"America’s Light Bulb Revolution"
"Solar panels and wind turbines get a lot of attention, but a more inconspicuous instrument is helping to reshape America’s energy economy right now: The humble light bulb."
Source: NY Times, 03/22/2019
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"LA County Halts Use of Popular Weed Killer on County Property"
"The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday directed all departments to stop using a popular weed killer until more is known about its potential health and environmental effects."
Source: City News Service, 03/22/2019
Dem Senators Demand Offshore Drilling Info Before Bernhardt Confirmation
"A group of Senate Democrats are calling on the Interior Department to release more details about its anticipated offshore drilling plan prior to next week’s confirmation hearing for acting Secretary David Bernhardt."
Source: The Hill, 03/22/2019
"Report: Great Lakes Feeling Effects Of Rapid Climate Warming"
"The Great Lakes region is warming faster than the rest of the U.S., a trend likely to bring more extreme storms while also degrading water quality, worsening erosion and posing tougher challenges for farming, scientists reported Thursday."
Source: AP, 03/22/2019
"Company Applies For Mining Permit In Skagit River Headwaters"
"A Canadian company has applied for an exploratory gold and copper mining permit in the headwaters of the Skagit River, which flows from British Columbia and through northwest Washington state to Puget Sound."
Source: AP, 03/22/2019
Dams to Tame a Swelling River May Be Outmatched by Climate Change
"Along the Missouri, John Remus controls a network of dams that dictates the fate of millions. ‘It was not designed to handle this.’"
"There were no good choices for John Remus, yet he had to choose.
Should he try to hold back the surging Missouri River but risk destroying a major dam, potentially releasing a 45-foot wall of water? Or should he relieve the pressure by opening the spillway, purposefully adding to the flooding of towns, homes and farmland for hundreds of miles.
Source: NY Times, 03/22/2019
Deer Park Fire Investigations Begin Amid Fear Over Emissions, Pollution
"The U.S. Chemical Safety Board on Wednesday announced it would investigate the three-day chemical blaze at the International Terminals Co., hours after emissions of carcinogenic benzene spiked near the Deer Park plant, prompting city officials to order residents to shelter in place for most of the morning."
Source: Houston Chronicle, 03/22/2019
"Climate Change's Fingerprints Are On U.S. Midwest Floods: Scientists"
"Climate change played a hand in the deadly floods in the U.S. upper Midwest that have damaged crops and drowned livestock, scientists said on Thursday, while a Trump administration official said more homework was needed before making that link."
Source: Reuters, 03/22/2019
Military Knew Flood Risks at Offutt Air Base, But Didn’t Act in Time
"For several years, the U.S. military and federal and local officials knew that Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska lay exposed to the threat of catastrophic flooding. But a key federal agency moved too slowly to approve plans to protect the base from last weekend's deluge, a top local official said."
Source: InsideClimate News, 03/22/2019
"Politics: After Fast Start, A Slowdown For The Green New Deal"
"Sen. Chris Van Hollen likes the Green New Deal and plans to soon support its ambitious vision of fighting climate change. but first, the Maryland Democrat has to get a couple of things in order — such as finishing up a related measure that would impose a price on carbon emissions."
Source: ClimateWire, 03/22/2019
