"America’s Radioactive Secret"
"Oil-and-gas wells produce nearly a trillion gallons of toxic waste a year. An investigation shows how it could be making workers sick and contaminating communities across America".
Source: Rolling Stone, 01/29/2020
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Lawsuits Seeking Damages for Climate Change Face Key Legal Challenges
"With a dozen state and local governments in court seeking damages related to climate change from fossil fuel companies, the U.S. Supreme Court may be the final stop for an industry seeking protection from billion dollar verdicts."
Source: InsideClimate News, 01/29/2020
"They’re Stealthy at Sea, but They Can’t Hide From the Albatross"
"There’s a lot of ocean out there, and boats engaging in illegal fishing or human trafficking have good reason to hide." "Researchers outfitted 169 seabirds with radar detectors to pinpoint vessels that had turned off their transponders."
Source: NY Times, 01/29/2020
Enviros Plan Suit On Endangered Species Harm From Bonnet Carre Spillway
"Two environmental groups are threatening to file suit against the Army Corps of Engineers, the Mississippi River Commission and the Interior Department for failing to evaluate the impact of repeatedly opening the Bonnet Carre Spillway."
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 01/29/2020
Crab Larvae Off Northwest Suffer Shell Damage From Ocean Acidification
"Ocean acidification is damaging the shells of young Dungeness crab in the Northwest, an impact that scientists did not expect until much later this century, according to new research."
Source: Seattle Times, 01/29/2020
With 8,000-Plus Deaths in US Alone, Flu Far Deadlier Than Coronavirus
"While much of the world is focused on the coronavirus outbreak, influenza continues to take its toll in the United States, where an estimated 15 million people have been infected and 8,200 have died from the disease so far this flu season."
Source: Weather Channel, 01/29/2020
Democrats' Draft Climate Bill Charts Path To Carbon Neutrality By 2050
"Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Tuesday unveiled a draft of their new climate plan, which aims for the U.S. to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas pollution by 2050."
Source: The Hill, 01/29/2020
"Court Decision Casts Doubt On Dozens Of U.S. Refinery Biofuel Waivers"
"A U.S. court decision last week striking down three biofuel waivers that the Environmental Protection Agency gave oil refineries in 2017 has cast doubt on the legitimacy of dozens of other EPA exemptions granted under similar circumstances, according to industry experts and agency data."
Source: Reuters, 01/29/2020
"Climate Change Could Blow Up the Economy. Banks Aren’t Ready."
"Climate change has already been blamed for deadly bush fires in Australia, withering coral reefs, rising sea levels and ever more cataclysmic storms. Could it also cause the next financial crisis?"
Source: NY Times, 01/29/2020
EPA Letting Cities Dump More Raw Sewage Into Rivers for Years to Come
"The Environmental Protection Agency has made it easier for cities to keep dumping raw sewage into rivers by letting them delay or otherwise change federally imposed fixes to their sewer systems, according to interviews with local officials, water utilities and their lobbyists."
Source: NY Times, 01/29/2020
