Mississippi Set To Be 13th State To Criminalize Fossil Fuel Protests
"A bill intended to have a chilling effect threatens seven years in prison for protesters and up to $100,000 in fines for groups supporting them."
Source: HuffPost, 06/17/2020
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Climate Change Is Killing Americans. Health Depts Not Equipped To Respond
"How a decade of neglect and politics undermined the CDC’s fight against climate change"
Source: Columbia Journalism Investigations, 06/17/2020
"PG&E Confesses To Killing 84 People In 2018 California Fire"
"Pacific Gas & Electric confessed Tuesday to killing 84 people in one of the most devastating wildfires in recent U.S. history during a dramatic court hearing punctuated by a promise from the company’s outgoing CEO that the nation’s largest utility will never again put profits ahead of safety."
Source: AP, 06/17/2020
Canada Rescuers Pin Hopes On Fish Ladder And Salmon Cannon To Save Fish
"Already threatened with extinction, Wild Pacific salmon about to spawn in British Columbia are facing an uphill battle in the aftermath of a landslide".
Source: Guardian, 06/16/2020
As Summer Season Heats Up, Migrant Workers Confront Coronavirus Risks
"From Florida to New Jersey, workers and doctors are worried about more outbreaks during the summer harvest."
Source: HuffPost, 06/16/2020
"BP Prepares for a Future That Needs Less Oil"
"BP sent a signal to investors on Monday that the economic shock of the pandemic would reverberate for years, and that less gas and oil would probably be needed in the future."
Source: NYTimes, 06/16/2020
"Mississippi R.: White House Plots Next Step In Battle Over Yazoo Pumps"
"A controversial flood control and drainage project in Mississippi that EPA vetoed more than a decade ago is aggravating old tensions among environmental groups, lawmakers and agricultural groups in the Magnolia State as the Trump administration plans its next move."
Source: E&E News, 06/16/2020
Democratic Party Irked By Council's 'Insurgent' Climate Plan - Sources
"The Democratic National Committee’s council on climate change irked party leadership when it published policy recommendations this month that ventured beyond presidential candidate Joe Biden’s plan, according to three people familiar with the matter."
Source: Reuters, 06/16/2020
Group Targeting Environmental Racism Relaunches Amid Virus Disparities
"The National Black Environmental Justice Network (NBEJN), which aims to fight environmental inequality and racism, is relaunching amid the disproportionate impact that the coronavirus has had on African Americans."
Source: The Hill, 06/16/2020
"Supreme Court: Justices Reject Clean Water Act Plea In Blow To Miners"
"Supreme Court justices today declined to consider whether moving — but not adding — rocks, sand and other debris within a regulated waterway is subject to Clean Water Act restrictions."
Source: E&E News, 06/16/2020
