"Alaska's Heat Wave Fuels Dangerous Smoke, Melts Glaciers"
"Alaska’s heat wave is driving wildfires and melting glaciers, choking the state’s biggest cities with smoke and bloating rivers with meltwater."
Source: Reuters, 07/02/2019
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"U.S. Oil Companies Find Energy Independence Isn’t So Profitable"
"Oil companies are producing record amounts of crude oil and natural gas in the United States and have become major exporters. Yet the companies themselves are finding little to love about this seeming bonanza."
Source: NY Times, 07/02/2019
"U.S. States Sue EPA For Stricter Asbestos Rules"
"Ten U.S. states and Washington, D.C. sued the Environmental Protection Agency to begin working on rules to tighten oversight of asbestos, and reduce the health risks that the substance poses to the public."
Source: Reuters, 07/02/2019
"Democrats Seek Solution In Fight Over 2020 Climate Debate"
"The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is considering two measures that end the conflict over holding a standalone climate debate for 2020 presidential hopefuls, two DNC officials confirmed to The Hill on Monday."
Source: The Hill, 07/02/2019
"France's National Temperature Record Smashed in Europe Heatwave"
"The heatwave frying parts of Europe smashed France’s high-temperature record, with weather service Meteo-France reporting 45.9 degrees Celsius, or 114.6 Fahrenheit, in the town of Gallargues le Montueux near the Mediterranean Sea."
Source: Bloomberg, 07/01/2019
Texas Judge Finds Formosa 'Serial Offender' As Louisiana Fight Looms
"A Texas federal judge has found a huge Formosa plastics complex northeast of Corpus Christi to be a 'serial offender' with a history of allowing plastic pellets to wash into wetlands and bays along the Gulf of Mexico, and said that the company has committed 'enormous' violations of state law and the U.S. Clean Water Act."
Source: Baton Rouge Advocate, 07/01/2019
"Oregon Passes Measure To Better Prepare For Oil Spills"
"Oregon will tighten safety standards for railroads transporting large amounts of crude oil."
Source: AP, 07/01/2019
"Mich. Attorney General Dana Nessel Moves To Shut Down Enbridge Line 5"
"Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a lawsuit in Ingham County Circuit Court on Thursday that seeks to decommission the Enbridge Line 5 oil pipeline across the environmentally sensitive Straits of Mackinac."
Source: Detroit Free Press, 07/01/2019
"Wisconsin Battles Waste Plants That Spread Hazardous PFAS"
"Wisconsin wastewater plants were built to keep pollutants out of the environment, but state regulators have come to realize the facilities may be spreading hazardous industrial chemicals in ways that increase health risks."
Source: AP, 07/01/2019
"Thick Algal Bloom Forming In Sandusky Bay, Moving Into Open Water"
"Lake Erie’s Sandusky Bay is already struggling with a species of toxin-producing algae, another sign that the rest of the lake’s western basin is likely headed for another massive bloom this summer."
Source: Toledo Blade, 07/01/2019
