"House Poor, Pollution Rich"
"Thousands of public housing residents live near the most polluted places in the nation — and the government has done little to protect them."
Source: APM/Intercept, 01/13/2021
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"Michigan Plans To Charge Ex-Gov. Snyder In Flint Water Probe"
"Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, top aide Rich Baird and former health director Nick Lyon have been told they will face criminal charges resulting from Flint's water crisis, according to a source with knowledge of the situation."
Source: Detroit News, 01/13/2021
"Capitol Attackers Have Long Threatened Violence In Rural American West"
"When the full story of the 6 January storming of the US Capitol building is told, historians will have to make sense of what might seem an odd footnote. The two most prominent rightwing militia groups that participated in the mob onslaught on Congress – the Three Percenters, based in Idaho, and the Oath Keepers, based in Nevada – cut their teeth in obscure corners of the American west, where for close to a decade they have threatened violence against federal employees and institutions that steward the nation’s public lands."
Source: Guardian, 01/13/2021
Someone Wrote ‘Trump’ On A Manatee. Feds, Florida Are Investigating
"Federal and state wildlife officials are investigating who wrote the name “Trump” on the back of a manatee that was spotted in a popular wintering spot for the threatened creatures.
The agencies don’t think the manatee was hurt — the letters appear to have been formed by scraping away algae that often coats the backs of the slow-moving mammals — but the prank appears to be a clear violation of laws against harassing them.
Source: Miami Herald, 01/12/2021
"A Lost Decade: How Climate Action Fizzled in Cascadia"
"Washington, Oregon and British Columbia pledged to slash greenhouse gas emissions. In a decade full of big talk and some epic battles, they all failed."
Source: InvestigateWest, 01/12/2021
"What We’ve Lost: The Species Declared Extinct in 2020"
"Dozens of frogs, fish, orchids and other species — many unseen for decades — may no longer exist due to humanity’s destructive effects on the planet."
Source: The Revelator, 01/12/2021
Texas Eyes Tougher Rules On Chemical Tanks To Prevent Explosions, Spills
"A string of explosions involving little-regulated petroleum and chemical storage tanks have lawmakers and regulators talking about new rules as the Legislature prepares to convene this month."
Source: Texas Observer, 01/12/2021
"Insect Populations Suffering Death By 1,000 Cuts, Say Scientists"
"Insect populations are suffering “death by a thousand cuts”, with many falling at “frightening” rates that are “tearing apart the tapestry of life”, according to scientists behind a new volume of studies."
Source: Guardian, 01/12/2021
"Here's What Might Be In Biden's First Climate Order"
"Joe Biden could mark his first day as president with one or more executive orders announcing plans to rejoin the Paris Agreement, submit a global deal on refrigerants for ratification and deliver on the sweeping climate pledges he made on the campaign trail."
Source: E&E News, 01/12/2021
"Top Senator Warns Banks: 'Account For Climate'"
"The Democratic takeover in the Senate increases the likelihood that lawmakers will seek to curb climate-related financial risks, according to observers. That has a lot to do with Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), a longtime Wall Street critic who is set to become chairman of the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee."
Source: E&E News, 01/12/2021
