Water & Oceans

"EPA Plans to Rewrite Clean Water Act Rules to Fast-Track Pipelines"

"The Trump administration is proposing changes to federal regulations that could fast-track the approval of natural gas pipelines and other energy infrastructure. Environmental advocates say the move will weaken the ability of states and tribes to protect their waters."

Source: InsideClimate News, 08/12/2019

Trump Admin Throws Cold Water On Climate Change Threat To Coral Reefs

"When pollsters informed President Donald Trump that he faces political exposure in the 2020 election with swing voters on environment policy, he decided to respond with a White House address claiming stewardship of clean water, air and oceans."

Source: McClatchy, 08/08/2019

"At Dangerous Kentucky Dams, Locals Aren’t Prepared For Disaster"

"The Loch Mary Reservoir holds enough water to fill about 715 Olympic-sized swimming pools. All that stands between that wall of water and Annette Rudolph’s Earlington, Kentucky neighborhood is a 95-year-old earthen dam, deteriorating and seeping water."

Source: KyCIR, 08/07/2019

Texas Sues Exxon Mobil Over Environmental Violations From Baytown Fire

"The state of Texas is suing Exxon Mobil for environmental violations, including releasing millions of gallons of firefighting wastewater into the Houston Ship Channel after the petrochemical giant’s most recent fire and explosion in Baytown."

Source: Houston Chronicle, 08/07/2019

WOTUS: "Trump Rule Muddies Oversight Of Free-Flowing Ariz. River"

"SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. — It's easy to spot the San Pedro River from the air; just look for the cottonwood trees outlining its banks. The bright green forest persists even at the height of Arizona's dry season in June, when most of the river doesn't have any water. But summer monsoons this month bring waves of water up to a dozen feet tall."

Source: Greenwire, 08/06/2019

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