California is on the cusp of environmental progress. Or is it? That’s the question that at least one candidate for the state’s governorship is asking, pointing out that a key difference exist between one calling themselves an “environmentalist” and one referring to themselves as a “climate hawk.” Forbes.com

An Australian Farming Town Divided: Do We Want a Nuclear Site that Brings Jobs? Nytimes.com

The Tri-City Herald reports the Columbia Generating Station failed to be removed from the 2018 list of plants requiring increased oversight by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission as the federal agency completed its annual assessment. Usnews.com

Iran intends to again accuse the United States of violating the landmark 2015 nuclear accord between Tehran and world powers at next week’s meeting on the agreement in Vienna, a senior Iranian diplomat said Wednesday . English.kyodonews.net