Climate Change, Soaring Flood Insurance Could Trigger A Mortgage Crisis
"Flood insurance is sold as protection from climate change. As costs rise, it could push people from their homes instead."
Source: Center for Public Integrity, 02/26/2020
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"After Trump Mocks a Sea Wall in New York, Plan Is Abruptly Shelved"
"The Trump administration has unexpectedly halted a project to protect the New York City region from flooding during dangerous storms like Hurricane Sandy — a decision that came six weeks after President Trump took to Twitter to ridicule the study’s most expensive proposal, a giant sea wall that could have cost billions of dollars."
Source: NY Times, 02/26/2020
"Costa Rican Indigenous Land Activist Killed By Armed Mob"
"A Costa Rican indigenous defender has been killed by an armed mob while trying to reclaim ancestral land – the latest in a spate of violence targeting native communities in Central America’s safest country."
Source: Guardian, 02/26/2020
Passionate Public Comments Slam Trump NEPA Rule Rollback Proposal
"It cost $1,000 for Patricia Qasimah Boston to fly from Tallahassee to Washington and stay in a hotel. She traveled 800 miles for a three-minute appearance at a public hearing held Tuesday by the Council on Environmental Quality, a White House agency that recently proposed to weaken the 50-year-old National Environmental Policy Act."
Source: Washington Post, 02/26/2020
Can There Be A Hollywood Ending For The 'Brad Pitt Of Mountain Lions'?
"Penned in by freeways, LA’s big cats face extinction – but a new wildlife crossing might be the answer".
Source: Guardian, 02/25/2020
"JPMorgan Chase Takes Baby Step Toward Curbing Fossil Fuel Loans"
"JPMorgan Chase, one of the world’s biggest lenders to fossil fuel projects, announced Monday that it would curb loans to coal firms and bar the financing of oil and gas developments in the Arctic."
Source: Washington Post, 02/25/2020
"Alberta Court Rules Federal Carbon Tax Is Unconstitutional"
"The Alberta Court of Appeal has concluded the federal government’s carbon tax is an unconstitutional intrusion into provincial powers, handing Alberta a key victory in its battle with Ottawa over climate-change policies."
Source: Toronto Globe and Mail, 02/25/2020
"Climate Change Could Pose 'Catastrophic' Security Threat, Experts Warn"
"Climate change could become a “catastrophic” threat to global security, as people lose their livelihoods, fall ill and battle over scarce water and food, a host of U.S. security, military and intelligence experts warned on Monday."
Source: Reuters, 02/25/2020
"Mike Bloomberg Under Fire For 'Not Very Ambitious' Climate Plan"
"Mike Bloomberg has donated hundreds of millions of dollars to environmental advocacy causes, but his campaign is coming under fire for a climate plan that lags far behind the other Democratic candidates for president."
Source: Guardian, 02/25/2020
"Trump Has Sabotaged America’s Coronavirus Response"
"In 2018, the Trump administration fired the government’s entire pandemic response chain of command, including the White House management infrastructure."
Source: Foreign Policy, 02/25/2020
