"Young Whales Looking To Dine Flock To Waters Off NYC"
"If you’re young and hungry, the place to go is New York City — even if you weigh 25 tons and have a blowhole."
Source: AP, 10/08/2020
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"Biden Campaign Mulls Possible 'Climate Czar' Position"
"Joe Biden's transition team is considering appointing a climate and energy “czar” to help direct sweeping changes across federal agencies if he wins next month's election, according to people familiar with the discussions."
Source: Politico, 10/08/2020
Japan Fishers Oppose 'Catastrophic' Release Of Fukushima Water To Ocean
"Japanese fish industry representatives on Thursday urged the government not to allow the release at sea of tonnes of contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant, saying it would undo years of work to restore their reputation."
Source: Reuters, 10/08/2020
"California Water Probe Finds PFAS in Majority of Tested Wells"
"Sixty percent of California’s public water supply wells that were tested for so-called forever chemicals contain those compounds, according to research that the State Water Resources Control Board released Wednesday."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 10/08/2020
"Elusive Eastern Black Rail Threatened By Rising Sea Levels"
"The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declared the Eastern black rail a threatened species on Wednesday, but stopped short of the stronger protections some environmentalists were seeking for the elusive bird, now imperiled by habitat destruction, sea level rise, and the increasing frequency and intensity of storms with climate change."
Source: AP, 10/08/2020
Emissions of Nitrous Oxide, a Climate Super-Pollutant, Are Rising Fast
"Emissions of nitrous oxide, a climate super-pollutant hundreds of times more potent than carbon dioxide, are rising faster than previously thought—at a rate that not only threatens international targets to limit global warming, but is consistent with a worst-case trajectory for climate change, a new study suggests."
Source: InsideClimate News, 10/08/2020
Gov. Unveils Unveils Plan To Conserve 30% Of Calif. Land, Coastal Waters
"Saying more needs to be done to preserve nature as a way to help address climate change, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday committed the state to a goal of protecting 30% of California’s land and coastal waters by 2030."
Source: San Jose Mercury News, 10/08/2020
"Still Recovering From Last Storm, Louisiana Braces For Hurricane Delta"
"Louisiana on Thursday steeled itself for another in a record-breaking series of violent storms as Hurricane Delta sped across the Gulf of Mexico toward a region still recovering from the last storm."
Source: Reuters, 10/08/2020
Flint Residents Sue 3 Banks, Accuse Them Of Helping Create Water Crisis
"Flint residents seeking damages from the water crisis are accusing three investment banks of aiding in the exposure of tens of thousands of residents to toxic water when the city switched its water source more than six years ago."
Source: Detroit News, 10/08/2020
Harris, Pence Spar Over Climate Science, Fracking, and Green New Deal
"Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) sparred over their commitment to the science of climate change, with the vice president repeatedly falsely asserting a Biden administration plans to ban fracking and adopt the Green New Deal."
Source: The Hill, 10/08/2020
