"2019 Was a Record Year for Ocean Temperatures, Data Show"
"Last year was the warmest year on record for the world’s oceans, part of a long-term warming trend, according to a study released Monday."
Source: NY Times, 01/14/2020
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"Who Controls Trump’s Environmental Policy?"
"Among 20 of the most powerful people in government environment jobs, most have ties to the fossil fuel industry or have fought against the regulations they now are supposed to enforce."
Source: NY Times, 01/14/2020
"The War on the War on Cancer"
"Trump’s Gutting of Toxics Regulations Will Mean Higher Profits for Polluters and Higher Cancer Rates for the American People".
Source: The Intercept, 01/14/2020
Emails Reveal DOJ Working Closely with Oil Industry Against Climate Suits
"DOJ attorneys describe working with industry lawyers as a ‘team,’ raising questions about whether government was representing the American people."
Source: InsideClimate News, 01/14/2020
"The Merchants of Thirst"
"In Nepal and many other countries, private tanker operators profit from growing water scarcity."
Source: NY Times, 01/13/2020
"Officials Propose California Butterfly For Threatened List"
"The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed adding a California butterfly to the list of threatened species, officials said."
Source: AP, 01/13/2020
"UN Draft Plan Sets 2030 Target To Avert Earth's Sixth Mass Extinction"
"Almost a third of the world’s oceans and land should be protected by the end of the decade to stop and reverse biodiversity decline that risks the survival of humanity, according to a draft Paris-style UN agreement on nature."
Source: Guardian, 01/13/2020
‘We’re Building An Army’: Jane Fonda Caps Climate Protest In D.C.
"Clad in her signature red hat and coat, clenched fist raised high, Jane Fonda saluted the sea of chanting people who had gathered for her final “Fire Drill Friday” this week. She cheered as 147 of them were arrested on the steps of the Capitol building."
Source: Washington Post, 01/13/2020
Oil Lobby Fends Off Candidates' Calls To Ban Fracking With Ad Campaign
"The oil and gas industry is fighting back: It's throwing in big bucks to counter attacks from Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren that it's contributing to climate change."
Source: Washington Post, 01/13/2020
CA Reservation's Solar Microgrid Provides Power During Utility Shutoffs
"California's largest electric utility took the unprecedented step of shutting off power to millions of customers beginning last October. ... Now a renewable energy microgrid on a tiny California Native American reservation is proving to be one solution to this ongoing problem."
Source: NPR, 01/13/2020
