"Expect More Tropical Storms, NOAA Warns"
"There are officially more storms occurring during the Atlantic hurricane season, according to updated storm records from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration."
Source: NPR, 04/12/2021
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"Salton Sea Dust, Air Quality to Get Closer Look in California"
"California’s shrinking Salton Sea is getting a closer look scientifically with the state, local air districts, and community groups examining air, water, and even dust from the parched shoreline where water was once plentiful."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 04/12/2021
"China's Plans For Himalayan Super Dam Stoke Fears In India"
"China is planning a mega dam in Tibet able to produce triple the electricity generated by the Three Gorges—the world's largest power station—stoking fears among environmentalists and in neighbouring India."
Source: Phys.org, 04/12/2021
Move To Consolidate Paraquat Lawsuits As Cases Mount Against Syngenta
"Lawyers suing Swiss chemical company Syngenta are asking a U.S. judicial panel to consolidate more than a dozen similar lawsuits under the oversight of a federal judge in California."
Source: EHN, 04/12/2021
Trump Officials Celebrated Efforts To Change CDC Reports On Coronavirus
"Trump appointees in the Department of Health and Human Services last year privately touted their efforts to block or alter scientists’ reports on the coronavirus to more closely align with President Donald Trump’s more optimistic messages about the outbreak, according to newly released documents from congressional investigators."
Source: Washington Post, 04/12/2021
"South Korean Battery Makers Reach Last-Minute Settlement"
"Two South Korean industrial giants have reached a last-minute, $1.8 billion global settlement of a trade secrets case that will allow a pair of new plants in Commerce, Ga., to move ahead with plans to supply batteries for Ford and Volkswagen electric vehicles."
Source: Washington Post, 04/12/2021
"U.S. Won’t Shut Dakota Access Pipe Amid New Environmental Review"
"The Dakota Access pipeline that’s been at the center of a years-long battle between oil companies and the Standing Rock Sioux tribe won’t be forced to shut down while federal regulators conduct a new environmental analysis."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 04/12/2021
"Biden EPA, Climate Budget Ask Starts Debate: Jobs Vs. Deficits"
"President Joe Biden’s bold spending proposal for the EPA and climate programs could sway skeptical Republicans if it can be framed as a way of juicing the economy, some environmentalists and energy analysts said Friday."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 04/12/2021
Scientists Track Shrinking Sea Meadows, Storing More Carbon Than Forests
"SAYA DE MALHA BANK, Indian Ocean - Hundreds of miles from the nearest shore, ribbon-like fronds flutter in the ocean currents sweeping across an underwater mountain plateau the size of Switzerland."
Source: Reuters, 04/09/2021
"Electric Vehicles: Biden's EV Plan Is Enormous. And Maybe Too Small"
"When President Biden rolled out his infrastructure plan last week, one number towered above the others: $174 billion for electric vehicles."
Source: E&E News, 04/09/2021
