Water Around Utah Uranium Mill Grows More Polluted, Impacts Nearby Town
"There once was a time when the children of White Mesa played outdoors without their parents fearing for their health."
Source: Salt Lake Tribune, 10/23/2018
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"U.S. Judge Affirms Monsanto Weed-Killer Verdict, Slashes Damages"
"A U.S. judge on Monday affirmed a verdict against Bayer AG unit Monsanto that found its glyphosate-based weed-killers responsible for a man’s terminal cancer, but said the $250 million punitive damages portion of the award had to be reduced."
Source: Reuters, 10/23/2018
"Thousands Evacuated As Hurricane Willa Descends On Mexico"
"Thousands of people were evacuated, buildings boarded up and classes canceled on Mexico’s Pacific coast as Hurricane Willa threatened to batter tourist resorts with high winds and heavy rains on Tuesday."
Source: Reuters, 10/23/2018
"NASA Chief: ‘No Reason To Dismiss’ Recent UN Climate Report"
"The head of NASA bucked President Trump this week, saying that he sees no reason to reject the findings of a major climate change report from the United Nations."
Source: The Hill, 10/22/2018
"The California Indigenous Peoples Using Fire for Agroforestry"
"Prescribed burning is the main tool in the Karuk and Yoruk tribes' agroforestry systems, which encourages proliferation of traditional foods, herbs, and medicines."
Source: Pacific Standard, 10/22/2018
Kinder Morgan Cancels Fracked Liquids Pipeline Plan, Pursues Another
"The company has dropped the idea of pushing hazardous gas liquids through an old pipeline that ran the other way. But it still wants to ship fracked natural gas."
Source: InsideClimate News, 10/22/2018
"Trump Administration Wants Phase-In Of U.N. Rules On Maritime Fuel"
"The Trump administration wants pollution limits on ship fuels that a United Nations maritime agency will implement in 2020 to be phased in to protect consumers from any price spikes in heating and trucking fuels, a White House spokesman said on Friday."
Source: Reuters, 10/22/2018
Groups Sue Interior For Withholding Details On Trophy Permits
"The Interior Department is facing a lawsuit after failing to release electronic copies of elephant and lion trophy hunting permits, documents that animal conservation groups say are part of the public record."
Source: The Hill, 10/22/2018
"EPA Withdraws Proposed Obama-Era Rule Change For Uranium Mining"
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Friday it has withdrawn a regulation proposed in the last days of the Obama administration that aimed to tighten health and safety compliance rules for uranium miners."
Source: Reuters, 10/22/2018
Everglades: Climate Change Threatens Work To Reverse Manmade Damage
"Report warns that rising temperatures threaten the Everglades, including changing rainfall patterns and accelerating sea-level rise."
Source: Guardian, 10/22/2018
