"An earthquake hit northern Haiti late on Saturday, killing at least 14 people and sparking a scramble by rescue agencies to help residents of the worst-hit towns in the impoverished Caribbean country."
"Robert Bilott, who successfully sued DuPont over PFOA, has filed a lawsuit on behalf of everyone in the U.S. who has PFAS chemicals in their blood."
"Tropical Storm Michael is on track to hit the Florida Panhandle midweek as a Category 2 hurricane packing 100 miles per hour (160 kmh) or stronger winds, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said early Monday in an advisory."
"A landmark report from the United Nations’ scientific panel on climate change paints a far more dire picture of the immediate consequences of climate change than previously thought and says that avoiding the damage requires transforming the world economy at a speed and scale that has “no documented historic precedent.”"
Here you'll find multimedia coverage of #SEJ2018 in Flint, Michigan, hosted by the University of Michigan-Flint. Image: Environmental Justice panel "Elevating and Improving Our Reporting on Environmental Justice Issues". © Dale Willman/SEJ.
"The Forest Service tomorrow [Friday] will unveil proposed changes to Obama-era greater sage grouse conservation plans covering more than 5 million acres of national forest and grasslands in five Western states."
"The U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal replacing NAFTA could make it harder in the future to restore pollution regulations that protect health and climate."
"Ryan Zinke knew exactly whom to blame for the catastrophic wildfires that have scorched California and the West this year."
"A research arm of the U.S. military is exploring the possibility of deploying insects to make plants more resilient by altering their genes. Some experts say the work may be seen as a potential biological weapon."
"Climate scientists can’t say where or when the next big storm will hit, but all the evidence points to this: Global warming is bringing the planet into an era of wilder, more dangerous rains with ruinous and long-lasting consequences."
