"Florida Lawmakers Offer Bill To Ban Drilling Off State's Coast"
"A bipartisan group of Florida legislators introduced a bill Monday that would ban offshore drilling along Florida’s coast."
Source: The Hill, 04/23/2019
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"Arrests at London Climate-Change Protests Top 1,000"
"The number of environmental campaigners arrested during eight days of direct action in London topped 1,000 on Monday, police said, adding that Waterloo Bridge, one of the sites blockaded by the protests, had re-opened to traffic."
Source: Reuters, 04/23/2019
Ice Loss From Greenland Now Six Times Rate In 1980s, Scientists Find
"Greenland, home to Earth’s second-largest ice sheet, has lost ice at an accelerating pace in the past several decades — a nearly sixfold increase that could contribute to future sea-level rise, according to a new study based on nearly a half-century of data." "The ice sheet has the potential to raise sea levels by more than 20 feet, were it all to melt someday."
Source: Washington Post, 04/23/2019
Indiana Chamber Rejects Pruitt Effort To Keep Coal-Fired Plants Online
"The leading business lobby group in Indiana on Monday rejected a plea from former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt to back legislation that would keep aging coal-fired power plants online because it would raise electricity rates for local businesses and homeowners.
Source: Reuters, 04/23/2019
11th Annual Women in Green Forum
The annual WIGF program highlights women’s impact on the environmental industry. The 2020 event in Los Angeles will convene sustainability trailblazers who share insights about the newest and most cutting-edge environmental innovations.
"Love It Or Hate It, Earth Day’s Just Not What It Used To Be"
"On its 49th birthday, Earth Day is having a midlife crisis. In the beginning, it was a policy-shaking event that awakened a new generation of activists. But now even environmentalists have misgivings about it. Sure, they can get behind planting trees and clearing trash out of rivers, but they have issues with Earth Day itself."
Source: Grist, 04/22/2019
Most Teachers Don't Teach Climate Change; 4 In 5 Parents Wish They Did
"More than 80% of parents in the U.S. support the teaching of climate change. And that support crosses political divides, according to the results of an exclusive new NPR/Ipsos poll: Whether they have children or not, two-thirds of Republicans and 9 in 10 Democrats agree that the subject needs to be taught in school."
Source: NPR, 04/22/2019
"Americans’ Energy Use Surges Despite Climate Change Concern"
"Americans burned a record amount of energy in 2018, with a 10% jump in consumption from booming natural gas helping to lead the way, the U.S. Energy Information Administration says."
Source: AP, 04/22/2019
Southwest Pennsylvania Kids Breathe Carcinogenic Coke Oven Emissions
"Six-year-old Madelina DeLuca was diagnosed with leukemia when she was just 23 months old."
Source: EHN, 04/22/2019
