Minorities Are Most Vulnerable When Wildfires Strike in U.S.: Study
"Having grown up in San Diego, Ian Davies has strong memories of the 2003 Cedar Fire, which at the time was California’s largest-ever wildfire."
Source: NY Times, 11/06/2018
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"Facing Climate Change, States and Cities Seek to Borrow Billions"
"Dan Gelber, the mayor of Miami Beach, Florida, says climate change will be a homeowners’ worst nightmare. ... That’s why Miami Beach, where frequent flooding prompted by high tides have illustrated the risks of climate change, is asking residents for the power to pump more money into environmentally-friendly sidewalks, parks, and neighborhood improvements."
Source: Bloomberg, 11/06/2018
Governor Races Really Matter For Climate Change. Watch These Ones.
"Several states could radically change course on clean energy and greenhouse gas emissions after Tuesday’s elections."
Source: Vox, 11/06/2018
Supreme Court Mulls Virginia Ban On Mining Biggest US Uranium Deposit
"U.S. Supreme Court justices, hearing a challenge to Virginia’s moratorium on uranium mining, struggled on Monday over how far states can go to ban mining of the radioactive metal for public health reasons before overstepping federal law."
Source: Reuters, 11/06/2018
"Trump: 'People Very Much Dispute' Climate Change"
"President Trump dismissed the National Climate Assessment that shows humans are driving climate change, and said he was focused on the reports that dispute it."
Source: ClimateWire, 11/06/2018
"Large Hydropower Dams 'Not Sustainable' In The Developing World"
"A new study says that many large-scale hydropower projects in Europe and the US have been disastrous for the environment."
Source: BBC News, 11/06/2018
"White House: Trump To Review Zinke Reports"
"President Trump today vowed to review allegations against his Interior secretary and signaled he 'would not be happy' if wrongdoing was found."
Source: E&E News PM, 11/06/2018
"Tribe Challenges Corps Findings On Dakota Access Pipeline"
"The Standing Rock Sioux is challenging new government conclusions that the $3.8 billion Dakota Access oil pipeline poses no significant environmental threats to American Indian tribes in the Dakotas."
Source: ABC News, 11/06/2018
Judge Blasts USF&WS, Says Endangered Red Wolves Can't Be Shot
"The federal agency gave up on reviving red wolves, but a federal judge may have just saved them."
Source: Washington Post, 11/06/2018
Biodiversity Action Framework UN Conference
In collaboration with the Government of Egypt, the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will hold its 14th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP14) in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, under the theme "Investing in Biodiversity for People and Planet," beginning a two-year negotiation of post-2020 biodiversity action framework. Accredited media are invited.
