Florida Could Face $76 Billion In Climate Change Costs By 2040: Report
"That’s billion, with a B. The study says the state would need to spend that much on sea walls to mitigate rising sea levels."
Source: Tampa Bay Times, 06/20/2019
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"Utility Will Remove Coal Ash From Pits Near Tennessee River"
"The nation’s largest public utility on Thursday agreed to dig up and remove about 12 million cubic yards (9.2 million cubic meters) of coal ash from unlined pits at a Tennessee coal-burning power plant."
Source: AP, 06/14/2019
Closure of Civilian Conservation Centers Ignites Controversy
A decades-old environmental jobs program that provided work for thousands of disadvantaged young people across more than a dozen states has been hit with one of the largest federal downsizings in a decade. Find out how the closing of some Civilian Conservation Centers may be a story near you, from the latest TipSheet.
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"To Some Solar Users, Power Company Fees Are An Unfair Charge"
"T.K. Thorne says the $20 monthly solar fee she pays to Alabama Power will double the time it will take to pay off her rooftop solar system. "
Source: NPR, 06/03/2019
"Special Report: Volusia’s Septic Tank Crisis"
"Out-of-sight septic systems — more than 100,000 of them in Volusia County and an estimated 2.7 million in Florida — add to growing concerns about the rising tide of nitrogen and other pollution feeding algae blooms and killing fish and sea grasses."
Source: Daytona Beach News-Journal, 06/03/2019
"Louisiana Residents March In Coalition Against 'Death Alley'"
"Demonstrators in Louisiana stepped off on a five-day march on Thursday, demanding environmental justice for a region besieged by toxic pollution from chemical plants."
Source: Guardian, 05/31/2019
"A Trespass Law Aimed At Protesters Challenged In Court"
"NEW ORLEANS — A state law that carries a possible five-year prison sentence for anyone convicted of trespassing in the area of a pipeline should be declared unconstitutional, environmentalists and others said in a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday."
Source: AP, 05/23/2019
More Endangered Florida Panthers Are Being Shot Than Originally Thought
Shootings of Florida's state animal are likely to increase as both the human and panther populations expand, a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission veterinarian predicted.
Source: Tampa Bay Times, 05/22/2019
SEJ in Press Freedom Case, Chem Secrecy Bill Fails and More
SEJ joined with several dozen other journalism groups to support the right to film police activity in a public place, and bills to block information of importance to environmental reporters failed in Louisiana, California and Iowa, but a Colorado paper was blocked from covering a wild horse roundup. All that in this month’s WatchDog Tipsheet.
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La. Unveils Plan to Help People Get Out of the Way of Climate Change
"Gerard Braud has no plans to leave his handsome Creole-style house with its 15-foot-high front porch on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain, a short drive from New Orleans. “Peacefulness and tranquility” is how he explains the appeal of living here."
Source: Bloomberg, 05/20/2019
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