"Satellites Show Warming Is Accelerating Sea Level Rise"
"Melting ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica are speeding up the already fast pace of sea level rise, new satellite research shows."
Source: AP, 02/15/2018
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"Toxic Secrets: Pollution, Evasion And Fear In North Jersey"
"An investigation by The Record and NorthJersey.com found that DuPont knew cancer-causing solvents could vaporize into Pompton Lakes homes."
"For decades, an underground plume of toxic chemicals — about eight football fields wide and covering 140 acres — has lurked beneath 400 homes in the shadow of a now-shuttered munitions plant in suburban North Jersey.
Source: Bergen Record, 02/15/2018
WH Climate Adviser Resigns After Past Pot Use Blocked Security Clearance
"A White House climate adviser resigned Wednesday after failing to receive a permanent security clearance, becoming the latest member of the Trump administration to leave amid scrutiny of the background checks of presidential advisers."
Source: Washington Post, 02/15/2018
UN Draft Report Sees ‘Very High Risk’ Planet Will Warm Beyond Key Limit
"A draft United Nations climate science report contains dire news about the warming of the planet, suggesting it will likely cross the key marker of 1.5 degrees Celsius, or 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit, of temperature rise in the 2040s, and that this will be exceedingly difficult to avoid."
Source: Washington Post, 02/15/2018
Military Spends Millions to Replace Toxic Firefighting Foam with Toxic Foam
"The U.S. military is spending billions to clean up drinking water contaminated with toxic firefighting foam while continuing to use dangerous new formulas."
Source: The Intercept, 02/14/2018
"‘I’m Just More Afraid of Climate Change Than I Am of Prison’"
"How a group of five activists called the Valve Turners decided to fight global warming by doing whatever it takes."
Source: NY Times, 02/14/2018
Here Are the Places That Struggle to Meet Rules on Safe Drinking Water
"To ensure that tap water in the United States is safe to drink, the federal government has been steadily tightening the health standards for the nation’s water supplies for decades. But over and over again, local water systems around the country have failed to meet these requirements." An illuminating data visualization maps where the problems are.
Source: NY Times, 02/14/2018
"Public Lands: Zinke 'Supportive' of LWCF But Gives Budget The Ax"
"While the Trump administration offered a tepid vision for the future of the Land and Water Conservation Fund in its fiscal 2019 budget proposal — slashing the program's acquisition budget by 95 percent — the Interior Department insisted Secretary Ryan Zinke remains a steadfast supporter."
Source: E&E Daily, 02/14/2018
"Greens Sue Trump Over Fracking Waste In Gulf"
"Three environmental groups teamed up to sue the Trump administration on Tuesday for allowing oil companies to dump leftover waste from drilling and fracking into the Gulf of Mexico."
Source: The Hill, 02/14/2018
"Exxon Sues the Suers in Fierce Climate-Change Case"
"As climate-change lawsuits against the oil industry mount, Exxon Mobil Corp. is taking a bare-knuckle approach rarely seen in legal disputes: It’s going after the lawyers who are suing it."
Source: Bloomberg, 02/14/2018
