Insurers Slashed Hurricane Ian Payouts Far Below Damage Estimates: Docs
"A Washington Post investigation has found that some policyholders had their claims cut by more than 80 percent".
Source: Washington Post, 03/13/2023
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"A Huge City Polluter? Buildings. Here’s a Surprising Fix."
"Carbon capture might not work for all buildings. But some are giving it a try."
Source: NYTimes, 03/13/2023"Ukraine War’s Environmental Toll Will Devastate Lives For Decades"
"Gregoriy Sidorenko watched in disbelief as the Russian cruise missile slammed into storage tank number four at the oil depot here, sending enormous plumes of black smoke overhead and sparking a massive fire that would last roughly 16 hours. More than 1 million gallons of oil from eight incinerated tanks seeped into the soil, raising concerns about potential contamination at a nearby drinking water reservoir in this industrial city about 200 miles south of Kyiv."
Source: Washington Post, 03/13/2023"Why Saving the Whales Means Saving Ourselves"
"After decades of conservation efforts to protect whales, two recent books shed light on why they’re still threatened—and how we might change that."
Source: Inside Climate News, 03/13/2023"EPA Would Get 19% Boost to Record High Funding in Biden Budget"
"The White House’s fiscal 2024 budget asks for $12 billion for the EPA, a 19% increase over its current enacted level and a record high amount that’s almost certain to be trimmed during congressional negotiations."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 03/10/2023Norfolk Southern CEO Says He’s Sorry For Train Derailment Impact On Ohio
"The chief executive of a railroad company that operated a train that derailed and caused a release of toxic chemicals in February told the Senate on Thursday that he is “deeply sorry” for the impact on East Palestine, Ohio, and he is personally committed to “make this right.”"
Source: Washington Post, 03/10/2023Senate Panel That Grilled Norfolk Southern CEO Is Awash In Company's Cash
"Norfolk Southern’s corporate PAC has donated more than $375,000 to members of the Senate committee that grilled the railroad’s chief executive on Thursday about the toxic derailment of one of the company’s trains in East Palestine, Ohio."
Source: HuffPost, 03/10/2023"U.N. Buys Tanker To Store Oil From Decaying Vessel Off Yemen"
"The United Nations has purchased a large tanker to store about 1.1 million barrels of oil that will be transferred from a decaying vessel off Yemen's coast in a bid to avert an environmental disaster, officials said on Thursday."
Source: Reuters, 03/10/2023"House GOP Votes To Overturn Biden Rule On Water Protections"
"The House on Thursday voted to overturn the Biden administration’s protections for thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways, advancing long-held Republican arguments that the regulations are an environmental overreach and burden to business."
Source: AP, 03/10/2023"La Nina Is Gone. These Were The Deadly Storms During Its Run"
"La Nina seemed to treat Louisiana and the rest of the Southeast United States like a punching bag. Its three-year barrage of body blows has come to an end, but left behind a lot of scars from hurricanes and tornadoes among other weather disasters."
Source: AP, 03/10/2023"House Republicans Announce Major Energy Package As Top Priority Bill"
"House Republicans on Thursday announced that a major energy package that has been in the works for weeks will be known as H.R.1, signifying that it’s the party’s top priority for the congressional session."
Source: The Hill, 03/10/2023"Business Backlash Pushing GOP To Weaken Anti-ESG Proposals"
"Conservative Republicans who want to thwart socially and environmentally conscious investing are now being pushed to water down their proposals after backlash from powerful business groups and fears that state pension systems could see huge losses."
Source: AP, 03/10/2023"Record-Breaking Storm Freddy Due To Hit Mozambique Again"
"Tropical Storm Freddy is due to hit the coast of Southern Africa again on Saturday after killing at least 21 people in Mozambique and Madagascar when it first made landfall last month."
Source: Reuters, 03/10/2023As Iditarod Mushers Rest, Warm Weather Is Melting Strategies And Plans
"A drizzle fell Wednesday morning in Takotna, where more than a dozen Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race teams were bedded down for their 24-hour rests."
Source: Anchorage Daily News, 03/10/2023"Norfolk Southern CEO Bringing Apology, Aid To Senate Hearing"
"The chief executive of one of the nation’s largest railroads is coming to a Senate hearing with an apology and a commitment to send millions of dollars to the village on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border disrupted by a fiery derailment as senators investigate railway safety and the Biden administration’s response to the disaster."
Source: AP, 03/09/2023
