"Asbestos Ban Stalls In Congress Amid Partisan Fight"
"Democrats and Republicans are each accusing the other of holding up a bill to ban asbestos that had been expected to pass with little controversy this week."
Source: The Hill, 10/02/2020
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Enviros Launch 'Green Wave 2020' To Boost Competitive Dem Campaigns
"Five major environmental groups will be joining together to pour resources into more than 30 House races and four Senate races to elect “environmental champions” to Congress."
Source: The Hill, 10/02/2020
Trump Plan To Allow Seismic Blasts In Atlantic Oil Search Appears Dead
"The Trump administration’s plan to drill off the Atlantic Coast for the first time in more than half a century is on the brink of collapse because of a court development Thursday that blocked the first steps to offshore oil and gas exploration, as well as the president’s recent actions that undermine his own proposal."
Source: Washington Post, 10/02/2020
"Four Environmental Fights on the 2020 Ballot"
"Across the country voters will weigh in on ballot measures to decide issues like wolf reintroduction, taxes on oil companies and renewable energy standards."
Source: Revelator, 10/02/2020
National Institutes of Health Boss Urges Americans To Believe Science
"Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, is decrying the political polarization that has led some Americans to question the science behind climate change and COVID-19."
Source: HuffPost, 10/02/2020
"Refugees In Their Own Country As Wildfire Destroys California Towns"
"Jeannie Weber could probably rebuild her ruined house in the foothills of California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. But as wildfires rage with increasing frequency, it doesn’t seem safe."
Source: Reuters, 10/02/2020
"Fires In Brazil's Amazon The Worst In A Decade, Data Shows"
"Fires in Brazil’s Amazon increased 13% in the first nine months of the year compared with a year ago, as the rainforest region experiences its worst rash of fires in a decade, data from space research agency Inpe showed on Thursday."
Source: Reuters, 10/02/2020
IG Report: FEMA Mismanaged Puerto Rico Aid After Hurricanes Irma, Maria
"The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) mishandled the distribution of aid in Puerto Rico after two devastating 2017 hurricanes, the agency’s Office of Inspector General said in a report released Thursday."
Source: The Hill, 10/02/2020
EPA Finalizes Rule Letting Some Big Polluters Follow Weaker Standards
"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday finalized a rule that could reclassify many “major” sources of pollution as minor ones, allowing facilities to abide by less-stringent emissions standards for dangerous substances such as mercury, lead and arsenic."
Source: The Hill, 10/02/2020
As Glaciers Melt And Temps Soar, Pakistan Plants Billions of Trees
"On her first foray into tree planting, Laiba Atika forgot a key item — a shovel, which her mom later fetched. But the 17-year-old is clear about why she is leading volunteers in the northern Pakistani city of Mardan to plant dozens of pine trees in a scrubby park."
Source: NPR, 10/01/2020
