"As Sea Levels Rise, So Do Ghost Forests"
"Up and down the mid-Atlantic coast, sea levels are rising rapidly, creating stands of dead trees — often bleached, sometimes blackened — known as ghost forests."
Source: NY Times, 10/09/2019
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"Car Rules: General Motors Investors Back Calif. Deal"
"Twenty-two large investors in General Motors Co. are urging the company to join an agreement with California to improve fuel efficiency."
Source: Greenwire, 10/09/2019
"Trump's Fast-Tracking Of Oil Pipelines Hits Legal Roadblocks"
"The Trump administration’s effort to cut red tape and speed up major energy projects has backfired in the case of the three biggest U.S. pipelines now planned or under construction."
Source: Reuters, 10/09/2019
Biden Has a Climate Change Record and a Plan. Young Activists Want More
"When Michaelyn Mankel approached Joseph R. Biden Jr. at an Iowa steak fry last month to demand dramatic action on climate change, the former vice president clasped the 24-year-old’s hands and assured her, “You’ve got a better deal from me than anybody.”"
Source: NY Times, 10/09/2019
"Toxic PFAS Chemicals Found in Artificial Turf"
"PFAS chemicals have been identified in synthetic turf, according to lab tests performed on several samples of the artificial grass that were shared with The Intercept. The presence of the chemicals, members of a class that has been associated with multiple health problems, including cancer, adds to growing concerns about the grass replacement that covers many thousands of acres in parks, schools, professional sports stadiums, and practice fields around the U.S."
Source: The Intercept, 10/09/2019
What BLM Shake-Up Could Mean for Public Lands and Their Climate Impact
"With a self-described Sagebrush Rebel in charge, moving nearly 300 Bureau of Land Management staff could give Western states more influence over federal land use."
Source: InsideClimate News, 10/09/2019
Court Says BLM Must Disclose Development Near Utah Monument Tracts
"The Trump administration will soon be required to more fully disclose any potential development or other activities on millions of acres of public lands excised from a pair of national monuments in Utah."
Source: Greenwire, 10/09/2019
"Radical Warming In Siberia Leaves Millions On Unstable Ground"
"ON THE ZYRYANKA RIVER, Russia — Andrey Danilov eased his motorboat onto the gravel riverbank, where the bones of a woolly mammoth lay scattered on the beach. A putrid odor filled the air — the stench of ancient plants and animals decomposing after millennia entombed in a frozen purgatory."
Source: Washington Post, 10/09/2019
"In the Mountains, Climate Change Is Disrupting Everything"
"LEADVILLE, Colorado — With ominous orange-gray smoke clouds seething on the western horizon, it's easy to understand how Colorado's highest city and other mountain communities are directly threatened by global warming."
Source: InsideClimate News, 10/09/2019
"Massive Power Shutoffs to Begin Early Wednesday, PG&E Confirms"
"PG&E is warning residents across Northern and Central California of widespread power shutoffs this week that will affect up to 800,000 customers. The preemptive power shutoffs come amid concerns of high fire risk due to gusty winds and dry conditions."
Source: KQED, 10/09/2019
