South Asia Floods Kill 1,200, Shut 1.8 Million Children Out Of School
"Hundreds dead in India, Nepal and Bangladesh, while millions have been forced from their homes and 18,000 schools shut down across the region".
Source: Guardian, 09/01/2017
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Chemical Plant Explosion Revives Fight Over Shelved Safety Regulations
"Police and firefighters responding to an explosion at a flooded Arkema chemical plant in Texas would have known more about the facility’s risks under an updated chemical safety rule shelved by the Trump administration, critics contend."
Source: BNA, 09/01/2017
Duke Kills Nuclear Plant, Plans $6 Billion In Solar, Battery Investment
"Duke Energy Florida is just the latest utility to walk away from nuclear."
Source: Ars Technica, 09/01/2017
"Gasoline Jumps, Crude Down; Harvey Shuts 24 Percent Of U.S. Refining"
"Gasoline futures surged on Wednesday to a two-year high while crude oil was down, as flooding and damage from Tropical Storm Harvey shut nearly a quarter of U.S. refinery capacity, curbing demand for crude while raising the risk of fuel shortages."
Source: Reuters, 09/01/2017
"EPA: Pruitt Bristles At Attempts To Link Harvey To Climate Change"
"Top U.S. EPA officials are calling efforts to link Hurricane Harvey and climate change 'misplaced' and politically motivated."
Source: Greenwire, 09/01/2017
"Trump Could Seek Billions In Harvey Recovery Aid Next Week"
"President Trump could request a package of emergency funding to deal with the damage caused by Hurricane Harvey as soon as next week, a senior administration official said, reshuffling the political agenda as the White House scrambles to deal with devastation left by the storm."
Source: Washington Post, 09/01/2017
"Development and Disasters — A Deadly Combination Well Beyond Houston"
"Scientists warn of more and expanding 'bull’s-eyes' as Americans build in parts of the country at ever greater risk because of climate change and severe weather."
Source: ProPublica, 09/01/2017
"A Sea of Health and Environmental Hazards in Houston’s Floodwaters"
"Officials in Houston are just beginning to grapple with the health and environmental risks that lurk in the waters dumped by Hurricane Harvey, a stew of toxic chemicals, sewage, debris and waste that still floods much of the city."
Source: NY Times, 09/01/2017
"Harvey Could Reshape How and Where Americans Build Homes"
"Hurricane Harvey has highlighted a climate debate that had mostly stayed out of public view -- a debate that’s separate from the battle over greenhouse gas emissions, but more consequential to the lives of many Americans. At the core of that fight is whether the U.S. should respond to the growing threat of extreme weather by changing how and, even where, homes are built."
Source: Bloomberg, 08/31/2017
"Agency Misspent $32 Million, But Interior Has Held No One To Account"
"Investigators have confirmed that a federal water agency misspent $32 million in funds meant to protect fish and wildlife in the Klamath basin of California and Oregon, a finding that Obama-era officials attempted to sideline after whistleblowers first alerted them to it."
Source: McClatchy, 08/31/2017
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