Tribe Feels Forgotten As Flooding Brings Misery To Struggling Community
"Help has been slow to arrive to White Swan after severe flooding compounded long-standing social and economic inequalities."
Source: Guardian, 12/02/2019
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"EPA: 'Highly Unusual' Move Puts Region 9 Chief's Office in L.A."
"Despite alarms raised by EPA's watchdog office and legal staff, Chief of Staff Ryan Jackson switched a top political appointee's workplace from San Francisco to Los Angeles, moving him closer to home."
Source: Greenwire, 12/02/2019
"EV Chargers At Rest Stops? Not So Fast, Say The Feds"
"In 2016, California's Department of Transportation settled on what seemed like a no-brainer way to reduce emissions and make it easier to use electric vehicles. It would establish fast-charging stations at 30 highway rest stops and other sites it operates around the state. That, it turns out, is harder to do than it seems."
Source: EnergyWire, 12/02/2019
"Warming Waters, Moving Fish: How Climate Change Is Reshaping Iceland"
"ISAFJORDUR, Iceland — Before it became a “Game of Thrones” location, before Justin Bieber stalked the trails of Fjadrargljufur, and before hordes of tourists descended upon this small island nation, there were the fish."
Source: NY Times, 12/02/2019
"John Kerry Launches Star-Studded Climate Coalition"
"John Kerry, the former senator and secretary of state, has formed a new bipartisan coalition of world leaders, military brass and Hollywood celebrities to push for public action to combat climate change."
Source: NY Times, 12/02/2019
"Speaker Pelosi Leads Delegation to Madrid Climate Conference"
"It’s been a decade since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi led lawmakers to the 2009 Copenhagen climate change summit. This year, she’s making a comeback."
Source: Bloomberg Environment, 12/02/2019
"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
"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
