Could Montana's Coveted Smith River Be Ruined By A New Mine?
"Thousands apply yearly to travel Montana’s Smith River. Now anglers, ranchers and conservationists fear for its future".
Source: Guardian, 07/31/2020
Search results
"California Wildfire Surpasses Size Of Last Year’s Biggest Blaze"
"Two Northern California wildfires have merged to form one that exceeds the size of last year’s biggest blaze in the state, fire officials said Thursday morning."
Source: HuffPost, 07/31/2020
Hurricane Isaias Barrels Toward Bahamas, Fla. As It Gathers Strength
"Officials across the Caribbean and the southern U.S. have urged citizens to brace for Hurricane Isaias after the storm gained strength and barreled over Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic."
Source: HuffPost, 07/31/2020
"Rising Seas Could Menace Millions Beyond Shorelines, Study Finds"
"As climate change raises sea levels, storm surges and high tides will push farther inland, a team of researchers says."
Source: NYTimes, 07/31/2020
Air Pollution Remains Worst In US Communities Of Color Despite Progress
"Wealthy white Americans are still getting to breathe cleaner air than lower-income communities of color, despite significant nationwide reductions in pollution since the 1980s, according to a new study."
Source: Guardian, 07/31/2020
"A Quarter of Bangladesh Is Flooded. Millions Have Lost Everything."
"Torrential rains have submerged at least a quarter of Bangladesh, washing away the few things that count as assets for some of the world’s poorest people — their goats and chickens, houses of mud and tin, sacks of rice stored for the lean season." "The country’s latest calamity illustrates a striking inequity of our time: The people least responsible for climate change are among those most hurt by its consequences."
Source: NYTimes, 07/31/2020
"EPA Rule Extends Life Of Toxic Coal Ash Ponds"
"The Trump administration is extending the life of giant pits of toxic coal sludge, a move critics say further risks contamination of nearby water sources."
Source: The Hill, 07/31/2020
COVID Hospital Data System That Bypasses CDC Plagued By Delays, Errors
"Earlier this month, when the Trump administration told hospitals to send crucial data about coronavirus cases and intensive care capacity to a new online system, it promised the change would be worth it. ... Instead, the public data hub created under the new system is updated erratically and is rife with inconsistencies and errors, data analysts say."
Source: NPR, 07/31/2020
"Pollution Is Killing Black Americans. This Community Fought Back."
"African-Americans are 75 percent more likely than others to live near facilities that produce hazardous waste. Can a grass-roots environmental-justice movement make a difference?"
Source: NYTimes Magazine, 07/30/2020
After 250 Years, Big Sur Land Finally Returned To Native American Tribe
"As part of a $4.5 million land deal, the ancestral homeland of the Esselen Tribe has been returned to its people after being landless for a quarter of a millennium."
Source: San Francisco Chronicle, 07/30/2020
