"William Ruckelshaus, Twice EPA Chief, Dies"
"William D. Ruckelshaus, a member of the Nixon administration who is considered the "father" of EPA, died today [Wednesday].
Source: Greenwire, 12/02/2019
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"Evacuation Order Lifted After Texas Chemical Plant Explosions"
"A mandatory evacuation order issued after a series of explosions at a Texas chemical plant has been lifted, a county official said Friday morning."
Source: CNN, 12/02/2019
"United Nations Opens Two-Week Climate Change Summit In Madrid"
"The United Nations opened a two-week climate summit in Madrid on Monday, where world leaders face growing pressure to prove they can muster the political will to avert the most catastrophic impacts of global warming."
Source: Reuters, 12/02/2019
"India’s Ominous Future: Too Little Water, or Far Too Much"
"The monsoon is central to Indian life and lore. ... Climate change is now messing with the monsoon, making seasonal rains more intense and less predictable. Worse, decades of short-sighted government policies are leaving millions of Indians defenseless in the age of climate disruptions – especially the poor."
Source: NY Times, 11/27/2019
"82 Days Underwater: The Tide Is High, but They’re Holding On"
"A brutal “king tides” season made worse by climate change has flooded the streets of a Florida Keys community for nearly three months."
Source: NY Times, 11/27/2019
"Oil And Gas: Satellite Discovers 'Anomalously Large' Methane Plume"
"Satellite technology detected a methane leak in Central Asia comparable to the total emissions from the Aliso Canyon disaster — the largest accidental release of greenhouse gases in U.S. history — according to a study released last week."
Source: EnergyWire, 11/27/2019
"EPA Clean Water Act Interpretation Reasonable, Court Says"
"The EPA’s determination that it “categorically” can’t regulate pollution-via-groundwater under the Clean Water Act is entitled to deference despite “opening a gaping regulatory loophole,” the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts said Nov. 26."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 11/27/2019
"New Hampshire Judge Suspends State’s New PFAS Restrictions"
"A New Hampshire judge ordered that the state suspend at year’s end enforcement of its new rules tightening allowable limits on fluorinated “forever” chemicals, as the 3M company had asked."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 11/27/2019
"European Parliament Split On Declaring Climate Emergency"
"The European parliament is split over whether to declare a global climate emergency before next week’s crucial UN summit."
Source: Guardian, 11/27/2019
"Church of England Ups Ante Against Anti-Climate Lobby"
"Ethical investors, including the Church of England, plan to extend their campaign for miners and other big businesses to stop funding industry associations that block progress on U.N. goals to curb climate change, they said on Tuesday."
Source: Reuters, 11/27/2019
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