"Marine Heat Waves Are Becoming More Common And Intense"
"Improved “weather forecasts” for oceans hold hope for reducing devastation to fisheries and ecosystems around the world".
Source: Ensia, 08/12/2020
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"Disease-Bearing Ticks Thrive As Climate Change Heats Up US"
"Blood-sucking ticks can spread Lyme disease and are extending beyond their traditional north-eastern range".
Source: Guardian, 08/12/2020
Almost 2/3 of Americans Live In Counties With Levees, FEMA Says
"The share of Americans living in counties and parishes that are at least partially protected by earthen and concrete levee systems increased to 62%, or more than 201 million people, in 2019, compared to 55% a decade earlier, according to Federal Emergency Management Agency statistics obtained by Levees.org, a New Orleans-based advocacy group.
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 08/12/2020
"Interior Shrinks Oil, Gas Lease Sale Near Utah National Parks"
"The Trump administration on Tuesday responded to fierce local and environmental group opposition to oil and gas leasing near three Utah national parks and said much of that land will be left out of the Bureau of Land Management’s upcoming oil and gas lease sale for the state."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 08/12/2020
"What Racism Smells Like"
"Ravaged by Covid-19, Polluted Communities Demand Environmental Justice"
Source: The Intercept, 08/12/2020
All 47 Senate Democrats Ask Trump To Withdraw Controversial BLM Nominee
"All 47 members of the Senate's Democratic caucus signed a letter opposing President Trump’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), citing William Perry Pendley’s history of controversial comments and opposition to federal ownership of public lands."
Source: The Hill, 08/12/2020
Interior Memo Scaling Back Bird Protections Is Illegal, Court Rules
"A U.S. district court struck down the legal opinion used to justify the Trump administration’s coming rollback of protections for migratory birds late Monday, writing that the Department of the Interior memo was “contrary to law.”"
Source: The Hill, 08/12/2020
"Interior Investigators: Department Slow-Walked FOIA Releases"
"The Interior Department withheld publicly disclosing several hundred pages involving then-Deputy Secretary David Bernhardt prior to his secretarial confirmation hearing, investigators say in a new report."
Source: E&E News, 08/12/2020
European Conference of Science Journalism
The ECSJ2020, organised by Science Writers in Italy, will take place — in Trieste, Italy and online — on 1 and 2 September, right before the Euro Science Open Forum 2020.
‘Green Recovery’ Policies an Elusive Promise
As Democratic and Republican parties plan their nominating conventions beginning next week amid a pandemic and a recession, it’s instructive to examine the state of thinking about a “green recovery.” Backgrounder looks at the politicking and policies behind the notion that a massive clean energy plan could be good not just for addressing climate change, but also the economy.
