"‘A Floodier Future’: Scientists Say Records Will Be Broken"
"The federal government is warning Americans to brace for a “floodier” future."
Source: AP, 07/12/2019
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"California Lawmakers Seek To Slow Desert Water Project"
"A project to pump billions of gallons of water out from under the Mojave Desert and sell it to people in Southern California could be slowed by a bill approved for the first time on Thursday by the Democratic-controlled Legislature."
Source: AP, 07/12/2019"Climate-Friendly Highway Bill Coming Before August Recess"
"The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is on track to advance a surface transportation bill with climate change components before the end of the month."
Source: E&E Daily, 07/12/2019"Oil and Gas Industry Trumpets National Parks Upkeep Bill"
"Oil and gas industry groups are becoming more vocal in supporting bipartisan legislation that proposes using federal fossil fuel production royalties to chip away at the $12 billion maintenance backlog at national parks."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 07/12/2019"Mining Company Rejects EPA Order For Superfund Cleanup Work"
"A mining company says it won’t carry out cleanup work ordered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as part of a Superfund project in southwest Colorado."
Source: AP, 07/12/2019"Pressure Mounts Against EPA's New FOIA Rule"
"A Democratic lawmaker along with a group of nearly 40 media publications are raising concerns over a new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) public information rule that could allow political officials more leeway to withhold requested documents."
Source: The Hill, 07/11/2019"Climate: Analyst Resigns Following Blocked Testimony"
"A State Department analyst whose congressional testimony on climate change was allegedly watered down by the White House has reportedly resigned."
Source: E&E News PM, 07/11/2019"Climate Fwd: Following the Money That Undermines Climate Science"
"It’s difficult to figure out who’s funding climate denial, because many of the think tanks that continue to question established climate science are nonprofit groups that aren’t required to disclose their donors."
Source: NY Times, 07/11/2019"Storm Likely To Churn Into Hurricane, Looms On U.S. Gulf Coast"
"A storm churning in the Gulf of Mexico and aimed at water-logged New Orleans is likely to make landfall as the first Atlantic hurricane of the 2019 season by late Friday or early Saturday, forecasters said."
Source: Reuters, 07/11/2019Washington Floods Expose Double Threat: Old Drains and Climate Change
"WASHINGTON — When almost a month’s worth of rain deluged this city on Monday morning, turning streets into rivers and basements into wading pools, it showed just how vulnerable cities with aging water systems can be in the era of climate change."
Source: NY Times, 07/11/2019"Can Lindsey Graham Help Improve The GOP’s Image On The Environment?"
"U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham celebrated his 64th birthday Tuesday by preparing to launch a new political coalition he said will woo young voters to the GOP."
Source: McClatchy, 07/11/2019"Trump Threatens Veto On Defense Bill That Targets 'Forever Chemicals'"
"One day after President Trump delivered a speech preaching of his administration’s environmental achievements, he threatened to veto a military spending bill in part due to provisions that aim to clean up a toxic, cancer-linked chemical found near military bases."
Source: The Hill, 07/11/2019"In an Era of Extreme Weather, Concerns Grow Over Dam Safety"
"Many of the United States’ 91,000 dams are aging and sorely in need of repairs that could collectively cost tens of billions of dollars. Experts are increasingly worried that as extreme precipitation events increase, dams are at greater risk of failure, threatening lives and posing environmental risks."
Source: YaleE360, 07/11/2019"Flooding Spikes Along U.S. Coasts as Sea Levels Rise: NOAA Report"
"High tides are flooding basements, streets and septic systems up and down U.S. coastlines more often as sea levels rise—and the future looks even more soggy, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said July 10."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 07/11/2019"Canada Announces New Protections For Rare Right Whales"
"The Canadian government is announcing new protections for endangered North Atlantic right whales following a string of deaths and entanglements involving the marine mammals."
Source: AP, 07/11/2019
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