaigners_hail_Mexican_ban_on_genetically_modified_corn_999.html

Tasmanian tiger (thylacine) killed off by humans but were extraordinarily similar to wolf pups

• https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Tasmanian_tiger_pups_found_to_be_extraordinary_similar_to_wolf_pups_999.html
• Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-020-01569-x

Experimental underwater Acoustic Deterrent System to be tested against invasive Asian carp

• https://www.usgs.gov/news/media-advisory-study-asian-carp-deterrent-begins-january

Only two northern white rhinos remain in the world – on the brink of extinction due to civil war, habitat loss & extensive poaching

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/then-were-two-northern-white-144233109.html

No-till agriculture in vulnerable areas significantly reduces soil erosion

• https://phys.org/news/2021-01-no-till-vulnerable-areas-significantly-soil.html

Rethinking urban planning for cities in Sub-Saharan Africa

• https://phys.org/news/2021-01-rethinking-urban-sub-saharan-african-cities.html

USDA to invest $11.65M in projects to trap & control feral swine as part of pilot program

• https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/newsroom/releases/?cid=NRCSEPRD1724635

National Landslide Preparedness Act becomes law

• https://speakingofgeoscience.org/2021/01/13/sliding-through-congress-the-national-landslide-preparedness-act-becomes-law/

CRS In Focus:  USEPA Water Infrastructure Programs & FY2021 Appropriations

• https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF11724

USDA to invest $11.65M in projects to trap & control feral swine as part of pilot program

• https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/newsroom/releases/?cid=NRCSEPRD1724635

Racing pigeon from Oregon enters Australia - quarantine risk

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/australia-kill-pigeon-crossed-pacific-050903004.html

National Landslide Preparedness Act becomes law

• https://speakingofgeoscience.org/2021/01/13/sliding-through-congress-the-national-landslide-preparedness-act-becomes-law/

Construction may begin in 2021 for $8B Vegas-to-SoCal rail line

• https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/tourism/vegas-to-socal-rail-line-could-get-spring-construction-start-2252248/

$26B public-private plan for 100 green energy projects in New York

• https://www.amny.com/news/cuomo-announces-26b-public-private-plan-to-kickstart-100-green-energy-projects/

Help migrating birds by planting more trees & turning off lights at night in urban areas

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/cities-help-migrating-birds-way-131705005.html

Wolverine “captured” on trail camera in Yellowstone National Park

• https://earther.gizmodo.com/rare-wolverine-spotted-in-yellowstone-for-the-first-tim-1846065864

Environmentalists to file lawsuit to block plans for 11,000 miles of fuel breaks in Western States – would threaten rare wildlife species & not effective against stopping wildfires

• https://finance.yahoo.com/news/environmentalists-move-toward-lawsuit-over-231337485.html

Perspective:  Rethinking LA River needs to consider people & water – No cost estimate given for Plan which is open for public comment

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/editorial-l-river-rethinking-needs-110030278.html
• LA River Master Plan download link: https://www.larivermasterplan.org/

Developing countries create 14B liters of untreated wastewater each day – where does it go?

• https://theconversation.com/14-billion-litres-of-untreated-wastewater-is-created-each-day-in-developing-countries-but-we-dont-know-where-it-all-goes-151217

Lawsuit challenges USEPA decision to give Florida primary regulatory over State wetlands

• https://apnews.com/article/environment-lawsuits-florida-wetlands-courts-94c43395939f01cb100da226ff3b0c8a

CORONAVIRUS

Coronavirus COVID-19 statistics by country (click on USA to get State statistics)

• https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
• https://time.com/5800901/coronavirus-map/
• interactive maps: https://geodacenter.github.io/covid/map.html

No clear evidence of benefit of mandatory lockdowns (mandatory stay at home & business closures) versus voluntary social distancing

• https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/strict-covid-lockdown-no-benefit-voluntary-measures
• Abstract: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/eci.13484

Like the virus would really care if a “state of war” is declared – but our personal freedoms would suffer

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-should-declare-a-state-of-war-against-the-coronavirus/ar-BB1cF01C

Incredibly high number of lockdown visitors cause “erosion & trampling” in protected woodland

• https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/19002124.burnham-beeches-lockdown-visits-upset-incredibly-high-number-visitors-protected-woodland-causes-erosion-trampling/

High social & economic costs of mitigation policies in Europe

• https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7002e4.htm?s_cid=mm7002e4_e

Mexico claims USMCA requires US vaccinate illegal aliens

• https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mexico-vaccine-access-migrants_n_5fff2155c5b65671988b21aa

Modeling asymptomatic spreaders – how can you accurately model people with no symptoms?

