"The plastics industry is responsible for nearly a fourth of the industrial air pollution in the Houston area, a share that is expected to rise as the number of new plants and expansions doubles in the next few years, a new study found."
"President Trump is strongly considering a plan to revoke California’s legal authority to set state tailpipe pollution standards that are stricter than federal regulations, according to three people familiar with the matter."
"A helicopter captures, in graphic detail, the devastation left in the Bahamas."
Now in its fourth year, this event helps educate attendees on the latest tools, techniques and technologies for efficient and safe cannabis production, and provides opportunities for networking and developing collaborations to further sustainability initiatives. Photo: Dr. Rachel Knox, American Cannabinoid Clinic.
"U.S. President Donald Trump showed a map of Hurricane Dorian’s projected path on Wednesday that appeared to have been altered with a Sharpie pen to include the state of Alabama, which was never in harm’s way."
"Standing at an overlook on the top of Black Mountain — the tallest point in Kentucky — the wooded Appalachian mountains stretch on like a sea of green for miles."
"Annie Haigler steps out of her home in Louisville, Ky., pulling a handkerchief out of her pocket to dab sweat off her forehead. She enjoys sitting on her porch, especially to watch the sunrise. She has always been a morning person. But as the day progresses, the heat can be unbearable for her."
"Dauphin Island has been battered by more than a dozen hurricanes and tropical storms in recent decades. But that hasn’t stopped homeowners on the beach resort from repeatedly getting federal aid and insurance payouts to keep rebuilding in the same vulnerable locations."
"Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said at CNN’s marathon forum on climate change Wednesday night that he was unaware that a fundraiser he’s slated to attend on Thursday is being co-hosted by a founder of a fossil fuel company."
"California has just become the first state in the nation to outlaw fur trapping. The Wildlife Protection Act of 2019, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom Wednesday, will prohibit the trapping of native animals including grey fox, coyote, beaver, badger and mink, along with the sale of their pelts, which often end up in foreign markets."
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[2] https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Plastics-industry-accounts-for-one-fourth-of-14414705.php
[3] https://www.sej.org/headlines/trump-set-revoke-california-s-right-set-tougher-pollution-rules
[4] https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/05/climate/trump-auto-pollution-california.html
[5] https://www.sej.org/headlines/aerial-video-shows-total-destruction-bahama-island-after-dorian
[6] https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/aerial-footage-shows-jaw-dropping-scale-hurricane-dorian-s-ferocious-n1049386
[7] https://www.sej.org/calendar/cannabis-sustainability-symposium
[8] https://www.sej.org/headlines/sharpie-gate-trump-shows-apparently-altered-hurricane-map
[9] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-storm-dorian-trump/sharpie-gate-trump-shows-apparently-altered-hurricane-map-idUSKCN1VQ00H
[10] https://www.sej.org/headlines/justice-coal-group-top-user-loophole-allowing-mine-lands-sit-idle
[11] https://ohiovalleyresource.org/2019/09/04/idle-lands-justice-coal-group-top-user-of-loophole-allowing-mine-lands-to-sit-idle/
[12] https://www.sej.org/headlines/trees-are-key-fighting-urban-heat-cities-keep-losing-them
[13] https://www.npr.org/2019/09/04/755349748/trees-are-key-to-fighting-urban-heat-but-cities-keep-losing-them
[14] https://www.sej.org/headlines/alabama-coast-unluckiest-island-america
[15] https://e360.yale.edu/features/on-the-alabama-coast-the-unluckiest-island-in-america
[16] https://www.sej.org/headlines/biden-says-he-didn-t-realize-fundraiser-s-ties-fossil-fuel-company
[17] https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-biden-fundraiser-fossil-fuel-executive_n_5d705320e4b0cdfe057aa5f3
[18] https://www.sej.org/headlines/calif-becomes-first-state-nation-outlaw-fur-trapping
[19] https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/09/04/new-california-law-protects-animals-being-killed-their-fur/2214791001/
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