Companies Leave Some Residents In The Dark After Chemical Emergencies
"Mary Gonzalez wanted to know why there wasn’t an alarm when a tank holding toxic chemicals caught fire in Deer Park in March."
Source: Houston Chronicle, 06/05/2019
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Satellites Show Amazon Deforestation Rising Under Brazil's Bolsonaro
"Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil sped up in May to the fastest rate in a decade, according to data from an early-warning satellite system, as experts pointed to activity by illegal loggers encouraged by the easing of environmental protections under President Jair Bolsonaro."
Source: Reuters, 06/05/2019
Judges Grill Both Sides in Youth Climate Case Against the Government
"Three federal judges heard arguments Tuesday about whether young people have a constitutional right to be protected from climate change. In the lively, hourlong hearing, the judges, from the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, pushed skeptically on the arguments of both sides."
Source: NY Times, 06/05/2019
"Climate Change Takes Center Stage as Biden and Warren Release Plans"
With new plans by Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren, Democratic presidential candidates are making climate change a central issue in the primary and cranking up ambitions for acting on climate.
Source: NY Times, 06/05/2019
"The Shorebirds of Delaware Bay Are Going Hungry"
"On their migrations north, famished birds stop to feast on eggs laid by horseshoe crabs. But the crabs were overfished, and conservationists say that some bird species may not recover."
Source: NY Times, 06/04/2019
Wheeler Knocks Media For Not Promoting EPA's Achievements
"Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) head Andrew Wheeler accused the media Monday of misleading the public by not highlighting the agency’s important environmental achievements."
Source: The Hill, 06/04/2019
Killing Wolves Was Supposed To Solve A Problem But Created Another
"In an example of the mismanagement of nature, government hunting programs cleared a path for coyotes to surge east."
Source: Washington Post, 06/04/2019
"Pipelines: Trump Team Joins Call For Tougher Protest Penalties"
"The Trump administration wants harsher penalties for people who interfere with the operation or construction of pipelines, joining states and the pipeline industry in an effort opposed by civil rights groups and environmentalists."
Source: Greenwire, 06/04/2019
Companies See Climate Change Hitting Their Bottom Lines in Next 5 Years
"Many of the world’s biggest companies, from Silicon Valley tech firms to large European banks, are bracing for the prospect that climate change could substantially affect their bottom lines within the next five years, according to a new analysis of corporate disclosures."
Source: NY Times, 06/04/2019
"Climate Crisis Seriously Damaging Human Health, Report Finds"
"A report by experts from 27 national science academies has set out the widespread damage global heating is already causing to people’s health and the increasingly serious impacts expected in future."
Source: Guardian, 06/04/2019