• https://www.huffpost.com/entry/coronavirus-study-asymptomatic-carriers_l_5ff87c90c5b65671988527ce
• Paper: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2774707

WHO scientists finally arrive in Wuhan – may begin long-delayed investigation

• https://www.terradaily.com/reports/WHO_experts_to_arrive_in_Wuhan_for_delayed_virus_probe_999.html

WHO says no herd immunity this year even with vaccinations

• https://www.terradaily.com/reports/WHO_warns_coronavirus_herd_immunity_unlikely_this_year_999.html

Wuhan has recovered from the virus

• https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Year_on_from_first_Covid-19_death_Wuhan_basks_in_recovery_999.html

Lockdowns had less impact on urban air quality – smaller than expected

• https://phys.org/news/2021-01-early-covid-lockdowns-impact-urban.html
• Paper: https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/7/3/eabd6696

Changes in work practices due to virus delaying milestones at Plant Vogtle nuclear power plant in Georgia

• https://www.gpb.org/news/2021/01/12/covid-19-delaying-project-milestones-at-plant-vogtle

Rogue antibodies

• https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00017-y
• Paper: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.12.28.20248807v1.full.pdf

Progress on single-dose vaccine

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/progress-reported-one-dose-j-201302045.html

Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 18 January 2021 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

 New approach to determine coastal scenic beauty & sensitivity under increasing human pressure

•  Abstract: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/1/49

•  Paper: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/1/49/htm

 Greece to extend territorial waters from 6 to 12 nautical miles along western coastline

• https://www.khon2.com/international/with-eye-on-turkey-greece-to-extend-western-coastal-waters/

 Update to Plan of Conservation & Development – coastal resiliency & zoning issues

• https://ctexaminer.com/2021/01/06/town-plan-outlines-changes-for-housing-retail-and-coastal-properties-in-oldlyme/

 Mumbai Coastal Road Project to include 4-km long tunnels

• https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/tunnelling-for-mumbai-s-coastal-road-set-to-begin-100-workers-to-drill-24x7-101610304343718.html

 Supermoons cause higher level of coastal erosion in swash zone

• https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20210109/p2a/00m/0na/011000c

•  Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2020GL089745

 Neighbors play influential role in landowner decisions to armor shorelines

• https://www.tillamookheadlightherald.com/news/neighbors-influence-coastal-landowners-decisions-to-armorshorelines-against-erosion-rising-seas/article_8d3c143e-5065-11eb-8be9-4fffb0ce1dad.html

 Workshop on future of coastal planning addressed coastal issues in Washington State

• https://www.kxro.com/workshop-regarding-the-future-of-coastal-planning-open-to-the-public/

 Marine scientist Kristina Cammen presentation on pinniped populations in coastal Maine waters

• https://www.penbaypilot.com/article/merryspring-talk-pinniped-populations-maines-coastal-waterways/142456

 Perspective: Seawalls are not the answer to coastal bluff erosion

• https://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/opinion/seawalls-are-not-the-answer-to-coastal-bluff-erosion/

•  CCC report: https://documents.coastal.ca.gov/reports/2017/5/th17d/th17d-5-2017-report.pdf

 India slowly attempting to restore lost mangroves

• https://blogs.worldbank.org/endpovertyinsouthasia/little-little-india-restores-its-lost-mangroves

 Canaveral National Seashore – in the shadow of rockets

• https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2021/01/canaveral-national-seashore-shadow-rockets

 Olympic National Park updates fishing regulations to conserve steelhead trout

• https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2021/01/changes-olympic-national-park-fishing-regs-conserve-steelhead

 Declining harbor porpoise numbers in German North Sea

•https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Declining_harbor_porpoise_numbers_in_German_North_Sea_worry_scientists_999.html

 US Navy strategic plan calls for more assertive activity in the Arctic

• https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2021/01/06/US-Navy-strategic-plan-calls-for-more-activity-in-Arcticregion/8901609954542/

•  Plan: https://media.defense.gov/2021/Jan/05/2002560338/-1/-1/0/ARCTIC%20BLUEPRINT%202021%20FINAL.PDF/ARCTIC%20BLUEPRINT%202021%20FINAL.PDF

 On the importance of groundwater discharge into the ocean

•https://www.terradaily.com/reports/New_analysis_highlights_importance_of_groundwater_discharge_into_oceans_999.html

•  Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-20248-3

 Record high water levels receding in Great Lakes reducing shoreline erosion

• https://www.mlive.com/weather/2021/01/great-lakes-water-levels-drifting-away-from-record-heights.html

 Arctic Deep Draft Port authorized under 2020 WRDA – to begin design phase cost estimated at $505M – Native community has concerns

• https://www.knom.org/wp/blog/2021/01/12/arctic-deep-draft-port-project-in-nome-authorized-by-congress/

• https://kawerak.org/kawerak-comments-on-unresolved-issues-re-port-of-nome-feasibility-report/

 Urban growth adds mass and increases subsidence in coastal cities

• https://eos.org/editor-highlights/going-down-how-do-cities-carry-that-weight

•  Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2020AV000277

 “Neptune balls” trap plastic in coastal seagrass

• https://phys.org/news/2021-01-seagrass-meadows-marine-plastic-sea.html

•  Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-79370-3

 Urging funding to pursue futile efforts to prevent continuing erosion of Murrough coastal wetland walk

• https://www.independent.ie/regionals/braypeople/news/council-await-report-on-coastal-erosion-39969313.html

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